Many Spanish-speaking kidney patients are bilingual and easily converse and read in both Spanish and English. Some people, though, prefer or enjoy reading in Spanish. This list of resources provides various categories of articles, many from our patient newsletter, the Kidney Citizen.  It is by no means exhaustive and new resources will continue to be added. The categories will help you choose your topic of interest so you can easily share articles with family and friends. As always, you can use the Google Language tool to convert our other pages to Spanish.

Dialysis

• Basics of Chronic Kidney Disease
• Hemodialysis Access for Patients
• Long Term Dialysis Catheters: A threat to your access; A Threat to your Life
• Catheter Related Bloodstream Infections: Patient Basics
• Complications That Can Happen During Dialysis, and What Patients Can Do
• Beginning the Dialysis Adventure
• The 30-90 Day Period of Dialysis
• Growing up on Dialysis
• Reflections from 45 Years on Dialysis
• Tips for Teens Living with Kidney Disease
• Falling by the Wayside? Falls Prevention in Dialysis
• Conquering Dialysis Fatigue
• The Social Worker – Patient Relationship: One Social Worker’s Reflections
• Black and Hispanic Patients on Dialysis Have Higher Rates of Staph Bloodstream Infections

Treatment

• Being an Active Member of My Health Care Team
• Ask a Nephrologist (and Psychologist!)
• Won’t You Stay Just a Little Bit Longer?
• Tornadoes, Hurricanes and Blizzards, Are you ready?
• Staying Safe from Violence at Dialysis
• Clinical Research 101: Participating in a Trial
• Managing Chronic Pain in Dialysis Patients
• Identifying Sepsis Risk and Symptoms
• There Is No Place Like Home
• Greetings from San Antonio, Texas
• Be Ready for Weather-Related Emergencies!
• Kidneys: Holy Grail Pursuit of Regenerative Medicine
• The Courage to Self-Cannulate – Taking Control Means Less Pain, More Independence
• My Experience as a Kidney Patient in CKD, Dialysis, and Transplant
• Treating Depression When You’re on Dialysis
• 8 Ways to Be a Safe Patient
• The DPC Education Center is Pleased to Welcome Velma Scantlebury, MD, to the Team!
• Four Things You Should Know About the New Medicare Dental Rule

Transplant

• The Waiting Game: How to Endure the Transplant Wait List
• The Truth about Transplants: How to Cope After Surgery
• Living Well on Dialysis When a Kidney Transplant Fails
• The Rise of Donors with Increased Risks of Infection Transmission: What it Means for you as a Patient Awaiting Transplantation
• Paired Kidney Donation at Christiana Care Health System, Christiana Care Kidney Transplant Program
• The Gift of Life: A Donor’s Perspective
• Supporting You Health and Wellbeing Before, During, and After Kidney Transplant
• Having a Kidney Transplant During COVID-19
• Are There Living Kidney Donor Registries? 
• New Organ Transplant Guideline Promotes Patient Safety, Organ Availability
• My Experience Working During the COVID-19 Pandemic While Living With a Kidney Transplant
• How Transplant Changed My Life Forever

Diet, Nutrition, & Exercise

• Webinar – Optimizing the Renal Diet with Fruits and Vegetables (recording only available in Spanish)
• Webinar – Essential Tips for Phosphorus Control in Kidney Disease (recording only available in Spanish)
• Webinar – Navigating the Nutrition Label for Kidney Health (recording only available in Spanish)
• Webinar – Fiber: Your Ally in Kidney Care (recording only available in Spanish)
• Webinar – Healthy fats for heart health (recording only available in Spanish)
• Webinar – Calories for losing, maintaining or gaining weight (recording only available in Spanish)
• Webinar – Taking care of your bones
• Webinar – Basic Nutrition Guide for People with Kidney Disease? (only available in Spanish)
• Webinar – Managing My Blood Glucose When Having Kidney Disease (only available in Spanish)
• Staying Well with Chronic Kidney Disease: Basic Guidelines for Eating and Exercise
• How Do Kidneys Help to Keep Bones Healthy?
• A Call to Action: The End of the Word “Diet”
• Put Out the Fire! Simple Strategies to Reduce Chronic Inflammation
• Going Gluten Free? Think Twice if You Have Kidney Disease
• The Swiss Army Knife of the Plant Kingdom: The Coconut
• Protein and Dialysis
• Potassium and Hyperkalemia
• Phosphorus and Dialysis
• Low Phosphorus Recipe
• What Fluid Removal and Blood Sugar Have in Common with Peritoneal Dialysis (PD)
• Cooking with Latin Flavors
• If You Really Want to Feel Better
• Work Those Kidneys Out!
• 4 Whole Grains to Add to Your Diet
• The “How To’s” to Building a Top-Notch Immune System with Physical Activity and Nutrition
• Getting Fit After Transplant
• Chronic Kidney Disease and Hyperkalemia: What You Need to Know About High Potassium!
• Hyperkalemia From a Dietitian’s Viewpoint
• Navigating a Renal Diet – Decoding the Mystery
• Kidney-Friendly Recipes – Issue 17
• Kidney – Friendly Recipes – Issue 18
• Kidney – Friendly Recipes – Issue 19

