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Larry Rhodes has always liked his sports. As is his usual practice, a tennis match was on the large screen TV in the living room and although the volume was turned down, he could still occasionally glance at the set. “I like to keep track of how the Canadians are doing,” Rhodes said. “So-so today.” Born and having spent much of his life in Trail, he says he was “fairly active,” playing tennis, softball, and umpiring for almost 30 years for local ball games, until a knee injury limited his participation. Then in 1990 he encountered a situation that he says truly limited his activities. “I had kidney stones and went to the doctor,” said Rhodes. “He didn’t like the blood work and sent me to a nephrologist. I was diagnosed with polycystic kidneys.” Rhodes has been designated the 2013 regional honoree for the Kidney Walk in Trail, which will be next Sunday, at Gyro Park from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The annual Kidney Walk is a fundraising and awareness initiative of The Kidney Foundation of Canada, B.C. Branch, that has raised over
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Larry Rhodes is designated the 2013 regional honoree for the Kidney Walk in Trail, which will be held next Sunday at Gyro Park from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. decreased by 50 per cent. Some of the more common symptoms that may occur include; fatigue, loss of appetite, nausea, frequent night-time urination, puffiness of ankles, feet, or eyes, and shortness
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$860,000 for kidney patients in B.C. since its start in 2008. The goal of this year’s walk is to raise $340,000 province-wide. Kidney disease is an under-recognized, incurable condition, that has increased 60 per cent in Canada over the last ten years and is now estimated to affect one in 10 Canadians. After Rhodes was diagnosed with kidney disease he says he tried fighting it, modifying his diet and food intake but once his kidney function had fallen to about 13 per cent in 2000, he no longer had any choice, he had to go on dialysis. “Three times a week, in by 7 a.m. out by noon,” said Rhodes. “At the end of every dialysis run you feel pretty drained but there’s no avoiding it. With kidney disease you only have three options; dialysis, transplant, or dying. “It’s hard to make any long term plans and hard to go anywhere because you always have to make sure you get your (dialysis) run in three times a week. You can book into renal units at other hospitals if you’re travelling but it makes everything more complicated.” Kidney disease is frequently undetectable in its early stages and often patients don’t notice any symptoms until their kidney function has
The number of reported wild fires this summer has been one for the record books. So far this season, the Southeast Fire Centre has seen 238 fires which have burned 409 hectares, according to Jordan Turner, the Centre’s fire information officer. The five-year average for this time of year is 220 fires, and this time last year, the number was significantly lower, with 54 fires burning 174 hectares. Greater Trail has been at a mod-
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