Michael Moore, a Stage 5 Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) patient and veteran of over six years on dialysis, today announced the simultaneous launch of the CKD Care Companion application and a three-book literary ecosystem designed to completely overhaul how patients navigate kidney failure.
For decades, the standard onboarding procedure for new dialysis patients has involved handing them an overwhelming, 300-page clinical binder packed with medical jargon. Moore's new suite of resources — built entirely "from the inside of the chair" — replaces fear and confusion with human storytelling, clear child-friendly explanations, and streamlined mobile data tracking.
The ecosystem consists of three specialized books available globally on Amazon:
- Day One: Understanding Kidney Disease — An actionable, under-100-page operational blueprint built to replace traditional clinic binders.
- I Missed the Signs — A powerful personal memoir charting Moore's sudden transition from racing eight-second quarter-miles to sitting in a dialysis chair three days a week.
- Michael's Big Kidney Journey — A beautifully illustrated children's book designed to help families explain dialysis, kidney disease, and the transplant waitlist to kids and grandkids.
Directly tying the literary ecosystem together is the CKD Care Companion app (mavtg.com), a zero-account, offline-first Progressive Web App (PWA). Built specifically to protect user confidentiality, the application uses local device storage to manage complex renal diet tracking, fluid limits, lab trends, and a one-tap Emergency Room Medical ID Card.
"Most kidney apps are built for clinicians and researchers, not the people sitting in the chairs. When your kidneys fail, you are flooded with rules about potassium, phosphorus, and fluid limits. I built this app and wrote these books because patients deserve short, plain-English answers and a simple, completely private way to track their survival metrics on their own terms."— Michael Moore, Founder, MAVTG
The CKD Care Companion app features premium AI upgrades, including a Document Scanner that automatically reads paper lab reports and a Menu Analyzer that uses computer vision to rate restaurant dishes "Safe, Caution, or Avoid" based on a patient's customized renal boundaries.
The CKD Care Companion app is free to download and use by visiting mavtg.com directly from any mobile browser. Healthcare professionals, renal social workers, and clinics interested in bulk wholesale orders of the physical Day One handbook can secure copies directly at www.mavtg.com/day-one.