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Travelling the UK (off road) in Land Rover #Defenders to #kidney transplant centres & children’s hospitals. Fundraising to help save lives. Join our journey!

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Day 34 of #shielding and #selfisolating. Both the defenders and parking spaces are clean thanks to @karcheruk. Best news is the E-reg defender started first time of asking despite not having moved since Christmas.
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MILAN: Thousands march to show solidarity for Holocaust Survivor. Liliana Segre, an 89 year-old Holocaust survivor received a hundreds of anti-Semitic threats due to her efforts educate the world and unite against hate. Liliana was deported to Auschwitz when she was 13.
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Previously unseen footage from Episode IV (sound needed)
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Relatives’ anger after 1982 Paris restaurant bombers revealed to have struck secret pact with French government thejc.com/news/world/relativ…
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One year ago today on Defenders for Kidneys. Today it’s the London Bridges Walk in aid of Kidney Research UK
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This a vital component of care and is essential – at Scotland, United Kingdom
Sadly there simply isn't enough psychological & social support for kidney patients. None of the 84 units in the UK employ the recommended number of social workers, only 5% of the 84 units employ the recommended number of psychologists kidneycareuk.org/news-and-ca… #Corrie #Carla
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Today is my 6th Kidneyversary and I'm so grateful for every single day that I get with my amazing Dad's kidney. We are on the way to @BBCLeicester to talk to @9amben about our #transplant journey 💝 #kidneydisease #livingdonor @LLTGL @Kidney_Research @share_wishes @NHSOrganDonor
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Getting involved in #research is so important so we can help drive positive progress in kidney care. Seeking #youngadults for a new decision making study please see below #kidney #dialysis #transplant
Replying to @nicolamthomas
@nicolamthomas Still recruiting #YAExperiencesofdecisionmaking. If you are aged 18-30 years and have made a dialysis or kidney transplant decision, then this study vimeo.com/321959132 will be of interest to you.
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A MUST READ from @jwmagar for #kidney patients, nurses, doctors, carers, everybody. Such a good and forward thinking explanation about the challenges of #haemodialysis & why #fluid is key to so many of the worst symptoms. Please print for those not online! tinyurl.com/yy6sm76b
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We are preparing a paper on the impact of health literacy among kidney patients post-transplant! @louise_maasdam
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Kidney disease - the burden ⁦@ISNkidneycare⁩
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Great to see this happening. Max and Keira's Organ Donation Law will save thousands of lives. Thank you so much to @Geoffrey4CovNW @DailyMirror @JackieDP @LordPhilofBrum and everyone who made it happen.❤️❤️ #PassItOn
Today we are launching a new public awareness campaign called Pass It On. From spring 2020 the law around organ donation in England is changing to allow more people to pass on more organs to save more lives. To find out more information please visit organdonation.nhs.uk/faq/wha…
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Proper #skydiving team training has now commenced with the beautiful sunshine. Our formation team Fireflies are training for the British #nationalchampionships in August. 8 jumps this weekend.... #nocturnal #dialysis has a lot to answer for!! #homeHD #kidneysnotrequired 😂
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#SONG-GD #Delphi survey still open. If you're a #patient with #glomerular disease/ #glomerulonephritis, if you care for someone with thi ors a health care professional looking after patients with these diseases please fill in the survey sydneypublichealth.au1.qualt… @song_initiative 1/
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It’s #greenshirtday, so I wanted to share the amazing moment of me finding out that my dear old friend, Michael Teigen, will be donating his kidney to me. I HAVE A DONOR GUYS!!!!! I have so much gratitude for Michael, my hero. Be a hero for others & sign up to be an organ donor.
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Better than nothing!
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