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Can You Drive Yourself Home After Dialysis?
Many people on hemodialysis want to keep driving themselves. Learn why post-treatment fatigue and low blood pressure matter, how to judge a “not today”…
How to Tell Your Boss You’re Starting Dialysis (What to Say and What to Skip)
Starting dialysis and not sure what to tell your employer? A practical guide to timing the conversation, what to share and keep private, asking…
Shift Work, Driving and Physical Jobs on Dialysis: Making It Work
Warehouse, retail, trades, healthcare, or driving for a living while on dialysis? Practical ways to protect your access, plan shifts around treatment, manage heat…
The Hidden Costs of Dialysis (and Practical Ways to Cut Them)
Insurance may cover treatment, but gas, parking, special groceries, copays, and lost work hours add up. A practical list of dialysis’s hidden costs and…
Going to College While on Hemodialysis: Schedules, Accommodations and Energy
Starting or returning to college or trade school on in-center dialysis? How to build a class schedule around chair time, get accommodations through disability…
How to Ask Your College for Dialysis Accommodations (Script and Checklist)
A step-by-step guide to requesting college accommodations for in-center dialysis: what to gather from your care team, what to say to disability services, how…
Teens on Dialysis: Friends, Sports, School Events and Feeling Different
For teens on dialysis and the parents reading along: telling friends, sports and activities with an access, parties and fluid limits, taking over your…
Getting a GED or Job Certificate While on Dialysis
Dialysis can be the push to finish a GED or earn a job certificate. How to pick a program that fits treatment days, use…
Evening and Nocturnal Dialysis Shifts: Who They Fit and How to Ask
Stuck with a midday chair time that clashes with work or school? Learn how evening and in-center nocturnal dialysis shifts work, their pros and…
Changing Your Dialysis Chair Time or Schedule: How to Ask and What to Expect
New job, new school schedule, childcare changes, or a one-time conflict? How to ask your dialysis clinic for a different chair time, what affects…