These are just some of the pictures from the exhibition (reproduced with permission), to see more images click on www.bdcdesign.com/vos/
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These are just some of the pictures from the exhibition (reproduced with permission), to see more images click on www.bdcdesign.com/vos/ |
A new photographic exhibition and portfolio, produced with an educational grant from Novartis, aim to raise the profile of living kidney donation through images and powerful personal quotations.
Put together by Dr Jennie Jewitt-Harris and Victoria Lush, following interviews with donors and recipients - and with input and support from renal experts - the exhibition will be available for display in renal centres throughout the UK. It will be accompanied by the portfolio, which patients, their friends and relatives can take away.
Many of the quotes gathered during the interviews address the underlying concerns and misconceptions that people may have about living donation. The aim of using the quotes is to reassure possible donors and recipients that these are normal feelings and to put the emotions during the various stages of donation into context and perspective.
Mr Chris Rudge of UK Transplant says, “The exhibition and portfolio are an important step in raising awareness of living donor transplantation as an option for patients with kidney failure. The materials cut through the medical jargon that sometimes faces patients, relatives and friends and tell them what it’s really like to go through it. It’s an inspiring insight for everyone involved.”
If you would like a copy of the portfolio booklet, contact the National Kidney Federation helpline on Tel. (0845) 601 02 09.
The National Kidney Federation cannot accept responsibility for information provided. The above is for guidance only. Patients are advised to seek further information from their own doctor.
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