What’s in this issue – Fall 2012 3 4 5 6
Nany and Andy Paying It Forward When Losing is Winning Diabetes patients and GPs don’t agree on most worrisome complications
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Kidney Clothes Program
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Making Memories at Camp
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Unforgettable
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Mark this Date
From Dialysis to Triathlon Kidney Community Raises $725,000 at Give the Gift of Life Walks
Creative Fundraising Boosts Team Support Over the Top Caring for the Caregiver Community Highlights
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Kidney Kids
Recipes – Renal Shepherd’s Pie – Slow Cooker Beef and Barley Soup
Cover photo: Dwayne Moore after receiving a kidney transplant from his sister, Lisa Calcutt. Story on p. 5.
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