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15,603 steps in Kilkenny, a sore hip, and a changed workout plan. On dialysis, fitness is about adapting wisely and celebrating every victory.

A leaflet appeared in my dialysis unit this week asking patients to take part in a survey about home haemodialysis. The researchers want to understand why some people choose home treatment and why others do not. It is a worthwhile question. Home haemodialysis has many advantages. People can dialyse on their own schedule, avoid travelling […]

Dialysis shapes my weeks, but it doesn’t define my limits. Why strength training has become one of my most valuable tools for living well.

As a dedicated volunteer with St John Ambulance, I have spent countless hours drilling the sacred tenets of emergency medical response. I know the standard protocols inside and out. If you collapse in front of me, my brain immediately hits the default sequence: DrABC—Danger, Response, Airway, Breathing, Circulation. It is clinical, it is standardized, and […]