FTFY

If you have a disabled child it’s not an 18 year commitment but a lifetime commitment - their lifetime, not yours.

(Disclaimer—I’m a clinical scientist at a drug company)

We have a son with Cerebral Palsy. We have used giant pool noodles as bumpers for his head over the side bars of his stroller. We've used pool noodles to protect the backs of his legs from foot rests on his wheelchairs & strollers. We've used them to protect his stomach area from rough trays on wheelchairs and…

This isn't a "Pint-Sized Dialysis Machine." It's an artificial kidney that works on a standard hemodialysis machine. The difference is that this one targets blood-borne illnesses instead of (or perhaps in addition to—it isn't clear,) filtering out things like sodium and potassium. I'm not sure where the idea came from…