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The Truth About Kidney Disease An educational study on  the alarming trends of Kidney Disease… how  it affects us emotionally, financially, physically  and socially © Laurence Verga Consulting - 2010
Did you know? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],© Laurence Verga Consulting - 2010
Sadly,  OVER  87,812 lives are taken from  Kidney Failure each year… ,[object Object],© Laurence Verga Consulting - 2010 ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
The harsh truth is… ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],© Laurence Verga Consulting - 2010
Many are just waiting while they endure ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],© Laurence Verga Consulting - 2010
The truth about Dialysis ,[object Object],© Laurence Verga Consulting - 2010 ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Why so many dialysis centers? ,[object Object],[object Object],© Laurence Verga Consulting - 2010
Which causes billions to be spent ,[object Object],© Laurence Verga Consulting - 2010 ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
What is it like to have to survive through dialysis? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],© Laurence Verga Consulting - 2010 ,[object Object]
The truth about kidney transplants ,[object Object],© Laurence Verga Consulting - 2010 ,[object Object],[object Object]
Transplants are more cost effective ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],© Laurence Verga Consulting - 2010 Total Medicare Expenditures for Kidney Therapy Treatments
The benefits outweigh the cost ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],© Laurence Verga Consulting - 2010
[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],  Immunosuppressive Drug Coverage  © Laurence Verga Consulting - 2010
[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],The Price of Renal Failure © Laurence Verga Consulting - 2010
[object Object],[object Object],The Price of Renal Failure © Laurence Verga Consulting - 2010
The results of receiving a new kidney are immeasurable… ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],© Laurence Verga Consulting - 2010 “ I feel eternally grateful.  I have been given a new life . I am changed. The simplest acts are amazing to me. To be able to drink a half-liter of water, without fearing for my life. To cave-in on occasion and eat fast food. Sleeping in, running. Things I dreamt of for years, accessible to me once more… It doesn't bother me that I have someone else’s organ, because this is exactly what I would want my organs to be used for.  I hope that I can save someone's life one day , and repay the debt.”
You are the cure! © Laurence Verga Consulting - 2010 People are born with 2 kidneys, however, we  only need 1 to fully function When you  give a kidney you are saving a mom, dad, daughter, son, grandparent or friends life !
And now a word from our sponsor… © Laurence Verga Consulting - 2010 This study discussed how to find  TRUE VALUE ,  SUFFICIENT FUNDING ,  BUSINESS GROWTH  and  PEACE OF MIND …  Verga Consulting is a company based on these principles
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  • 20. And now a word from our sponsor… © Laurence Verga Consulting - 2010 This study discussed how to find TRUE VALUE , SUFFICIENT FUNDING , BUSINESS GROWTH and PEACE OF MIND … Verga Consulting is a company based on these principles
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