The 'Pender' Project

Nobody knows what it’s like to be on dialysis – except if you are on dialysis.  Nobody knows what it’s like to be told that you have renal failure – except those who have been told. Nobody knows what it’s like to hope for a kidney, knowing that a kidney donor may never appear.

The aim of the ‘Pender’ Project is to offer present and future renal patients, a way of coping with a new situation.  Box Clever artists Michael Wicherek (Writer), Jules Maxwell (composer) and Carl Stevenson (film maker) will work with patients, staff and carers to create a short video inspired by their experiences.  The video will plot an emotional pathway from diagnosis to treatment.

Commissioned by

Brighton and Sussex University Hospital