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David Glenn 12/3/01 Determination Lede St. Louis, MO- -Thump, thump, thump,thump...Now the first wave of perspiration starts on the nurses face as she wrestles with the task at hand. As the patient looks up he braces for the painful but necessary shot which he is about to receive. This is what Maryville student David Glenn goes through three times a week four hours each dialysis session in order to stay alive. David had a …

…a book on what it takes to work with a disability and maintain an active life. " Just because one has to receive dialysis doesn't mean that everything must end. Sure there are some limitations such as how much fluid you consume, but you can still think, and function on a very high level. You have to embrace this positively and move forward. The only thing that can slow you down or stop progress is you."