Teens on Kidney Dialysis
When your kidneys fail, the only way to stay alive is to have a dialysis machine take over their function. But it’s not an easy task – the process takes hours, and becomes a central part of your life. Join host Dr. Winnie King as we meet an extraordinary group of teens who spend three afternoons a week in the pediatric dialysis unit at the Children’s Hospital at Montefiore, and find out how they support each other through the ups and downs of this serious chronic illness.
Guests:
- Maya Doyle, CSW: Pediatric Renal Social Worker
- Kenneth Tylor: 17 years old
- Shanice Figeureux: 15 years old
- Maricela Martinez: 15 years old
- Christopher Brown: 19 years old
