Every patient has their own experience with dialysis and for most of us we go through a lot of different emotions. But rather than filling up the time with distractions, we can actually take a moment for introspection and discover what’s really important to us in life.”
Dialysis is a fact of life for many patients with chronic kidney disease. Learning how to make the time spent on dialysis meaningful and restful has been challenging and for me, over time it has become a silver lining. My best insights as a doctor have come through the experience of being a patient. On dialysis, I never have to worry about losing touch with being the patient.
This article was published in voices@renadyl. Here is the link. I hope it will spark meaningful insight for some of my patients.
The Silver Lining of Dialysis
