Not even having a dialysis treatment, stopped this Santa from ensuring he was still able to deliver all those gifts over his busiest period ever, Christmas.
Even having dialysis during the hectic gift-giving season, didn’t deter Santa (Ross Whiley), who needed to have it leading into the holiday season last December. If anything, it revitalised him, giving this Santa an extra spring in his step so he could guarantee the children got their presents on time, much to the relief of parents the Burdekin over.
Dialysis is a type of treatment that helps your body remove extra fluid and waste products from your blood when your own kidneys are not able to do so normally, and which keeps safe levels of minerals in your blood, such as potassium, sodium, calcium, and bicarbonate, and also helps to regulate your blood pressure.
Dialysis was first used successfully back in the 1940's and became a standard treatment for kidney failure, starting in the 1970s. Since then, millions of patients have been helped by these treatments, even Santa.
Dialysis can be done in a hospital, a dialysis centre, or at home. In this Santa’s case, he chose the Home Hill Dialysis Unit, so he could continue his work locally within the Burdekin region.
Come Christmas morning, the results were there to be seen on the many faces of so smiling kids. Once back in the North Pole, this Santa recuperated, earning a much-needed break over New Years, before he does it all again next Christmas!
Santa (aka Ross Whiley) receiving dialysis ahead of his busy gift giving Christmas schedule. Photo: ‘Supplied'
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