Renal Support Network’s bi-annual magazine celebrates its fifteenth year with a new name and a new look – KidneyTalk™ magazine. RSN first published this magazine in 2004. This publication provides people who have kidney disease with education, encouragement and strategies to help navigate this illness. Many of the articles are written by people who know firsthand what it’s like to manage this illness and succeed.
Read the digital 2019 Fall/Winter Issue:
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Read the Articles The 2019 Fall/Winter Issue:
I Have CKD. Is it Safe to Keep My Pets? By Lori Hartwell
The Warrior, 1st Place Winning Essay By Mary Wu
Cape of Triumph, 2nd Place Winning Essay By Sandra Kisselback
Nephrons of Wisdom from a Kidney Shaken Survivalist, 3rd Place Winning Essay By Stacy Hoblitzell
My Mother’s Tool Box, 4th Place Winning Essay By Joy Araujo
Yes, I am: A 40-year Survivor’s Declaration, President’s Pick Essay By Tim Atkins
Sex, Meds & CKD, By Robbi Waller, LCSW, and Amy Weissman-Hunt, MSW, LCSW
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Read Previous Issues
Read the digital 2019 Spring/Summer Issue:
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Read the Articles The 2019 Spring/Summer Issue:
Don’t Delay: Discuss Pain Management with Your Doctor NOW By Lori Hartwell
Snacking the Right Way on Dialysis By Jessica Glosson, MS, RDN, LDN
Shrimp & Coconut Curry Noodle Bowl By Riya Khan
Controlling Phosphorus in Your Diet By Gina R. Brittain, R.D., L.D.
2018 Fall/Winter Issue:
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Read the Articles The 2018 Fall/Winter Issue:
Second Opinions: You don’t know what you don’t know By Lori Hartwell
Boomerang – 1st Place Essay By Gordon LaBuhn
Unexpected Inspiration – 2nd Place Essay by Joy Araujo
The Benefits of Home Dialysis By Dinesh Chatoth, MD
Blood Stream Infection Prevention By William R. Omlie MD
An Angel on Earth – President’s Pick Essay by Carlo Rodriguez
2018 Spring/Summer Issue:
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Articles in The 2018 Spring/Summer Issue:
The Yellow Brick Road by Lori Hartwell
It’s Hot, Drink Not! By Shari Gilford
What’s in the Dialysis Bundle? Info-Graphic
I Keep on truckin’ By Denny Burgess
14 Ways to Win the Waiting Game By Vernon Silva LCSW, NSW-C and Swagata Pandit LMSW
What My Patients Have Taught Me About Thriving by Frank W. Maddux, MD, FACP
2017 Fall/Winter Issue:
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Articles in The 2017 Fall/Winter Issue:
Q&A with Lori Hartwell
Making Lemonade out of Lemons (Brad Chaffee)
Life or Death (Debra Ramsey)
Know Your Lifeline: Prevent dialysis access complications (Lana Kacherova, RN)
Deciding I Could Lose Weight (Karen Delfin Peacock)
Tony’s Kidney (Ferris Anthony)
Squirming Toward My New Normal (Sandra Kisselback)
Kidney Disease Can Be a Real Pain (Raffi Minasian, MD)
2017 Spring/Summer Issue:
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Articles in The 2017 Spring/Summer Issue:
Trust: A Healthcare Essential (Lori Hartwell)
Traveling the World with My New Kidney (Shari Gilford)
Donor, Sister, Hero (Rosemarie Kelley)
Good Grief (Cher Thomas)
My Five year Plan (Donald Ferguson)
Living to Inspire (Billie Jo Seffrin)
Finding Acceptance: Psychological Stages of Chronic Illness
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We encourage people living successfully in spite of kidney disease and healthcare professionals to share their story with others who could benefit for their knowledge and real-world experiences. Find out how to write an article for RSN’s Live&Give, health library or blog on our author’s guidelines page.
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