In September 2018, Jessie began home dialysis which has made their life much less complicated not having to spend so much time at the hospital. “Now I’ll dialyse in the morning from 10am to 3 or 4pm if my mum or sister can come over and help with Rayven. Otherwise, I wait until Dillon comes home from work and do it in the afternoon,” said Jessie. However, their power costs escalate to around $4 or $5 per day when Jessie is dialysing compared to $1 on the days she is not. When Northland District Health Board (Northland DHB) renal social worker Anna Stewardson suggested Jessie apply for $500 from the Contact Energy Fund, they decided that they would put it towards their monthly power bills....Click here for the full story: 200116 - Renal Fund Enhances Quality of Life final
