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An individual diagnosed with chronic kidney disease (CKD) requires proper management for the disease, the hemodialysis. Self-image disorder is one of the problems commonly experienced by patients with CKD undergoing hemodialysis due to alteration in structural functions of patients- body. Therefore, family support is extremely needed to improve the patients- self-image. This study aimed to find out the family support in attempts to improve the self-image of patients undergoing hemodialysis. This study implemented descriptive design and cross-sectional approach. There were 65 respondents involved in this study which were selected through non-probability sampling, the consecutive sampling. Data were collected by using a questionnaire on family supports and analysed by using univariate analysis. The results revealed that 34 respondents (52,3%) showed good information support and 32 respondents (49,2%) showed good support on appraisal. 46 respondents (70,8%) showed good support on emotional and 30 respondents (46,2%) showed good instrumental support. The result showed that 45 families (69.2%) provided good supports to the patients or in the other words, the majority of families provided good supports to the patients undergoing hemodialysis. The support from family shows attention to the patients that may improve the patients- self-image and lead to the improvement of patients- quality of life.