Action:Title Slide Dialogue:

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Action:Main character appears distraught. Dialogue:Patient: I've just been told I have

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Action:Box slides in, shows kidneys.

Dialogue:Patient: end-stage kidney disease

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Action:Dialysis chair slides in, covers character as screen dips to black during the sigh.

Dialogue:Patient: and that I will need dialysis for the rest of my life…*sigh .

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Dialysis

Action:Dip to black

Dialogue:Narrator: *sigh . ...

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Action: Animated text.

Dialogue:Narrator: ...dialysis is not your ONLY option;

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Dialysis

Dialysis

Action: Animated text. Transitions to next scene by kidney transplant title slide moving up and pushing dialysis title slide out.

Dialogue:Narrator: you can live longer and enjoy a regular lifestyle with a kidney transplant!

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Dialysis

Kidney Transplant

Action: Patient peeks through the two coloured blocks and asks narrator a question.

Dialogue:Patient: I thought I had to be on dialysis for at least 5 years before being consid-ered for a kidney transplant!

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Dialysis

Kidney Transplant

Action: Show animation of a kidney transplant overview.

Dialogue:Narrator: No not all, the best time for you to have a kidney transplant is NOW!!! You should think about a kidney transplant as one of your treatment options, just like dialysis.

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Kidney Transplant

Get it NOW!

Action: Character on dialysis machine.

Dialogue:Narrator: First, if you have a kidney transplant now, the sooner you can get o� dialysis.

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Action: Other patients fade away. Then character gets o� of dialysis machine. Zoom into character to show new kidney.

Dialogue:Narrator: And second…the sooner you can get o� dialysis,

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Action: Show kidney working well, happy patient

Dialogue:Narrator: the better you will do after a transplant!

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Waiting time: 7-10 years

Action: Main character asks question.

Dialogue:Patient: but isn’t the waiting time for a kidney donor about 7-10 years?

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Action: Animated text.

Dialogue:Narrator: That is true if you are waiting for a kidney donated from a person who has passed away,

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Decease donor kidney> Wait time: 7-10 years

Action: Animated text.

Dialogue:Narrator: which is why you should consider a living donor! A living Donor can help you get a transplant sooner and the surgery can be scheduled whenever you and your donor are healthy and ready.

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Living donor kidney> Wait time: When you and your donor are ready!

Deceased donor kidney> Wait time: 7-10 years

Action: Living Donor title slides up and resizes. Characters slide in as they are mentioned.

Dialogue:Narrator: A living donor is someone who is willing and able to give you one of his or her kidneys. They can be a family member, a spouse, or even a friend.

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Living donor kidney

Family Members Spouse Friend

Action: Calendar blocks animate in.

Dialogue:Narrator: which is why you should consider a living donor! A living Donor can help you get a transplant sooner and the surgery can be scheduled whenever you and your donor are healthy and ready.

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Living donor kidney> Wait time: When you and your donor are ready!

Deceased donor kidney> Wait time: 7-10 years

Action: Zooms into the calendar in living donor.

Dialogue:

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Living donor kidney> Wait time: When you and your donor are ready!

Deceased donor kidney> Wait time: 7-10 years

Action: Transplant date is circled.

Dialogue:Narrator: Also, a kidney from a Living donor is often healthier than a kidney from a person who has passed away, and will usually work right away.

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JULY

Action: Patient points to friend.

Dialogue:Patient: But...asking someone for their kidney is not the same as asking to borrow a pen!

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Hey man,Can I have your kidney?

Action: Patient points to friend.

Dialogue:Patient:

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Hey man,Can I have your kidney?

Action: Transition: previous shot crumples like paper and is tossed aside

Dialogue:

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Action: Patient and donor is having co�ee together to talk about a sensitive subject matter.

Dialogue:Narrator: This is true; it is a lot to ask. Your doctor, transplant team and surgeon all can help you �nd a comfortable way to ask someone you know to donate a kidney to you.

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I have somethingimportant to ask you...

Action: Friend in hospital bed

Dialogue:If the person is healthy enough to donate their kidney, the risk to their well-being is very low.

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Action: Donor doing various regular day activities

Dialogue:After the procedure, your donor should be back to their regular lifestyle in about 6 weeks

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6 weeks later

Transplant Patients

Action: Characters come in.

Dialogue:Living donor transplants are very common;

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Living DonorTransplant Patients

Action: Patients split in half

Dialogue:almost half of the kidney transplants done in Canada are from living donors.

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Action: Patient talking.

Dialogue:Patient: If I go ahead with a kidney transplant, what is envovled?

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What is involved?

Action: Animated text.

Dialogue:Narrator: Like any surgery, a transplant has some risks and you will need a few weeks to recover. You will have to take medications so that your body will not reject your new kidney. On the other hand, with your new healthy kidney, you will have a better lifestyle and will likely live longer than if you stay on dialysis.

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> Few weeks to recover

> Take anti-rejection medications

What is involved?

Action: New Kidney

Dialogue:Narrator: On the other hand, with your new healthy kidney, you will have a better lifestyle and will likely live longer than if you stay on dialysis.

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Action: Patient points to friend.

Dialogue:Narrator: Your transplant team will talk with you about all of these details.

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Action: Close up of patient’s delighted face

Dialogue:Patient: You know what?!

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Action: Patient walks into the doctor’s o�ce.

Dialogue:Patient: I am going to talk to my doctor today to see if a kidney transplant is right for me!

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