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Photo is Jenna - after Disneyland - 1988

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« on: September 18, 2007, 05:55:54 PM »


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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Jenna is our daughter, bad bladder damaged her kidneys.
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7 yr transplant lost due to rejection.
She did PD Sept. 2013 - July 2017
Found a swap living donor using social media, friends, family.
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Me with Baron von Fresenius

« Reply #1 on: September 18, 2007, 07:26:27 PM »

That's pretty cool, but normally I wouldn't consider a Fresenius 4008 as being "portable". That definitely shows determination.

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-Diagnosed with ESRD (born with one kidney, hypertension killed it) Jan 21st, 2007
-Started dialysis four days later in hospital (Baxter 1550-I think, then Gambro Phoenix)
-Started in-centre dialysis Feb 6th 2007 (Fres. 2008H)
-Started home hemo June 5th 2007 (NxStage/Pureflow)
-PD catheter placed June 6th 2008 (Bye bye NxStage, at least for now)
-Started CAPD July 4th, 2008
-PD catheter removed Dec 2, 2008-PD just wouldn't work, so I'm back on NxStage
-Kidney function improved enough to go off dialysis, Feb. 2011!!!!!
-Back on dialysis (still NxStage) July 2011 :(
-In-centre self-care dialysis March 2012 (Fresenius 2008K)
-Not on transplant list yet.


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He is the love of my life......

« Reply #2 on: September 18, 2007, 07:39:15 PM »

Determination indeed  :yahoo;  Good for him,  :2thumbsup;  (1,000 liters of water a day) damn, thats alot of water  ::)
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« Reply #3 on: September 18, 2007, 08:17:11 PM »

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;
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