Home Dialysis and Circle of Support Keep Barry on the Field
Barry on assignment for the Associated Press wire service during the Nov. 22, 2025, Penn…
khudnallJune 4, 2026
Generous Gift Provides Dialysis Chairs for Ukiah, Calif., Clinic
DCI Ukiah Patient Henry "Hank" Hanson Thanks to a generous bequest from former patient Henry “Hank” Hanson, patients at…
DCI Little Rock Patient Becomes Nurse with Care Team Support
“I believe I was destined to be a nurse,” says Registered Nurse and DCI Little…
dianehargroveSeptember 16, 2025
DCI Supports Its Own During Employee’s Kidney Transplant Journey
DCI’s mission, “The care of the patient is our reason for existence,” came full circle…
dianehargroveOctober 14, 2024
New To Dialysis, Rick Farmer Grateful For Nurses’ Support
For nearly a year, distinguished Louisiana petroleum engineer and college professor Rick Farmer relied on…
dcidemoSeptember 18, 2024
DCI Patient Receives Distinguished Service Award
Congratulations to DCI East Liverpool, Ohio, patient James (Jimmy) Beckman for being honored with the…
dcidemoJanuary 25, 2024
Home Dialysis Keeps DCI Patient Traveling
Albert and Sabina Bye of Carson City, Nev., have travelled throughout their 46-year marriage. Their…
dcidemoJanuary 25, 2024
Beverly Givens Celebrates 37 Years On Dialysis and Shares Insights From Her Health Journey
Beverly Givens, Jackson, TN Starting at the age of 15, heading to dialysis treatments three…
dcidemoJuly 27, 2023
Longtime DCI Patient Shares Tips For Dialysis Success
Lorraine Poe, Jackson, TN For more than 25 years, Lorraine Poe has been a familiar…
dcidemoJuly 27, 2023
Accepting and Living with Kidney Disease
Reginald Steve has a renewed appreciation for being alive. There was a time that he…
dcidemoAugust 27, 2021
Keya Gets a Kidney!
Growing up in Nashville, Tennessee, 29 year old Markeya Douglas attended the First Baptist Church…
dcidemoAugust 27, 2021
Celebrating Zero Days of Dialysis One Year Post-Transplant
On June 7, 2018, Jean Breeding, 62 years old, celebrated her first transplant anniversary. Her…
dcidemoJuly 31, 2021
Jim’s Journey Through Kidney Disease
A father of two and grandfather to six, Jim Mangold lives with his wife, Cheryl,…
dcidemoNovember 11, 2019
Kidney Disease: Faith guides the journey that leads to praise
Growing up in Nashville, Tennessee, 29-year-old Markeya Douglas attended the First Baptist Church South Inglewood…
dcidemoNovember 11, 2019
Patient Spotlight: Kim Graham
Patient Spotlight: Kim Graham What’s the most surprising news you ever received? For Kim Graham,…
dcidemoNovember 11, 2019
In Sickness and Health, the Vow to Love Seeks Quality Care
It’s been said that love is not about how many days, months or years you…
dcidemoNovember 11, 2019
40 years on dialysis and going strong!
Ken Flodine of the DCI North Versailles clinic in Pennsylvania reached a milestone on November…
dcidemoNovember 11, 2019
Ms. Eva’s 100th Birthday!
The story shared below is done so with permission given by the patient. This story…
dcidemoNovember 11, 2019
Mr. Lucas’ Journey of 35 Years on Dialysis
The story shared below is done so with permission given by the patient. This story…
dcidemoNovember 11, 2019
Beverly’s Story: Celebrating 30 years of Dialysis
The story shared below is done so with permission given by the patient. This story…
dcidemoNovember 11, 2019
Eileen Werner: The Power of Pre-Emptive Transplants
When Eileen’s mother found out she had Polycystic Kidney Disease (PKD) no one in the…
dcidemoNovember 11, 2019
Patient Spotlight: Dorothy Bradley-Gonzalez
Kidney disease progresses over time and a person’s needs change throughout the progression. Who is…
dcidemoNovember 11, 2019
Laurie & Randy Fear
Although Randy only had one kidney, life was pretty normal for him until 2005. That’s…
dcidemoNovember 11, 2019
Roswitha Wilkerson
Music City ESCO Patient, Pre-Emptive Transplant Story When Roswitha Wilkerson immigrated to America 46 years…
dcidemoNovember 11, 2019
Opening the Locked Door to Dialysis
Justin, 21, has had kidney problems his whole life. In 2005, he had his first…
dcidemoNovember 11, 2019
Shirley and Tanya Tyus
Reach Kidney Care of Middle Tennessee | October 2, 2015 interview “Journey toward a transplant”:…
dcidemoNovember 11, 2019
Mr. Jeffrey
Dialyzing at Home Means More Time for Family Mr. Jeffrey had been an in-center hemodialysis…
dcidemoNovember 11, 2019
Joey Birch
When Joey Birch found out he had inherited Polycystic Kidney Disease (PKD) from his father,…
dcidemoNovember 11, 2019
Karen Gray
Last March, DCI Cumberland patient Karen Gray celebrated her twentieth anniversary on dialysis. Karen’s story…
dcidemoNovember 11, 2019
Yvonne Bostick
The story shared below is done so with permission given by the patient. “Diabetes was…
dcidemoNovember 11, 2019
Joe Charlton
At 15-years-old, all Joseph Charlton wanted to do was play on his high school’s football…
dcidemoNovember 11, 2019
Katie Herron
1935: Amelia Earheart flew from Honolulu to California nonstop. The first Major League Baseball game…
dcidemoNovember 11, 2019
Bill Johnson
In 2012, more than 114,000 Americans were diagnosed with kidney failure. That’s two and a…
dcidemoNovember 11, 2019
Henry Hinton
With every patient, there’s a story. Each patient has a unique history, a wealth of…
dcidemoNovember 11, 2019
Harold Sipe
A veteran, a father, a businessman, and a dialysis champion, Harold Sipe has seen many…
dcidemoNovember 11, 2019
Interview with Kevin Fowler
The Power of Social Media and Patient Engagement An interview with Kevin Fowler In August of…
dcidemoOctober 9, 2019
Community Partnership and Education Leads to Living Kidney Transplant
Carl Higgins recently set the living donor process in motion when he asked his REACH…
dcidemoOctober 9, 2019
REACH Kidney Care Provides Walter with Hope & Strength
Walter Johnson is a 61 year old patient at REACH Kidney Care in Spartanburg, South…
dcidemoOctober 9, 2019
Kidney Transplant Could Fix What Diabetes Broke
Sergio Macias is a loving father and grandfather. He does what every good dad wants…
dcidemoOctober 9, 2019
A Friend’s Kindness Leads to Living Kidney Transplant
The medical team believes that the in-line transfusion between their fathers years ago may have…
dcidemoOctober 9, 2019
Nila’s Kidney Dream Walk
Nila’s Kidney Dream Walk raised $3,055 for the National Kidney Foundation Nilarosa Munawar touched many…
dcidemoOctober 9, 2019
4 Things I Learned From My Reach Kidney Care Coordinator
An interview with Grisel Burgos, Reach Kidney Care of Middle TN patient Grisel Burgos has…
dcidemoOctober 7, 2019
6 Things to Know When Traveling on Dialysis
Mike O’Connor – Music City Reach/ESCO patient: On Traveling Mike and his wife, attending their…
dcidemoOctober 7, 2019
Michael’s Story: 5 Ways He Delayed Dialysis
In November 2011, Michael Craig was fighting for his life. He was a survivor from…
dcidemoOctober 7, 2019