Brought to you by KidneyPal, host Allen Archuleta Jr invites you to listen as he talks about his 16+ year journey with chronic kidney disease, dialysis and getting prepared for transplant. He also talks to leaders in the medical industry who are helping patients better manage their care and improve their daily lives. Lastly, he brings to the show real stories from kidney failure warriors who are battling now or who are living their best life post-transplant. These stories, tools, and resources have all been brought to life in an effort to help our listeners live happy, healthy and full lives pre and post-transplant.
In this episode of The Kidney Advocate we will hear from my living donors ( Lisa Trapp, Eileen Archuleta, & Karissa Archuleta ) and their unique experiences in learning about and getting qualified as living donors. We will also hear about the decision process they went through before deciding to become living donors, some challenges they encountered during the process, and we will also get some great advice on what a potential living donor should expect throughout this process.
In this episode of The Kidney Advocate we will dig deeper into Allen's story as it relates to Hemodialysis. Over this journey we will provide insight, tips, and tricks to help make your life easier on a on hemodialysis and also discuss some of the unexpected challenges Allen faced when transitioning from peritoneal dialysis to hemodialysis.
In this episode of The Kidney Advocate we will dig deeper into Allen's story as it relates to peritoneal dialysis (PD). Over this journey we will provide insight, tips, and tricks to help make your life easier on a daily basis, while traveling, and give you a little insight on what life is like while on peritoneal dialysis.
This podcast is brought to you by KidneyPal (www.KidneyPal.com )
Music Credits: I Just Wanna Live - Good Charlotte
Fight Song - Rachel Platten
For our first episode of The Kidney Advocate you will hear about our host Allen Archuleta Jr's journey from first being diagnosed with focal segmented glomerulosclerosis and chronic kidney disease, the trials and tributes in between, and on to experiencing both peritoneal and hemodialysis.
This podcast is brought to you by KidneyPal (www.KidneyPal.com )