A new set of books to support children with kidney disease has been launched at a Glasgow hospital today.
A 100 copies of 'My New Kidney’, created by Get Better Books and funded by Kidney Research UK and the James Weir Foundation, have been dropped off at Glasgow’s Royal Hospital for Children in the city's Southside.
The books are tailored to support children with kidney disease and prepare them for kidney transplants in a playful and interactive way.
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All children who are preparing for a transplant will receive their own copy of the book, which allows them to colour, comment, write questions, and draw to explore the lead-up and aftermath of the operation in order to alleviate anxiety.
The books have also been made bespoke to the patients and the hospital they attend, with this batch including a map of Glasgow to show children a route home from their operation.
A book specifically designed for older children and teenagers will also be available and designed with more appropriate content.
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Brogan Ritchie, community and events manager from Kidney Research UK said: "We wanted to offer support to families, at what can be a very stressful time.
"The children will often have been through a great deal in their short lives.
"The team at Get Better Books have worked closely with Dr Reynolds and the staff at the hospital and created this fantastic guide for children, siblings and their parents."
Dr Ben Reynolds, consultant paediatric nephrologist at NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde added: "When you sit down with a child and explain the complex and unfamiliar process of having a transplant, it can be really difficult not to create some level of anxiety within them and their parents.
"These books are fantastic resources that help them through all the stages of their upcoming procedure in a really fun and silly way too.
"It is fantastic to have such a brilliant book in our hands and I know it will help so many children understand their transplant journey."
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