{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Vets First Podcast","title":"When our blood filtration system goes bad: two Veteran viewpoints on kidney disease","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2522,"description":"Our first guest is Alysha Scott and she is the care giver for a Veteran named Jan Scott. Alysha and Jan are from Kokomo, Indiana and have come to Iowa City to be a part of the collaborate kidney transplant program between the University of Iowa and the Iowa City VA Healthcare System. Jan served 4 years in Louisiana during the Vietnam War and was a firefighter for the city of Kokomo for 20 years. Experiencing renal failure, Jan was on dialysis 3 times a week for 4 years and on the transplant list for 2 years before receiving his kidney. Alysha discusses what it is like to have a significant other with end stage kidney disease and their experiences as a post-operation kidney transplant patient continuing to receive care through the Iowa City VA Healthcare System.\r\nOur second guest is Rob Siwek, a high school baseball coach from Mansfield, Ohio. Rob is a post-operation kidney and pancreas transplant patient who received his kidney, pancreas, and continuing care through the Iowa City VA Healthcare System. He served in the Army from 1987 to 1989 in Fort Jackson, South Carolina and was diagnosed with diabetes during his service. He discusses his many first-hand experiences involving kidney disease, dialysis, his surgery, and how grateful he is for organ donation. ","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/p_pao2we3VbIfouCCkfD8FLE9x6-PaP9_YOL0Ep_00k/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzY4MjEvMTU5NDA0/MzUwOS1hcnR3b3Jr/LmpwZw.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}