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Dialysis Discussion => Dialysis: News Articles => Topic started by: okarol on September 18, 2007, 05:55:54 PM
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Peter shows a clean set of wheels
Kelly Ryan
Article from: Herald Sun
September 18, 2007 12:00am
WITH plenty of fuel in the tank and clean blood in his body, diabetic driver Peter Gibson has a million kilometres left in him yet.
Told he needed nightly dialysis after a failed kidney transplant, Mr Gibson instead bought a caravan.
With a portable dialysis machine strapped inside it, he hits the road today on a 10-day outback adventure tour with wife Jill.
While most plan holidays by poring over maps, Mr Gibson has been checking hospitals and water supplies.
His dialysis machine needs one thousand litres of water a day to purify his blood.
The effort to find a reliable source can be hard. "But I am going and keen to get going to show others that dialysis doesn't mean life stops," Mr Gibson said.
Now 61, he has lived with kidney problems for 30 years. Jill did her best by donating one of her kidneys, but the delicate surgery failed.
With Grayline Bus Tours for 13 years, Mr Gibson estimates he drove up to three million kilometres. "And I haven't had enough yet -- I just love being on the road."
The pair hope their positive attitude will encourage others to sign up for organ donation.
http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,22435424-24331,00.html?from=public_rss
PHOTO: On the road again: Peter and Jill Gibson with Peter's portable dialysis machine. Picture: David Caird
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That's pretty cool, but normally I wouldn't consider a Fresenius 4008 as being "portable". That definitely shows determination.
Adam
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Determination indeed :yahoo; Good for him, :2thumbsup; (1,000 liters of water a day) damn, thats alot of water ::)
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i have met this great couple on some other forums one an aussie site i have the same machine and can't believe he takes it with him. i don't think its the first trip they have done. :ausflag;