THE DIALYSIS TRAVEL PODCAST

From the dialysis chair to anywhere.

Real stories and practical tips from a patient and his wife, who have booked dialysis in France, Italy, Germany, the Netherlands, Colombia and Brazil.

Same Treatment. New Views.

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New episodes every other week.

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WHERE WE'VE BEEN

Every trip has a story.

Every trip gets its own episode, with the clinic, the costs, the paperwork and the adventures in between.

Around the world

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ParisFrance
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RomeItaly
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TaorminaItaly
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PalermoItaly
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Reggio di CalabriaItaly
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BerlinGermany
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CartagenaColombia
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Rio de JaneiroBrazil
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HavanaCubaPlanned around dialysis

Closer to home

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JolietIllinois
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New OrleansLouisiana
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Las VegasNevada
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Atlantic CityNew JerseyPlanned around dialysis
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NashvilleTennesseePlanned around dialysis
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OmahaNebraskaPlanned around dialysis
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OrlandoFlorida
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San FranciscoCaliforniaPlanned around dialysis

"Planned around dialysis" means a short trip scheduled between treatments, with no dialysis while away.

START HERE

Begin with the story behind the show.

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TRAILER · COMING SOON

Who we are and why we started

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EPISODE 1 · COMING SOON

Our story: from PD to a fistula to home treatment

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EPISODE 2 · COMING SOON

Your first day at a new clinic

MEET YOUR HOSTS

Two perspectives. One itinerary.

Stacy Hughes and Elaine Pickens-Hughes

Stacy Hughes

THE PATIENT

PD, a chest catheter, a fistula, and now home hemodialysis. Still collecting passport stamps.

Elaine Pickens-Hughes

HIS WIFE AND CARETAKER

The planner and paperwork pro, sharing the care partner's side of every trip.

COMING SOON

THE TRAVELER'S TOOLKIT

A trip-planning checklist, clinic email templates and a medical summary template, built from our own trips.

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GEAR FOR THE CHAIR

Our shop is coming soon.

Travel blanket

Travel blanket

For cold clinics everywhere

Fluid-tracking water bottle

Fluid-Tracking Water Bottle

Easy-to-read ounce markings for tracking fluids on the go

Chair bag

Chair bag

Room for everything you bring

City patches

City patches

Collect every stamp

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CHAIR TO ANYWHERE

Same Treatment. New Views.

People. Places. Possibilities.