Lions kidney centre gives patients the gift of life, and of living
Specialised treatment offered by the Lions kidney centre allows patients more day-to-day freedom, as it only takes place twice a week
Two decades ago, Connie Hung suffered a double blow: she lost her baby in a miscarriage and learned she had kidney disease.
Since then, she has undergone two kidney transplants, both of which failed.
"I could not afford to go to private hospitals for haemodialysis, as their prices are triple" those of the centre Hung said.
The foundation, conceived in 1987 by Dr Timothy Teoh Sim-chuan, and the Lions Clubs, District 303, HK, Macao, China, is a non-profit organisation funded by public donations to provide low-cost haemodialysis. It is a beneficiary of this year's Operation Santa Claus, the annual fundraising drive organised jointly by the South China Morning Post and RTHK.
Haemodialysis and kidney transplants are two of three long-term solutions available to Hong Kong's 9,000 renal patients.