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Written by: Jennifer Cramer-Miller
When Jeff Piotraschke heard Mallory Olson, Executive Director of the National Kidney Foundation (Serving Minnesota), speak to employees at his workplace, Northern Tool & Equipment, he sat forward in his seat. Her topic? The Circle of Excellence: a no-cost company recognition program that celebrates employers offering paid leave to employees who become living donors.
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Join us for the Something to Laugh About! comedy event benefiting the National Kidney Foundation (NKF) in support of Kidney Awareness Month. The hilarious and family-friendly event will feature a stellar line up including host Ophira Eisenberg, comedian and host of NPR’s Ask Me, Leighann Lord, Dean Edwards and Jon Fisch!
There are two ways to join us for an evening full of laughs: in-person (60 available tickets), or virtually! ...
Danilo B. Concepcion, CBNT, CCHT-A, FNKF
Our dialysis world felt the immediate impact of the pandemic with the first US death from COVID-19 of a patient receiving maintenance hemodialysis. In my 47-plus years of being a technician, I never experienced, nor could have imagined, the types and severity of infection control, day-to-day operation, administrative, supply chain, personnel, and practice challenges that impacted the Renal...Despite what type of vehicle you buy, there are different expenses related to vehicle ownership. Selecting an electric vehicle over a conventional gas-powered car can result in some significant long-term savings.
Here are some of the benefits of using an electric car vs a gas powered car: Fuel Costs.
The biggest difference in electric cars and conventional cars is their source of fuel and...
Dialysis sessions can take upwards of 12 hours a week so, how do you fill this time? Here are eight activities to help you use this time to its fullest potential, whether that's relaxing, connecting with others, or engaging your mind.
1. Watch a new movie, tv series, or documentaryDo you have any tv shows to catch up on or a movie your colleagues can't believe you haven't seen? Here's your sign to watch it or to find something...
Your mission today should you choose to accept it is to organize your car’s glove box. It’s got to be done so you might as well do it today and we’ll tell you just what to do.
1. Open your glove box and take everything out. 2. Look at the piles and stacks of items that have been in there all this time. Toss out any trash. 3. Put away the other items that do not belong in your glove box.For example,...
By Linda M. Ulerich, RD
We all need protein in our diet every day. Protein is used to build muscle and fight infection and is made up of different amino acids, the building blocks of proteins. There are twenty different amino acids and nine of them are considered to be “essential” amino acids because the body can’t create them on its own. These must be obtained through dietary sources and protein in our diet can come from both...
It’s bound to happen to every driver sooner or later. You’re driving somewhere with a lot on your mind and then bam! Your vehicle pulls to one side and you can hear that dreaded flopping sound of a flat tire. While it’s true that most drivers have a roadside assistance service that can arrive and repair your flat tire, it is smart to know how to change one yourself. You never know when you might be in a situation where there is...