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Patient Scrapbook: Frances

Preparing to scuba dive

Frances (right), 36, and her husband, Ross, 52, were photographed August 12, 2001, scuba diving.

Fran has been a kidney patient for 7 years. She has a condition called Focal Glomerulosclerosis which has caused scarring in her kidneys. Because of the scarring, Fran's kidneys leak protein, causing her to retain water. Fran is currently on dialysis.

Fran works nearly full time driving semi truck for a local plastic recycling and manufacturing plant.

"We also ride horseback, camp with the Boy Scout troop often, and she is a volunteer 4-H leader guiding the kids who enter market steers and feeder calves in the local fair," writes her husband, Ross. "She is truly an amazing woman and tries not to let the kidney problem slow her down much."

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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.

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