Dialysis in a flood zone

[nkviking75]

Here's an idea of what life was like for the hemo patients in my unit this week.  A record flood shut down the city's water plant, forcing the staff to scramble to get us dialysis.  As of this writing, things are still not back to normal.

http://www.globegazette.com/articles/2008/06/12/news/local/doc485099a6c0c15880570194.txt

[kitkatz]

Oh my goodness!  I hope everything is okay for you in your area!  I saw the flooding on the news last night.  Terrible!

[monrein]

 Thinking of all you folks who are going through this.  It's hard enough as we all know, without more disruption to the routine.

[kimcanada]

I've been through a flood, it totally sucks!  Thinking of you , and hoping all is back to normal ASAP

[Bajanne]

When I saw the pictures of the flooding, I was just hoping that none of our members were affected.  Wow!  I hope things get back to normal pretty soon.
I am hoping that we have no hurricanes in the Caribbean - that would be a big challenge to our dialysis unit.

[Robby712]

I'm in St. Louis and it's starting to get pretty bad around here for the second time this year...also, last week right when I arrived to clinic they had to unhook everybody and we all had to move to the back room because of a tornado warning.

The weather has been unbelievable this year...not only around here...but everywhere.

[Ohio Buckeye]

I was wondering if any of our people were in the flooded areas.
The pictures on the news were just awful.  unbelievable.

[nkviking75]

In my part of Iowa the flood is almost history, and people are starting the recovery process.  I had dialysis last week in three different locations and drove almost 400 miles.  Our unit is nearly ready to start back up.  They had to take cultures from their water systems and send them to a lab.  If the samples are free of infection, they're back in business.  In my particular case, this was the only major effect of the floods on my life, since I live more than a mile from any stream.  It's good to know our people can handle a crisis when necessary.

[Loretta]

I have often thought of the dialysis patients in the areas with natural disasters. It is good to hear that people where willing to help and that people got the treatments they need. I hope things get back to normal for all of you soon.
Loretta