Who it's for
People on dialysis, their care partners and families, and the clinic staff who help patients travel. Whether you're dreaming of Paris or just a weekend away, you're in the right place.
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.
New episodes every other week.
WHAT IS CHAIR TO ANYWHERE?
Dialysis changes how you travel. It doesn't have to stop you.
When Stacy started dialysis, we thought our traveling days were over. They weren't. Travel just takes more planning, and we learned a lot of it the hard way. Chair to Anywhere is where we share it all, so your next trip is easier than our first one.
What you'll find
Honest episodes about real trips: finding and booking a clinic, costs and insurance, paperwork, what went wrong and what we'd do differently. Plus the Traveler's Toolkit to plan your own.
How we do it
We share our own experience, from a patient and a care partner. Every trip starts with a conversation with your care team, and we'll show you the questions to ask.
START HERE
Begin with the story behind the show.
MEET YOUR HOSTS
Two perspectives. One itinerary.
Stacy Hughes
THE PATIENTPD, a chest catheter, a fistula, and now home hemodialysis. Still collecting passport stamps.
Elaine Pickens-Hughes
HIS WIFE AND CARE PARTNERThe planner and paperwork pro, sharing the care partner's side of every trip.
WHERE WE'VE BEEN
Every trip has a story.
20 places so far, with New Orleans coming up this month. Every trip gets its own episode, with the clinic, the costs, the paperwork and the adventures in between.
Dialysis abroad
9 placesWe booked treatment at local clinics overseas. Rome, Taormina, Palermo and Reggio di Calabria were one two-week trip with four different clinics.
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Dialysis at U.S. clinics
5 placesWe booked guest treatments at clinics around the country.
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Short trips between treatments
5 placesQuick getaways scheduled between dialysis days, with no treatment while away.
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Traveling with a home machine
1 place · 1 upcomingWe pack our home dialysis equipment and bring it along.
ASK US
Got a question about traveling on dialysis?
Send it in. We answer listener questions at the end of our episodes and in special Q&A episodes.
We're not medical professionals. We answer from our own experience, so always plan your travel with your nephrologist and care team.
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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Coming soonThe Dialysis Traveler's Toolkit
Our refillable planning binder, in letter or half-letter size, plus a fillable PDF
Coming soonWallet Card Sets
5 pre-cut travel cards with clear laminating sleeves
Coming soonCity Patches
Collect a stamp for every city
Coming soonTravel Blanket
For cold clinics everywhere
Coming soonFluid-Tracking Water Bottle
Easy-to-read ounce and time markings for tracking fluids on the go
Coming soonChair Bag
Room for everything you bring
CHAIR TO ANYWHERE
Same Treatment. New Views.
People. Places. Possibilities.