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20 Apr: An Imperfect Cure: Documentary on Renal failure at GOSH
Yazan: Philip | 18 April 2010 | 1 Comment
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Set your alarm, this is one not to miss. BBC2 are screen a documentary (part 3 of 3) on 20th April 2010 at 9pm.
Part 5: Things go downhill. Transplant.
Yazan: Philip | 18 April 2010 | No Comments
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Kian stays on dialysis for the next 14 months or so and we start the process for transplant surgery. We are surprised by how complex and lengthy the ‘work-up’ to this is – it is not like you see in ‘ER’ on television. Like any parent, we both offer a kidney, but after testing neither of [...]
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