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Ted's treatment offers hope
By Larry Tye, Globe Staff, 7/9/2002
The Hall of Famer was receiving an experimental treatment pioneered in Canada for his kidney failure. He was hooked up to a dialysis machine every night instead of the standard regimen of every three days, which seemed to steady his body chemistry and let him receive the uncomfortable treatment while sleeping. All of which could be good news for the hundreds of thousands of Americans who rely on dialysis to remove waste, salt and extra water; regulate their levels of chemicals like potassium; and control blood pressure. ''It is an exciting new approach,'' Dr. Jeffrey Borer, the New York cardiologist who operated on Williams and coordinated his care, said yesterday. ''How much of a benefit it is is not clear, but, in theory, it offers tremendous advantages over traditional dialysis.'' Dr. John Harrington, dean of the Tufts School of Medicine and a respected kidney specialist, agreed that the seven-day-a-week approach to dialysis could give patients ''smoother body chemistry,'' although he added that it remains ''experimental.''
This story ran on page C4 of the Boston Globe on 7/9/2002.
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hile most of the news about Ted Williams's life after heart surgery is discouraging for fans and fellow patients alike, there is one beam of hope.