Warragul man Alan Woollard marked 10 years of treatment at West Gippsland Hospital's haemodialysis unit recently.
A former civil engineer Mr Woollard, 81, suffers from kidney failure and has been undergoing dialysis three days a week, every week, for the past decade.
Over time he has developed a bond with hospital staff and other dialysis patients, many of whom also have been attending the unit for many years.

To celebrate the milestone, Mr Woollard's spot at the unit was decorat