Quality of Life

• Living Well with Dialysis: Getting the News
• Living Well with Dialysis: Motivating Yourself
• Your Life – Your Choice!
• Attitude is Everything
• Airports, dialysis units and mindfulness
• Keep Your Funny Side Up: Discover the Humor Perspective
• Summary and Discussion of “Comparative Efficacy of Therapies for Treatment of Depression for Patients Undergoing Maintenance Hemodialysis: A Randomized Clinical Trial”
• 12 Tips to Cope with Chronic Disease
• Understanding Chronic Pain and Depression
• Spoon-Saving Strategies
• “A Mindful Heart”: Stress Management Tools for Patients Living with Heart Disease and Chronic Kidney Disease
• A New Look on Life
• How I Cope During the COVID-19 Pandemic
• The COVID-19 Vaccine is Finally Here. Learn How to Manage Anxiety and Impatience While You Wait
• Anxiety and Kidney Disease
• To Change or Not to Change?
• Living with Chronic Illness and Bipolar: A Story of Resilience
• How to Move Out of Loneliness and Isolation
• Wellness and Mental Health While Living with Rare Disease
• Telehealth with a Behavioral Health Professional: What to Know Before You Start
• Fighting Back Against Implicit Bias in Health Care
• Goals: The Secret Ingredient For Success

Travel

• Dialysis Patient Travel Tips
• Travel Doesn’t Stop When Dialysis Starts
• Travel Lovers, Don’t Let Dialysis Slow You Down
• Dialysis Cruising

Relationships

• Maintaining Personal Relationships While on Dialysis
• Dialysis, Caregiving and Emotional Health
• When You Have Lost That Loving Feeling: Sex and Intimacy on Dialysis
• The Sweetest Taboo
• Choosing a Partner with Kidney Disease
• What We Learned From Care Partners

Peer Support

• What’s Up with This Support Group Mumbo-Jumbo?
• Connecting with Others Through the PKD Connect Center
• Join Us by Telephone for Our New Program!
• DPC Support Group

Advance Care Planning

• Advance Care Planning
• What is Advance Care Planning and Why is it Important for Dialysis Patients?
• Make Your Wishes About You (My Way)
• Advanced Care Planning: Turning “What If?” Into “Here’s How”

Advocacy

• The Benefits of Patient Advocacy: A look into DPC’s Patient Ambassador Program
• Why Advocate?
• Using Social Media for Advocacy
• Advancing Care Coordination for Dialysis Patients
• Care Coordination Fixes One of Biggest Flaws in American Health Care System
• DPC’s State Advocacy Program Works to Advance State Policies that Improve Dialysis Patient Outcomes
• DPC’s New Report Card on Medigap Coverage Helps ESRD Patients Understand Their Medicare Supplemental Insurance Options
• Research Report Finds Minimal Costs to Enacting Jack Reynolds Memorial Medigap Expansion Act
• H.R. 1676 The Jack Reynolds Memorial Medigap Expansion Act
• Why DPC Fights to Maintain Private Insurance Coverage to Dialysis
• DPC’s State Advocacy Efforts Flourish with Elevated Voice of DPC Patient Ambassadors
• Supreme Court Erases Kidney Patients’ Insurance Protections
• Building Legacy Through Advocacy
• Andrew Carr Knows There’s More for Him
• For Mike Guffey, Working Was Key to Staying Positive
• Spring 2023 State Advocacy Update
• The Making of an Advocate
• DPC’s 2023 Advocacy Day
• For Gene Blankenship, Family is Everything
• Knowledge to Empowerment
• Merida Bourjolly: Taking Control of Her Care and Finding Meaning Through Advocacy
• My New Normal
• Sometimes It’s a Blessing
• I Can Do Anything I Set My Mind To
• DPC’s 2024 Advocacy Day and 20th Anniversary Celebration

Other Diseases and Medical Conditions

• Fabry Disease: When A Genetic Freight Train Crashes into Your Life
• An Introduction to Fabry Disease
• Walking in Their Shoes: A Conversation About Living with Fabry Disease
• Kidney Patients Seek Information About Fabry Disease
• My Journey with Fabry Disease and Kidney Disease
• The Gout and Kidney Connection
• Cystinosis, One of 7,000 Rare Diseases 
• Calciphylaxis: A Rare Disorder That Can Be Deadly for Kidney Patients
• My Personal Experience with a Rare Condition
• “You Want to Slit My Throat?”: What is a Parathyroidectomy?
• Kidney Patients and Coronavirus – What Have We Learned?
• Dialysis Patients and COVID-19: Should I get the vaccine? If I get the virus, should I take the antibody treatment?
• Ask Your Nephrologist: What is happening to my skin and nails?
• Cystinosis: A Rare and Under-Recognized Cause of Kidney Failure
• Better Late than Never: Genetic Diagnosis After Major Medical Events
• Polycystic Kidney Disease (PKD)
• COVID-19 and Patients with Kidney Disease on Dialysis
• Anemia in People with Chronic Kidney Disease
• Will the COVID-19 Pandemic Ever End?

Pediatrics

• How to Prepare Your Child for a Hospitalization

Medical Recommendations

• Ask the Doctor – Issue 17
• Ask the Doctor – Issue 18
• Ask the Doctor – Issue 19

Workforce Issues

• DPC Raises Alarm on Health Workforce Shortages