A Photo Journey of a Photojournalist's Kidney Failure & Transplant

okarol

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Photo is Jenna - after Disneyland - 1988

Re: A Photo Journey of a Photojournalist's Kidney Failure & Transplant

« Reply #25 on: January 03, 2009, 03:22:43 PM »

Quote from: okarol on August 05, 2008, 12:49:53 PM

Great site if you haven't seen it yet.


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Admin for IHateDialysis 2008 - 2014, retired.
Jenna is our daughter, bad bladder damaged her kidneys.
Was on in-center hemodialysis 2003-2007.
7 yr transplant lost due to rejection.
She did PD Sept. 2013 - July 2017
Found a swap living donor using social media, friends, family.
New kidney in a paired donation swap July 26, 2017.
Her story ---> https://www.facebook.com/WantedKidneyDonor
Please watch her video: http://youtu.be/D9ZuVJ_s80Y
Living Donors Rock! http://www.livingdonorsonline.org -
News video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J-7KvgQDWpU

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« Reply #26 on: January 03, 2009, 04:46:10 PM »

Thanks for the bump Karol...I enjoyed the site very much! Whatta guy!


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Live your life in such a way that when your feet hit the floor in the morning Satan shudders and says "Oh s**t, she's awake!"

Right nephrectomy 1963
Diagnosed ESRD 2007
"Listed" summer 2007
Transplant 3/6 match 10/24/08

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Re: A Photo Journey of a Photojournalist's Kidney Failure & Transplant

« Reply #27 on: January 04, 2009, 08:17:01 AM »

thanks for posting. very interesting.


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As for me, I'll borrow this thought: "Having never experienced kidney disease, I had no idea how crucial kidney function is to the rest of the body." - KD

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Me and my sister 09/08

Re: A Photo Journey of a Photojournalist's Kidney Failure & Transplant

« Reply #28 on: January 08, 2009, 09:48:08 AM »

excellent


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hilrose- hemodialysis patient since April 2007
Transplanted from living donor March 2007 and failed
Kidney rejected August 2008 no longer considering removing
No longer on waiting list 2008

Neverless very happy to be alive!

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Re: A Photo Journey of a Photojournalist's Kidney Failure & Transplant

« Reply #29 on: September 30, 2009, 04:25:00 PM »

A new update - great transplant story - here's the recent news.
http://www.johnfmartin.net/updates/update409.htm


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Re: A Photo Journey of a Photojournalist's Kidney Failure & Transplant

« Reply #30 on: October 26, 2009, 09:43:51 PM »

Hey Hey I saw this same site a long time age, almost back when i was first dx with lupus! I remember this. I think he might of been the first person i ever saw online on a dialysis machine. I remember this.

Lisa


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Check out my Facebook profile for CKD "Help Lisa Spread Awareness for Kidney Disease"

It is my utmost dream and desire to reach out to other kidney patients for them to know that they are not alone in this, also to reach out to those who one day have to go on dialysis though my book i am writing!

dx with lupus nephritis 5/99'
daughter born 11/2005
stage IV CKD 11/2005-6/2007
8/2007- PD cathater inserted
9/2007- revision of PD Cathater
10/2007 started PD

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