Buzz Noland attaches the tubes from his stomach to a bag of fluid, which allows him to receive kidney dialysis at his St. Marys home near Grand Lake. His wife of 25 years, Shirley, gives him a hand. Chronically ill patients can learn how to manage many day-to-day activities by attending a series of workshops at the Auglaize County Council on Aging in St. Marys from July 1 to Aug. 5.