Dialysis Patient Advocacy Association

Welcome

Facing end stage renal failure can become a nightmare.
For many people in the Louisville area it has become one they cannot wake up from. Existing on dialysis is not an answer to the question of ''Is this my life''?

Dealing with a serious illness can be more than a challenge, it can be overwhelming.

Diets, medications, and dialysis treatments and terminology can boggle your mind. It can seem a little like trying to juggle too many balls at one time. Once one falls it's easy to give up on the rest.

Keeping a positive attitude can be the key to your success. With a constant focus on illness it can be a challege to create wellness.
We all know that having a chronic illness can make you feel powerless.
Gaining control over your illness can be the first step to wellness.

Sometimes having the information you need just isn't enough to get you over the ''hump'' into doing what you should be doing.

What is the answer ? Ask anyone who has survived a long term illness and they will tell you. It takes determination, support and work.

That is what this Association is all about. Patients who face the same thing everyday, joining to face the issues together.