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Introduction => The IHD Family - Our Members => Topic started by: Sluff on November 03, 2008, 02:38:03 PM

Title: Please Welcome the Owner of IHD.
Post by: Sluff on November 03, 2008, 02:38:03 PM
   ATTENTION Members of IHD.

Please welcome our very own Epowife, as our newest Administrator/Owner.

Epowife has been to Las Vegas for both Annual meetings and she is now ready to take a more active role in the direction of IHD. There will be many changes in the near future with the intent of fulfilling her late husbands (Epoman) dream, of maintaining a place for all people affected with ESRD, to speak their mind and share information and experiences.

Okarol and I  look forward to working much closer with Epowife in the future.


Sluff and Okarol Administrators
Title: Re: Please Welcome the Owner of IHD.
Post by: Romona on November 03, 2008, 02:40:42 PM
 :welcomesign;
Title: Re: Please Welcome the Owner of IHD.
Post by: okarol on November 03, 2008, 02:41:27 PM
 :cheer: Thank you Epowife!  :cheer:
Title: Re: Please Welcome the Owner of IHD.
Post by: willieandwinnie on November 03, 2008, 02:42:21 PM
:welcomesign;  Epowife. IHD is a wonderful memory of Epoman. We look forward to hearing a lot from you and hopefully Epokid too.  :cuddle;
Title: Re: Please Welcome the Owner of IHD.
Post by: paul.karen on November 03, 2008, 02:42:21 PM
 :waving;
Epowife.

Sadly i never had the chance to meet your husband. But he will live here in this wonderful site for as long as there are kidney diseases..........

Title: Re: Please Welcome the Owner of IHD.
Post by: Zach on November 03, 2008, 02:55:43 PM
I'm so glad you are taking a more active role. Thank you.
We all do miss Epoman.

8)
Title: Re: Please Welcome the Owner of IHD.
Post by: monrein on November 03, 2008, 02:59:07 PM
Is this the surprise?  If so, it's a great one.  Thank you Epowife for sticking with, ahem, standing by us I mean.  Thankfully you don't have to "stick" with us.   :cuddle;
Title: Re: Please Welcome the Owner of IHD.
Post by: jessup on November 03, 2008, 03:15:35 PM
 :welcomesign; :welcomesign; :welcomesign;
 :cheer: :cheer: :cheer: :cheer: :cheer: :cheer:
 :waving; :waving; :waving; :waving;




Edited: Fixed smiley error - okarol/admin
Title: Re: Please Welcome the Owner of IHD.
Post by: lola on November 03, 2008, 03:24:53 PM
 :cheer: :cheer: :welcomesign; :cheer: :cheer:
Title: Re: Please Welcome the Owner of IHD.
Post by: Rerun on November 03, 2008, 03:31:36 PM
Epowife, I am so happy that you even "want" to be here and submerge yourself into this pond of renal grumblers.  I guess you have seen it all so nothing should surprise you.  I loved Epoman's sense of humor and his dedication.  Thank you so much for helping us.  I hope Epokid helps too AFTER THE HOMEWORK IS DONE! 

                                                                          :cheer:
Title: Re: Please Welcome the Owner of IHD.
Post by: kitkatz on November 03, 2008, 03:42:06 PM
Welcome! Welcome! I hope to see you around the boards.  :cheer: :cheer:
Title: Re: Please Welcome the Owner of IHD.
Post by: thegrammalady on November 03, 2008, 03:46:06 PM
so glad to have you join us.
Title: Re: Please Welcome the Owner of IHD.
Post by: Chris on November 03, 2008, 05:38:41 PM
From one who speaks so few words,
Hello :waving;
Title: Re: Please Welcome the Owner of IHD.
Post by: pelagia on November 03, 2008, 05:40:35 PM
Epowife - Wow!  This is a great day for IHD.   :cheer:
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Post by: petey on November 03, 2008, 06:08:44 PM
Welcome, Epowife!  It's so good to have you here with us.   :bandance;
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Post by: vandie on November 03, 2008, 06:26:57 PM
This is great news.  Thank you for taking a more active role.  We are so fortunate to have you.
xoxo
Title: Re: Please Welcome the Owner of IHD.
Post by: paris on November 03, 2008, 06:37:34 PM
Epowife,  Thank you for wanting to do this.   It was so good to see you and Nick again.  He is such a sweet kid.   :2thumbsup; 
Title: Re: Please Welcome the Owner of IHD.
Post by: kimcanada on November 03, 2008, 07:00:51 PM
What great news !!!


