For Immediate Release

Seattle, WA, October 17, 2007

Seattle Non-Profit Announces New Resource for Kidney Patients

Arrange2Live, a Seattle non-profit organization, announced the publication of "Arranging Your Life When Dialysis Comes Home: 'The Underwear Factor'" at the Renal Support Network Regional Patient Lifestyle meeting in Bellevue, Washington today.

According to author and Interior Designer Jane McClure, "this book is unique in that it looks at the home environment of the kidney patient on Home Dialysis. We help people reclaim their homes after they've been taken over by so many medical supplies that their homes look like clinics."

Ms. McClure referred to the process of Home Dialysis, which enables patients with kidney failure to receive life-sustaining kidney machine treatments in the home.

"Our project began when we were trying to sell our home," said family physician and co-author Linda Gromko, MD, whose husband receives five Home Dialysis treatments each week. "Jane staged our home for real estate sale, disguising the kidney machine and supplies. We realized that many families dealing with medical care in the home could benefit from a simple design make-over that addressed issues of storage, organization, and esthetics."

Gromko and McClure are the founders of the Seattle non-profit, Arrange2Live, whose mission is to improve the quality of life for Home Dialysis patients and others dealing with health care in the home.

The Renal Support Network is a California-based grass-roots organization founded by kidney patient Lori Hartwell. The organization provides regional meetings, a teen prom for adolescents with kidney disease, and a national platform for discussing kidney related issues.The Seattle meeting was attended by approximately one hundred-fifty participants, and was sponsored by exhibitors including the Northwest Kidney Centers,

Chronic kidney disease affects one in seven Americans, with nearly 400,000 patients currently requiring dialysis treatments. Experts indicate that these numbers are likely to increase dramatically in the future, citing risk factors such as diabetes, obesity, and high blood pressure.

Further information is available through Arrange2Live's website at www.Arrange2Live.com.

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