People whose
kidneys stop functioning due to diabetes, high blood pressure or other
causes, need to have their blood "cleaned" in a dialysis machine three
times a week in a process that takes about four hours.
The first two patients received treatment on Monday, November 18, planning their holidays around its arrival.
Retired
farmer Graham Crawford lived on Kangaroo Island for 20 years but now
lives at Crystal Brook and undergoes dialysis at Port Pirie three times a
week.
Having the dialysis unit on KI meant he was able to come over and catch up with old friends.
Peter
Keal is from Hillbank and undergoes dialysis at the Gawler hospital. He
is holidaying on KI for a week, staying at Emu Bay, seeing all the
sights and going fishing.
SA's rural
renal nurse consultant Amanda Biddle said the dialysis truck spent
winters at the APY Lands and Yalata, but when it became too hot in
summer, it returned to its base at Gawler.
Thanks
to assistance from the Dorothy E. Brown Trust and SeaLink, paying for
wages and transport, the truck was able to visit KI for the first time.--> READ MORE
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