Nephroplus, India's largest network of dialysis centers invited Ms Jaya Jairam, Project Director - MOHAN Foundation and a kidney recipient herself, to talk about kidney transplant, options, process and quality of life after the transplant. The event was held as a webinar on Aug 18, 2024 in which those undergoing dialysis at Nephroplus, alongwith their family members were invited to participate, learn and interact. Mr Kamal Shah, Founder of Nephroplus moderated the event
Jaya spoke about her own experiences with kidney transplant and how it has given her the freedom to lead a good quality of life in all aspects of life - personal, professional and recreation wise. She went on to share about the types of donors, who can be a living donor, what to do in case of mismatched blood type, who is a deceased donor, how to get a kidney from a deceased donor, what to expect during surgery and how is life after the transplant. She gave insights on precautions that a recipient needs to take and how the living donor is completely fit even after donating the kidney. The session was well attended by around 50 patients in the zoom meeting room and it was also Live streamed on Nephroplus's Facebook page with 596 views. Link to the webinar is here https://m.facebook.com/story.php/?story_fbid=811638881164746&id=100069559251269
Mr. Kamal Shah invited Mr. Anant Anekar, a kidney donor who had donated his kidney to his 6 year old son. Anant shared his thoughts on what he went through, the doubts and challenges that he faced, and he gave confidence to the audience by sharing how he is leading an absolutely normal life in all aspects, while feeling extremely satisfied to watch his son grow and realise his dreams.
A few questions asked by the audience were as follows -
MOHAN Foundation is thankful to Nephroplus for collaborating for such a meaningful event that not just educates the dialysis patients but also gives them hope and confidence towards leading better lives.
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