RSN's Annual Essay Contest
RSN Invites People with Kidney Disease to enter the 11th Annual Essay Contest!
2013 Theme: “Provide an example of how you became an active participant in your care”
2012 Essay Contest Winners
2012 Theme: “What Small Act of Kindness by a Health Care Professional Made a Difference in Your Life?"
1st Place
"The Case of the New Shoes"
By Sandra Kisselback
It was just a small act of kindness which lit up Sandra's world, by a Social Worker named Brenda who refused to let Sandra dance around with "old, ragged, worn and starting to rip apart at the seams" shoes.
2nd Place
"Pillow Talk"
By Elizabeth Usher
Who'd have ever thought a pillow could talk? Well Elizabeth has one that does and thanks to a small act of kindness by one Dialysis Technician, it's got a great story to tell!
3rd Place
"Fist Bump"
By Keith Matthews
This small act of kindness was a common celebration of manhood between Keith and his Nephrologist which made everyone equals in the romantic soap opera we call the dialysis clinic.
2012 Honorable Mentions
"Ears to Hear" by Susan Decuir of Carrollton, TX
"A Doctor Who Cares" by Donna Fink of Oklahoma City, OK
"My Guardian Angel" by Kristi Flynn of Grovetown, GA
"Words That Changed My Life" by Shari Gilford of Portland, OR
"Have My Cake and Eat It Too" by Katie Holland of Clinton, NC
"Crazy News" by Heather Oman of Williamsburg, VA
