Brielle Gazzara is a natural bodybuilder and fifteen-year dialysis patient.
Are you worried about dialysis?
Do you know somebody on dialysis who could use some encouragement? Do you have a child starting dialysis who needs an emotional boost from someone who has been there?
e-mail Brielle at Vince's Muscle Shop
This is the 1998 news story about Bri and her brother Shaun, preparing for Bri's 2nd transplant.
Brielle has an interview at
Midwest Christian Bodybuilding
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5/21/05 Brielle in the John Seif Championship
She was awarded the Most Inspirational Athlete.
I had the will power to get back to where I was before the transplant and I had a lot of people praying for me every day.
If you ever feel discouraged by the events in your life remember - Never give up! Always stay positive. I know it is easier to say than to do, but when I was almost dead I really never thought that I was doing that bad. go to full story....
This is Bri with her friends from the gym and the nutrition store. Click for News Story
I think that my clean high-protein diet and regular workouts at the gym are the reason that I do so well on dialysis - 14 years so far.
DialysisFinder.com can help you locate dialysis units as you travel. The service is free.
I contact the units myself and if they have an opening, I ask them to call my home unit for the paperwork.
As with everything else in dialysis, it is always best to take charge of your situation yourself. Nobody will look out for you as well as you will. Don't ever let dialysis limit your travel.
Here are a few more travel links. I have not used these but you may find them helpful.
Dialysis at Sea - cruise ships
Global Dialysis - national and international travel
Island Dialysis - Barbados, St. Lucia, Puerto Rico
Medical Travel
more photos at
Jeff Glasser photography
