Patient Stories
Being diagnosed with kidney disease or kidney failure can be a stressful experience involving a lot of change.
It helps to hear from people who have been living with CKD or kidney failure. Many patients have shared their stories with us. Learn about their experiences with chronic kidney disease or kidney failure here.
The day Renee Healey has been waiting for is nearly here.
Music has always been part of 92-year-old Cyril Bona’s life. From the time he was a teenager, he loved to play and sing. But it…
In the fall of 2017, Manitoba Renal Program began piloting the use of a new home peritoneal dialysis (PD) machine. The new machine operates overnight…
Submitted by Paul Harris, Home Hemodialysis Patient In February of 2009 at the age of 81, I was told that my kidney function was at…
Just inside the doors of Health Sciences Centre’s Sherbrook Street entrance, a warm greeting awaits staff, patients and visitors coming in from the cold. Sitting…
Sitting in a Seven Oaks General Hospital (SOGH) hemodialysis unit, Barry Kiriluk receives his routine dialysis treatment. Today marks 25 years of being on hemodialysis…
For almost three years Gordon Thurston has been receiving dialysis three times a week. Before his kidneys failed, exercise was never a priority but when…
Barry Spence was feeling the symptoms of end-stage kidney disease when he was kicked off a bus in rural Manitoba last month. “I was devastated,”…
For Darren Turner, everything seemed to happen at once. After experiencing some heartburn and visiting his family doctor, he ended up in hospital having arteries…
July 29, 2015 – There were days when Joseph Kollar logged 100 miles of cycling. The 67-year-old didn’t take up cycling until after his kidney…
Manitoba Renal Program staff member Glenda Peebles is used to dealing with kidney disease through her work. As an Aboriginal Liaison Coordinator, Glenda supports patients…
Derwin Daniels has been living with kidney disease for about seven years. By the time he was diagnosed, he was already very sick and was…
Cheryl Stagg might be down, but you can’t count her out. The 52-year-old is quick to tell stories and jokes as she rests in a…
The idea of setting out across the country, continent or even farther can be daunting when you rely on regular dialysis treatments to stay healthy,…
Henry Horner, known to friends as Hank, sits cupping a hot coffee, donning a slick Elvis Presley jacket and bearing a wide smile. It doesn’t…
Consuella Brass was an active woman. She went to the gym, played with her nieces and nephews and often worked more than full-time.
Jennifer Laferriere appears to be a healthy, happy person. She’s raised two daughters – now teenagers – has a little entourage of beloved pets and…
Mukhtiar was diagnosed with kidney disease in 1992. In this video he talks in detail about the ups and downs that come with kidney disease…
Mr. Halcrow is a home hemodialysis patient with the Manitoba Renal Program who lives in Norway House Cree Nation.