Texas man stops in Michigan during dialysis tour

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Tuesday, November 24, 2009
Texas man stops in Michigan during dialysis tour

Associated Press

DETROIT -

A Texas man in the midst of a five-month trip across the country in his RV is doing something on his journey that most people heading out on a road trip don’t.

Harvey Wells is traveling with a portable hemodialysis machine, which allows the 57-year-old from Euless, Texas, to do treatments himself when and where he wants.

The machine doesn’t require special water hookups and is powered by a standard electrical outlet, so Wells can dialyze in his hotel, at a relative’s house or at a campsite.

He’s visiting local dialysis centers to share his experience with other kidney disease patients.

He was in Eastpointe on Monday and plans to stop at a dialysis center in Detroit on Tuesday.

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