I look forward to getting to "know" you :)
Title: Re: Please Welcome the Owner of IHD.
Post by: Mimi on November 03, 2008, 07:30:11 PM
What a wonderful decision.  I did not get to know Epoman, as he died right after I became active.  So
I'm looking forward to knowing you and Epokid both. We all are so happy to have you.

Love, Mimi
Title: Re: Please Welcome the Owner of IHD.
Post by: jbeany on November 03, 2008, 10:01:18 PM
 :flower;
Glad to see you here!
Title: Re: Please Welcome the Owner of IHD.
Post by: rose1999 on November 03, 2008, 11:02:30 PM
Thank you so much for wanting to give your precious time to all of us here.  Like many I joined after your husband passed but he has left such a legacy and you must be so proud of him.
Title: Re: Please Welcome the Owner of IHD.
Post by: Ang on November 04, 2008, 12:08:35 AM
 :welcomesign;
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Post by: Bajanne on November 04, 2008, 12:32:54 AM
Just want to add my welcome.  :grouphug;   It was great getting to meet you and Nick.  Thanks for caring enough to take an active part in our IHD family.  Epoman meant so much to us, and it makes me feel he is still with us in you and Nick.  Looking forward to hearing from both of you. :flower;
Title: Re: Please Welcome the Owner of IHD.
Post by: Joe Paul on November 04, 2008, 01:01:32 AM
Welcome Epowife  :thumbup;
Title: Re: Please Welcome the Owner of IHD.
Post by: tamara on November 04, 2008, 02:29:26 AM
Trina,

Congratulations in taking the step and wanting to take on your husbands dreams, and they are sure big dreams. Good Luck !

Tamara xxx ooo
Title: Re: Please Welcome the Owner of IHD.
Post by: Hawkeye on November 04, 2008, 07:07:31 AM
Glad to have you aboard and I look forward to seeing your posts.
Title: Re: Please Welcome the Owner of IHD.
Post by: ODAT on November 04, 2008, 07:51:39 AM
 :welcomesign;

Your husband had a vision. His vision has blossomed :flower; and now his wife tends the garden. Thank you. If not for this site, I would not know anything and met such wonderful people.

Kim
(I have a son named Nick too! Hope you are both doing well.)
Title: Re: Please Welcome the Owner of IHD.
Post by: Normie on November 04, 2008, 10:38:25 AM
 :welcomesign;

Glad you want to help out here.

Normie
Title: Re: Please Welcome the Owner of IHD.
Post by: cherpep on November 04, 2008, 10:45:14 AM
WELCOME!! WELCOME!! WELCOME!!

Your husband had a wonderful vision, and we have all benefited from his hard work.  I can not tell you how much I've learned from this site and the members, even still some of your husband's original entries.  Epoman gave us a precious gift.  Sadly, I never met your husband, but I look forward to meeting you sometime. 
Title: Re: Please Welcome the Owner of IHD.
Post by: breezysummerday on November 04, 2008, 07:09:02 PM

When my world changed, I found IHD.
Thank you Epoman..
and God Bless your Family
Title: Re: Please Welcome the Owner of IHD.
Post by: Slywalker on November 05, 2008, 09:34:15 AM
WOW - this is amazing news.  I joined just before Epoman passed away.   This board has given me so much information, smiles, and such a great feeling of community and not being alone with ERSD.  I am forever grateful to Epoman.

