Catherine I don't know anyone in this situation, but would there be any possibility of her trialing the system with a nurse or someone similar? The nurse could then help her go through the process and they could deal with any issues that occured. I know that NHs staff are generally pushed for time so maybe they cannot do this but it would serve as the beginnings of training to use the equipment if it proved accesible and usable. I know nothing about dialysis so maybe I am asking the impossible here. Cheers Graham Graham Page Mobile: 07753 607980 Fax: 0870 706 2773 Email: gpage@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx MSN: gabriel_mcbird@xxxxxxxxxxx Skype: gabriel_mcbird ----- Original Message ----- From: "Catherine Turner" <catherineturner2000@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: "Access-UK" <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Monday, August 08, 2005 4:51 PM Subject: [access-uk] Home dialysis Hello all, A blind friend of mine has been told she's going to need dialysis on a long term basis. They're saying that she'll need to go to hospital 3 days a week for it. Because there are no places left in her local hospital she'll have to travel quite a long way for the next one that does it. I've heard about people doing home dialysis, and am trying to find out what it's like to do this if one is blind. I think if she had information about how other blind people manage, what the process is etc, she might want to do home dialysis. So does anyone here do home dialysis or know anyone who does? If so, please can you tell me about your experiences? (Privately if you wish). It'd be really helpful if anyone can talk about this. Thank you, Catherine ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the ** immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] ** or send a message, to ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq __________ NOD32 1.1187 (20050805) Information __________ This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. http://www.eset.com ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the ** immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] ** or send a message, to ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq