The RMH Dialysis Support Group was founded in 2000, by its President Anita Narduzzo.

We are a group of like-minded volunteers who care about dialysis patients and are willing to make a difference. For us, it´s personal. Each member of our group knows a personal friend and relative who suffered kidney failure and is on renal dialysis. Our president, Anita, was on haemodialysis herself for 9 years, until she received a kidney transplant in 1999.

Did you know that there are over 800 dialysis patients Victoria wide? Unfortunately, this rate is expected to rise over the next decade, with recent research suggesting a strong link between kidney disease and Diabetes as a common cause of renal failure, leading to life on dialysis.

We understand that life, as a renal dialysis patient isn´t easy. Typically, dialysis patients spend 4 hours a day, 3 days a week, on a life support system to perform the kidney´s function.

Our aim as a group is to help enhance the restricted lifestyle of dialysis patients throughout Victoria, by providing them with necessary comfort items and facilities whilst dialysing.

100% of the funds we raise go towards dialysis patient "wish lists" and items suggested from patient feedback. Sometimes it is the little things we purchase that make a world of difference to dialysis patient comfort, like heat packs and more comfortable pillows. But often, bigger investments are needed towards more comfortable hospital-grade chairs and ice machines.
Our major fundraising activities include cooking demonstrations, film nights, shopping tours, raffle ticket sales and our annual dinner.

We would like to thank all our supporters over the years, for helping us make a difference.

With Love,

The Royal Melbourne Hospital Dialysis Support Group Committee

Committee Members:

Emanuela Cavka
Nancy Corica
Jayne Maini
Angela Urbino
Irena Valdor