 :welcomesign;   :welcomesign;

Sandyb

 :bunny:
Title: Re: Please Welcome the Owner of IHD.
Post by: epowife on November 07, 2008, 09:23:40 PM
:thx;

Thank you all for such a warm welcome.  Some of you I learned about through my husband when he was building IHD; others I have actually had the pleasure of meeting...for the rest, I look forward to getting to know you. 
 :bow;      I have relied on a great team of administrators, moderators, and members to keep IHD alive.  I don't know what I would have done without all of the support.  All of your kind words and gestures have made life a little easier and I want you to know how much Epokid and I truly appreciate it.  We had a great time meeting some members for the first time and seeing familiar faces while attending the 2nd Annual IHD Meet last month.

Although I am a poor substitute, I hope you find comfort in the fact that I share Epoman's vision, warped sense of humor, sarcasm, and of course -- love for the dancing banana!  :bandance;

thank you for being here and 'sticking' with IHD through thick and thin.  Epoman started a great thing, and I fully intend to help IHD and its member continue to thrive.  Please "excuse our dust" as we work on refreshing the site and keeping Epoman's vision alive.  :yahoo;
Title: Re: Please Welcome the Owner of IHD.
Post by: kidney4traci on November 07, 2008, 09:41:23 PM
I too missed being on the boards when he was alive, but felt his presence on many topics when I started.  Thank you for continuing the legacy.   :bandance;
Title: Re: Please Welcome the Owner of IHD.
Post by: glitter on November 07, 2008, 09:49:27 PM
Glad your coming here  :flower; :flower; :flower; :flower;
Title: Re: Please Welcome the Owner of IHD.
Post by: G-Ma on November 08, 2008, 01:24:50 AM
 :welcomesign;
Title: Re: Please Welcome the Owner of IHD.
Post by: rookiegirl on November 08, 2008, 11:48:00 AM
Such an exciting  :yahoo; news that Epowife is taking a more active role.  Thank you so much for caring.  I look forward to hear from you.

Thanks,
RG
Title: Re: Please Welcome the Owner of IHD.
Post by: Deanne on November 10, 2008, 12:52:58 PM
Welcome!!!!! Even though we've never met, I've often though about you and Epokid and hoped you were doing well. I'm glad to have you here!
Title: Re: Please Welcome the Owner of IHD.
Post by: Red from Canada on November 10, 2008, 03:52:28 PM
Hi!   You are SO welcome!  Your husbands' wonderful legacy has helped so many of us and shown us that we can share and have friends, close friends, even though we may never meet.  Helping each other is what it is all about.  What a fantastic legacy.  I am so glad you are here to continue it!
Title: Re: Please Welcome the Owner of IHD.
Post by: Bajanne on November 14, 2008, 12:58:06 PM
Such a pleasure to get to meet the most important people in Epoman's life!  i love the fact that you will be more involved.  that makes us feel so much that he is still with you.  Looking forward to hearing more from you.  I missed Epokid's posting on the site.  hope he will start back.
Title: Re: Please Welcome the Owner of IHD.
Post by: pelagia on November 14, 2008, 02:33:06 PM
I'm only here for the  :bandance;... 

Seriously,  :thx;
Title: Re: Please Welcome the Owner of IHD.
Post by: Meinuk on November 14, 2008, 04:20:34 PM
Hi EpoWife!!!

Sorry that I didn't make it to Vegas this year, but glad that you are on the boards.  It just seems right.  Hope that all is well with you & EpoKid.

Love,

Anna
Title: Re: Please Welcome the Owner of IHD.
Post by: idahospud on November 17, 2008, 04:26:17 AM
 :welcomesign; :welcomesign; :welcomesign; :cheer: :cheer: :cheer: Carol
Title: Re: Please Welcome the Owner of IHD.
Post by: annabanana on November 26, 2008, 11:09:22 AM
how wonderful :flower;
Title: Re: Please Welcome the Owner of IHD.
Post by: Ken Shelmerdine on December 01, 2008, 03:29:11 PM
 :)  Epowife we are all honoured that you have joined us. I was fortunate to join this forum when Bill was still alive and I think he would be so proud that you have joined the fantastic legacy that he left to us all. May your God bless you and your family.





EDITED: Fixed smiley error - Sluff/Admin