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A Gift of
Independence
You helped make life better for people living with end-stage kidney disease
One of the first things to go for people diagnosed with end-stage kidney disease is their independence. The demands of 12-16 hours of in-hospital dialysis every week, without fail, are exhausting. Holding a job becomes a challenge. Their lives are not their own.
Your support of the 2021 Festival of Trees helped change that by advancing training and education at West Edmonton Kidney Care, a University of Alberta Hospital community facility, for home therapy programs.
By taking their treatments at home, on their own schedule, when the timing is best for them, people living with end-stage kidney disease will feel better faster – and get their lives back.
2021 CAUSE
In 2021, funds raised through the University Hospital Foundation’s Festival of Trees will support the Phase 2 expansion of West Edmonton Kidney Care, a University of Alberta Hospital community facility, to move the home hemo and peritoneal dialysis training and education programs into the centre. All dialysis options will be located under one roof, creating a comprehensive dialysis centre that will focus on patient comfort, wellness, and the delivery of excellence and innovation in kidney care.
Safe at Home
Home hemodialysis has given me my life back, says Taryn. It’s convenient. It’s empowering. You dialyze when you want for as long as you want. And you feel so much better. You can do things that other people do. I work full time. I volunteer.