For many dialysis patients, there's no place like home
MIDWEST CITY — When Dorothy Oberkirsch 's kidneys began to fail a little more than a year ago, she feared she and her husband wouldn't be able to visit their far-flung children, lake house or farm.
Kidney failure from diabetes meant Oberkirsch, 70, likely was looking at regular visits to a clinic for hours of dialysis. The illness also meant quitting work at her home health agency, and being tied for hours to a fi...
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