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Patient Scrapbook: Barbara Alders

Barbara plays cards

"I enjoy getting out and being with other people so that I don't have time to think about my health," Barbara says. She is pictured here (second from left) having a good time playing pinochle with some of her non-dialysis friends at a recreation center.

Barbara has been on hemodialysis for 3 1/2 years, although she notes her kidneys have not been fuctioning well for 20 years.

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Are you a kidney patient with a photo that shows you doing something you love? Include it in our Patient Scrapbook! Send it to:

Dori Schatell
Life Options
414 D'Onofrio Drive, Suite 200
Madison, WI  53719

Include your name, age (optional), type of treatment, how long you've had kidney failure, and a line that says, "I give Life Options permission to use my photo and information about me I have provided for its website," and sign your name, date, and telephone number. If you prefer, we are happy to use only your first name to identify you.

Digital photos can be e-mailed in either .jpg or .tif format. Include in your e-mail permission for use.