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« on: July 17, 2012, 01:21:13 PM »
Here are some photos of my beloved garden where I spend countless hours,  get a fair bit of exercise and do lots and lots of thinking about life.  Apologies to those who've already seen them on facebook.


Rainy day garden (right after massive thunderstorm).
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Pyelonephritis (began at 8 mos old)
Home haemo 1980-1985 (self-cannulated with 15 gauge sharps)
Cadaveric transplant 1985
New upper-arm fistula April 2008
Uldall-Cook catheter inserted May 2008
Haemo-dialysis, self care unit June 2008
(2 1/2 hours X 5 weekly)
Self-cannulated, 15 gauge blunts, buttonholes.
Living donor transplant (sister-in law Kathy) Feb. 2009
First failed kidney transplant removed Apr.  2009
Second trx doing great so far...all lab values in normal ranges
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« Reply #1 on: July 17, 2012, 01:25:13 PM »
Rainy day garden...cont.
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Pyelonephritis (began at 8 mos old)
Home haemo 1980-1985 (self-cannulated with 15 gauge sharps)
Cadaveric transplant 1985
New upper-arm fistula April 2008
Uldall-Cook catheter inserted May 2008
Haemo-dialysis, self care unit June 2008
(2 1/2 hours X 5 weekly)
Self-cannulated, 15 gauge blunts, buttonholes.
Living donor transplant (sister-in law Kathy) Feb. 2009
First failed kidney transplant removed Apr.  2009
Second trx doing great so far...all lab values in normal ranges
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« Reply #2 on: July 17, 2012, 01:27:34 PM »
Sunny day garden.
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Pyelonephritis (began at 8 mos old)
Home haemo 1980-1985 (self-cannulated with 15 gauge sharps)
Cadaveric transplant 1985
New upper-arm fistula April 2008
Uldall-Cook catheter inserted May 2008
Haemo-dialysis, self care unit June 2008
(2 1/2 hours X 5 weekly)
Self-cannulated, 15 gauge blunts, buttonholes.
Living donor transplant (sister-in law Kathy) Feb. 2009
First failed kidney transplant removed Apr.  2009
Second trx doing great so far...all lab values in normal ranges
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« Reply #3 on: July 17, 2012, 01:30:18 PM »
Sunny day garden cont...
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Pyelonephritis (began at 8 mos old)
Home haemo 1980-1985 (self-cannulated with 15 gauge sharps)
Cadaveric transplant 1985
New upper-arm fistula April 2008
Uldall-Cook catheter inserted May 2008
Haemo-dialysis, self care unit June 2008
(2 1/2 hours X 5 weekly)
Self-cannulated, 15 gauge blunts, buttonholes.
Living donor transplant (sister-in law Kathy) Feb. 2009
First failed kidney transplant removed Apr.  2009
Second trx doing great so far...all lab values in normal ranges
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« Reply #4 on: July 17, 2012, 02:10:53 PM »
Amazing! The pics alone give me such a lovely, serene feeling.

Nice work, monrein!
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« Reply #5 on: July 17, 2012, 02:42:59 PM »
i think this is the loveliest garden i've ever seen.  Beautiful and so beautifuly healthy.. Thanks for sharing.. 
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« Reply #6 on: July 17, 2012, 02:59:22 PM »
So green! You must have lots of rain or water! Look beautiful, and great photography too!
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« Reply #7 on: July 17, 2012, 04:26:15 PM »
Oh my!  Oh my oh my oh my.  What a beautiful labor of love!  I am so envious; I don't remember the last time we had a massive thunderstorm around here, we are so very parched.  How I would love to be sitting with you right now, with a nice cup of tea, in your garden having a nice chat about life and new futures.

Thanks so much for sharing these photos.  Your garden is so lovely.
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« Reply #8 on: July 17, 2012, 05:29:17 PM »
Very beautiful  :flower;
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« Reply #9 on: July 17, 2012, 06:13:51 PM »
I bet it does "calm your soul", heck, it calms mine just looking at this pictures.  Beautiflul Monrein, like Heaven.  What lovely landscaping too!  GORGEOUS (sp?).

God Bless,
lmunchkin :kickstart;
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