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Mindfulness and Kidney Disease

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Dealing with a chronic illness like kidney disease or kidney failure can take a toll on a person’s mental health. Gary Petingola, a social worker certified to teach mindfulness-based stress reduction, is here to introduce you to a simple practice to help you relax. Learn what mindfulness is, its benefits, and how to practice it. kidney.org/newsletter/mindfulness-and-kidney-disease

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I so this now! Seriously! I lost my wife to Cancer three years ago and at my four hour treatment I just practice mindfulness and there are cues like the every 30min BPm reading to center me! So much better than the obnoxious TeeVee! I get lost in my self!

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Thank you for sharing and sorry for your loss.

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My 8 year journey through kidney failure a bilateral nephrectomy and my wife's loss have made me so aware of LIFE! I love LIFE!

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