Perspectives on health: Experiences of First Nations dialysis patients relocated from remote communities for treatment

"When I feel better a little bit . . . I always try to take a walk. Walk. That's the only way I'm supposed to move around. If I don't do it, I'll just be stuck. . . . like they say . . . our blood doesn't circulate when we stop. Only when we're moving, that's...

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Published inCanadian journal of rural medicine Vol. 8; no. 1; p. 19
Main Authors Salvalaggio, Ginetta, Kelly, Len, Minore, Bruce
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Shawville Medknow Publications & Media Pvt. Ltd 01.01.2003
Subjects
Dialysis
Health care
Native peoples
Rural health services
Ontario Canada
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Summary:"When I feel better a little bit . . . I always try to take a walk. Walk. That's the only way I'm supposed to move around. If I don't do it, I'll just be stuck. . . . like they say . . . our blood doesn't circulate when we stop. Only when we're moving, that's the only time it moves. When we stop, everything stops." "I blame my daughter . . . she . . . let [the doctor] put that catheter on. . . . I didn't want it in. I told them 'I don't want it in right now. . . . When I'm good and ready, I'll let you know.'" "All my friends were asking me, 'What's wrong with you? Look at your face! [It] is all swollen! Look at your hands! Look at your legs. Everything is all swollen. What are they doing to you?' I said, 'I don't know what the white people are doing to me in Thunder Bay. They're drowning me with their water.'"
ISSN:1203-7796
1488-237X