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Introduction => Introduce Yourself => Topic started by: jane14 on January 13, 2009, 04:30:15 PM

Title: Hello everybody
Post by: jane14 on January 13, 2009, 04:30:15 PM

Hi,
Thanks for the welcome.  I am a dialysis social worker (14 years both hemodialysis and PD).   I ran across your site while looking for other internet resources to pass on to patients.  I thought I should register since I was enjoying reading the posts.  I have utmost respect for my patients, enjoy my job.....this site was informative and refreshing to me.  It has touched me to see that this could be real supportive community for those of us in the renal world.   Keep up the good work caring about each other and offering help.  You all going through kidney disease are the real experts...

Title: Re: Hello everybody
Post by: jessup on January 13, 2009, 04:31:45 PM

G'day and  :welcomesign;

Title: Re: Hello everybody
Post by: willieandwinnie on January 13, 2009, 04:32:21 PM

:welcomesign; jane. We are a great group and we hope you tell your patients about us.  :cuddle;

Title: Re: Hello everybody
Post by: monrein on January 13, 2009, 04:35:54 PM

 :welcomesign;  Jane.  I hope you'll let your clients know about this site and encourage them to join too.  I was a social worker, doing individual, family and group therapy with adolescents and their families (also within the court and school systems)  for my second career.  This is a great support for us and I would love to have had it available to me when I first went on D in 1980, before having a transplant.  Post often and chime in wherever, whenever.  We can't so much close our eyes and pretend we don't see you here on the forum board.  LOL.  :waving;

Title: Re: Hello everybody
Post by: Joe Paul on January 13, 2009, 09:49:29 PM

Welcome Jane, good to have you aboard.

Title: Re: Hello everybody
Post by: Chris on January 14, 2009, 01:42:41 AM

Hello Jane, :welcomesign;

Title: Re: Hello everybody
Post by: RichardMEL on January 14, 2009, 03:50:25 AM

G'day Jane and welcome! As the son of a former Chief Social Worker for a large hospital here I definitely apprieciate your input! I also apprieciate that you want to find useful resources and communities for your patients. Often so many want to dismiss the internet as the harbinger or incorrrect and harmful information, and clearly if you go looking in the wrong place and take stuff you read out of context and without your own medical advice then bad things may occur, but you've certainly discovered that IHD is a valuable community and potentially good for your patients. So often renal social workers get a bum rap, and sadly it's often deserved when some fail to be of much help etc but clearly you're not one of those!

Welcome! :welcomesign;

Title: Re: Hello everybody
Post by: paul.karen on January 14, 2009, 04:23:55 AM

:waving;  Jane

Thanks for the great introduction.  Glad to have you aboard.  Hope to see you on many boards
P&K

Title: Re: Hello everybody
Post by: boxman55 on January 14, 2009, 01:52:40 PM

Hi Jane, Welcome to IHD Your intro was great and very sincere. I look forward to your posts and keep letting your patients know about our site


Boxman,Moderator

Title: Re: Hello everybody
Post by: kellyt on January 14, 2009, 02:19:04 PM

 :waving;

Title: Re: Hello everybody
Post by: G-Ma on January 14, 2009, 03:54:48 PM

 :welcomesign;

Title: Re: Hello everybody
Post by: Bajanne on January 14, 2009, 10:58:40 PM

Welcome to our community, Jane!  So glad that you found us!  Our founder wanted this to be a place where everyone connected to this renal challenge has a chance to express themselves.  You are an important part of our network and I appreciate your understanding what this site is all about.  In fact, this is more than a site now.  It is a genuine family.  :grouphug;   And you are part of the family now. This has been an important weapon for many of us in our fight.  So please give us your  :twocents;
Looking forward to hearing from you. :flower;




Bajanne, Moderator

Title: Re: Hello everybody
Post by: Wenchie58 on January 16, 2009, 04:45:00 PM

 :welcomesign; :welcomesign;

Glad to have you along!

Title: Re: Hello everybody
Post by: Normie on January 21, 2009, 05:53:17 PM

Hello and  :welcomesign;

Normie

Title: Re: Hello everybody
Post by: paris on January 21, 2009, 07:21:24 PM

Jane, we are glad you joined and hope you can point some of your patients to this great site.  As you can tell, we really care about each other and have made important friendships with others who understand what we are dealing with.    Thanks for being a part of the renal community.  We appreciate all who work to help the kidney family.





paris, Moderator