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Shad Ireland completes grueling tri-athalon

Updated: Sunday, 18 Apr 2010, 7:08 PM EDT
Published : Sunday, 18 Apr 2010, 7:08 PM EDT

• Brian Tabor
• Posted by: Kate McGowan

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – A tri-athlete is sharing his story about living life despite regular dialysis.

37-year-old Shad Ireland was a guest of the National Kidney Foundation serving Western New York.

When he was a young man, Ireland saw a tri-athalon on TV and was inspired to train.

He was the first dialysis patient to complete the grueling competition.

“Somebody sitting on the couch, hopefully one of your viewers, is looking at this and they say, ‘you know, geez if he can be on kidney dialysis for 27 years and do an ironman, which is a 2.4 mile swim, 112-mile bike ride and then a 26-mile run, maybe they can get up and do some exercise’, and that’s really one of the big components of preventing the cause of kidney disease,” Shad exclaimed.

In Western New York, 1,600 people are on dialysis, and 500 are waiting for transplants.

(SOURCE: WIVB)

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Opening the first Dialysis Unit in the private Health sector.
Offering in patient and out patient medical car for people with kidney , urinary tract and blood chemistry problems .it utilizes astate of the art dialysis unit for the treatment of acute and end stage renal failures under the medical and nursing supervisions of a highly specialized team

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Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center nephrologist Brian Remillard MD and critical care nurse Anne Mrozik RN have been performing kidney dialysis and working to establish a dialysis center at a Partners in Health (PIH) clinic in Hinche, located on Haitis Central Plateau. Remillard and Mrozik are also teaching wound care and conducting training classes on the dialysis equipment with the local Haitian staff to ensure sustainability.

Thanks to the collaborative efforts of DHMC, Partners in Health, and Dartmouth College, and the donation of the dialysis equipment by NXStage, more patients lives are being saved.

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This shows my cabin on the NxStage Freedom cruise. Plenty of room for the machine and the supplies for five treatments.

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The opening of Hale Pomaika’i…the first community dialysis home in the country dedicated April 11, 2009 in Hana, HI

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Paracentesis Paracentesis is a procedure to take out fluid that has collected in the belly (peritoneal fluid). This fluid buildup is called ascites. Ascites may be caused by infection, inflammation…

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The video is a presentation of the work that was done in the telemedicine project Ses@m Tromsø, 2004-2006. The project tested technologies for electronic collaboration between the primary health care in Tromsø and the University hospital in North Norway.

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Up to now, patients who need dialysis treatment have been assessed and treated by nephrologists in the specialist health service. Over time, several local health care institutions have introduced teledialysis. This means that patients can receive treatment in their local environment combined with the close follow-up that they need from a nephrologist. IP-based communication is used in the transfer of medical and technical measurements from the dialysis machines in parallel with videoconferencing. This is a movie made by Norwegian Centre for Telemedicine in 2001.

This trend is already catching up in USA……

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Nocturnal Hemodialysis at CentroDial, Portugal

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Is this the new cost saving portable dialysis unit? Or perhaps the future of dialysis unit mobility? Maybe dialysis for disaster times?

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Pioneers of free Kidney Dialysis in Pakistan. Noor Foundation UK is a world wide charity. Mission is that no one should die from lack of dialysis. Dialysis cleanses the blood when the kidneys cannot function properly to remove toxins. Dialysis is vital to the survival of the patients. There are 17 centers in Pakistan. Costs are covered for the poor patients from centers near their home. It is a very expensive, lifelong treatment. This is a fundraising film. Give generously to this worthwhile cause. http://www.noorfoundation.org Film production by Eckova Productions.

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This was my last dialysis treatment on the road for a trip from Seattle to Chicago and Back – nine runs in four different locations. I self-dialyzed on the NxStage System One. To read more about the trip and the NxStage portable hemo dialysis machine check out www.homedialysis.org Especially the Discussion Boards www.homedialysis.org/boards In the video I show the hotel room right before initiating dialysis

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I shot this video on a trip to Washington DC in March 2008. I forgot my drain line for the NxStage System One and had to rig a solution. I could have had drain lines sent but I expected a fellow NxStager to bring me a couple of her drain lines from home when she arrived today. Unfortunately these didn’t make it on the plane so I am back to the solution I came up with last night. For additional information on my experience with NxStage travel check out my blog at www.billpeckham.com

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Here is a short video of the Grand Waltz that I chartered in the summer of 2007. The video shows the boat and my NxStage set up foor my second night of dialysis. For more information about the healthier option of dialyzing more frequently and the option of using a transportable hemodialysis machine in your own home, or on vacation check out the non-profit Medical Education Institute web site Home Dialysis Central here: http://www.homedialysis.org/ . People who are using dialysis to replace their kidney function will find a lot of informaiton and the opportuinity to connect with others taking advantage of healthier dialysis options (healthier than three day a week in-center dialysis) in the forum section of the web site here: http://forums.homedialysis.org/ THe forum section also has a discussion (a thread) of this trip here:http://forums.homedialysis.org/showthread.php?t=1550

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This video was shown at the 4th annual nonprofit Northwest Kidney Centers (www.nwkidney.org)Breakfast of Hope fundraiser. The video showcases NKC dialyzor (one who uses dialysis to replace kidney function) Bill Peckham who has been on dialysis since 1990. Since starting on dialysis Bill has traveled to 29 countries on five continents. He continues to work full time and volunteer for the NKC. If you’re on dialysis and are interested in traveling checkout globaldialysis.com A site with a searchable data base of dialysis units in more than 127 countries, a blog area, a discussion board, and more. Bill Peckham has a blog on globaldialysis.com: http://www.globaldialysis.com/blog/index.asp And there is a discussion board where Bill is a moderator. Stop by to ask him a question about dialysis travel: http://www.globaldialysis.com/forum/default.as

Continued from Part 2……the run is complete! the sun is going down and there is hiking 2 do!