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The numbers tell a troubling story – demand for dialysis in Alberta
has risen by 6-7% each year for several years. In 2012, demand
increased by 9.3%. What does that mean? It means that as Alberta’s
population ages, the number of patients being treated for kidney

Dorothy and Darrel Sutton

DIANE’S DREAM
Darrel Sutton was 15 when his
older sister Diane was taken to the
University of Alberta Hospital