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Craig has taken his dialysis on the road

Craig has been dialysis-dependent since he was 19. When he heard about a new portable dialysis therapy that would enable him to do his treatments at home on a more frequent basis, Craig immediately knew the treatment option was for him. "I bugged my doctor for a year, incessantly, until it was available," he says. In December 2003, he started training on NxStage. With the NxStage System One, Craig has been able to return to work part-time, exercise more often and pursue his passion of camping and traveling.

Susan felt NxStage "gave me my life back"

When Susan's kidneys failed, she was forced to quit her job and go on permanent disability. Moreover, the fatigue and pain that ensued from her in-center dialysis treatments were completely incapacitating. After only one treatment on the NxStage System One, she recognized a difference in the way she felt. Just short of four years into her treatment with NxStage, Susan received a kidney transplant. Susan credits NxStage with helping her body feel healthy enough to sustain a transplanted kidney.

"Our research and experience have shown that more frequent dialysis provides patients with improved health outcomes such as reduced hospitalizations and improved mortality rates," stated John Moran, MB, BS, FRACP, FASN, senior vice president of clinical affairs for Satellite Healthcare and WellBound. "Daily home dialysis with NxStage is a tremendous treatment option for patients, and one from which many more dialysis patients could benefit."

"NxStage's founding mission is to give patients access to a range of dialysis therapies via the System One that deliver health benefits and meaningfully improve their quality of life," stated Jeffrey H. Burbank, founder and CEO of NxStage Medical, Inc.
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