KIDNEY CARIBBEAN
Patients
The receipt of the diagnosis of End Stage Kidney Disease (ESKD) is a most devastating piece of news for any patient. It may result in significant decline in the quality of your life. Some patients have to stop working and are now unable to take care of their family. It is usually accompanied by a significant stay in hospital prior to the commencement of dialysis. The advent of ESKD can result in depression and despair. Not many patients adjust their lifestyles, take medication, obtain dialysis or a transplant and live relatively productive and rewarding life. Becoming active in a progressive support organization can become very rewarding in overcoming the receipt of bad news.
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Be a Steward not a Victim.
Living with End Stage Kidney Disease(ESKD) –Beverley Knight
A kidney transplant 43 years ago –Gail Yarde
Living with Kidney Disease for over 40 years. –Allan Haynes
Patient Data Collection Form.
Be A Steward Not A Victim
When we are faced with life challenging events we have a choice. We can become a victim or a steward. The choice is yours. The choice you make will determine how happy and fulfilled the remaining days of your life will be.
Characteristics
Victim.
- Does nothing.
- Blame yourself and others.
- Focuses on self.
- Why me.
- Becomes depress
- Gives control to someone else.
Steward
- Takes control.
- Gets involve
- Takes action.
- Serves others.
- Today I challenge each person on dialysis or is close to someone who is that you become a steward and not a victim.
How can you become a steward?
- Get information on your illness.
- Follow the instructions of your health care professionals.
- Become active with others who share your condition
- Be of assistance to others with your condition
- Educate others about your condition.
- Show those who you care about how to avoid your condition.
- Pray about your condition. You may want to pray not only for healing but also for coping capabilities.
- Consider what your situation would be without dialysis or you having to pay for it.
- Give thanks for the dialysis solution.
Results of being a steward.
- God will bless you as you serves others.
- Reduce your depression as you focus on others.
- A feeling of satisfaction and fulfillment.
- Being mentally and physically active redounds to improved healthy conditions.
- You will feel more of a team than an individual.
Prepared by Allan Haynes who had kidney disease for over 40 years and on dialysis for the pass two and half years.
Strategy Plan
Networking patients and families with support and medical care while educating people about kidney care.
Educational
Strong educational promote to educate the general public about kidney care and kidney disease symptons.
Support
List medical support and social support services throughout the english speaking Caribbean and also for visitors.
Medical Care
To highlight and list medical services within each Caribbean country for Kidney patients.