I AM a renal dialysis patient at St John of God Hospital dialysis satellite unit in Bunbury, under the care of Dr Helen Rhodes, renal physician.
I am informed there are now a number of people residing in Collie and surrounding areas who in due course will require renal dialysis.
I have had renal failure since 1975, only until September 2010 did I require actual dialysis. I am now 66 years of age.
All prospective dialysis patients are required to attend a dialysis seminar in Bunbury, however these dialysis seminars do not fully prepare a person for the trauma of renal dialysis.
If any prospective dialysis patient wishes to contact me with a view to fully explain the actual treatment and have a cuppa, I can be contacted on my mobile 044 8344 695.
I did not have the opportunity to meet a person to fully explain the dialysis procedure to me.
Alfred (Fred) Peschel
