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by Jolande Wijks (Author)
Every patient has a medical history; especially people who are dependent on dialysis. Further analysis of their history often reveals dialysis was not needed if only they had used their medications properly. However in some cases dialysis is inevitable, many times it can be preventable or at least delayed for a longer time. This because of several reasons as evidenced in these short, practical and honest stories in which people show ignorance, pride, nonchalant personality, medication noncompliance, denial and more... Almost all these people are shocked when they get the news, that they need urgent dialysis. Their reaction: Disbelief, anxiety, fear, uncertainty, thinking about their work, their family, their life... many questions will cross their mind.
