Chennai: More than 100 dialysis patients and their family members with a similar set of problems gathered together under one roof to interact with each other; discuss their problems and most importantly – have fun.
NephroPlus, well known dialysis care network and a trailblazer in redefining dialysis care in India organised a day-long free educational- cum-fun event for dialysis patients under the name ‘Aashayein’ here recently.
The event was held to help dialysis patients evaluate their awareness levels on the disease and self-care patterns, in addition to evaluating improvements in the quality of their lives, a press release said.
Speaking on the occasion, NephroPlus co-founder and director of Guest Services, Kamal D Shah, who himself on dialysis for the last 22 years said, “Through Aashayein, we wanted to show that dialysis patients can lead normal lives. At this event, patients hear nephrologists, urologists, dietitians and most importantly, other dialysis patients talk about how to lead the life you want to and reduce dialysis to being just a small part of their life.”
There were a lot of fun activities organised for the patients along with an elaborate lunch in accordance with their diet.
NephroPlus vice-president (Operations) Sukaran Singh Saluja also participated.