Gripes and Gratitude

[kitkatz]

We all have gripes and bad things to deal with. List the "Gripe List". Then list your "Gratitude List". 

The Gripes
I am on dialysis.
I am tired all the time.
I am stressed to the max.

Gratitude List
I have a job.
I have a wonderful husband.
I have two kids who love me and I love.
I have IHD.com friends.

[George Jung]

Gripes:
I am on dialysis
I am on dialysis
I am on dialysis
Everything that goes along with health issues

The Gratitude:
For the true friends I have
For the life I have had (a lot of singing and dancing)
For still having the ability to feel loved and to give it
For having the ability to work and play
Modern science
For the fact that there are more good people in this world than bad
For my mom not ever giving up when raising me and my brother
For the support of my grandparents throughout my life
For an education
For all of my life experiences, even some of the bad ones
For having the strength to pull myself out of depression
Last but not least, for IHD, and all the help of it's members

[Rerun]

The Gripes:

I lost my transplant.
I'm on hemo dialysis.
I lost my job.
I can't sell my house.
I'm stuck here.
If I get a transplant I get kicked off disability and lose my benefits.
No one is renting my bounce houses.
I hate Real Estate Agents.

Gratitudes:

Hmmmmmm
I love my dogs.
I'm glad I have family even though they are a thousand miles away.
I own my home, even though I can't sell the damn thing.
I've accepted Christ as my Saviour.

[Stacy Without An E]

Gripes:

Non-stop Dialysis.
Patients who blast their TV's @ said Dialysis.
Tech's who verbally abuse me @ Dialysis.

Insomnia.
Sleep apnea.

Grunting guys @ the gym.
People who are too lazy to use blinkers.
The cast of "According to Jim."

Gratitude:

Working @ my dream job.
Midday naps.
My amazing family.
3 hour hikes.
"Heroes" on Monday nights.
Best friends.
Swimming pools.
Anchovie pizza.
Bikini clad women.

Thank you and good night.

[MyssAnne]

Gripes
Dialysis
Peritonitis
Being without my sweetie
Having a dirty house

Gratitude
Great job!
Greater boss (he lets me work when I can!)
I have insurance
I have a good nurse to work with
I have family I have fun with
I have friends

[Ohio Buckeye]

gripes
pain in foot
not able to work right now
loss sof husband - still miss him so

gratitude
warmer weather, sunshine, new life of springtime
winter is over
2 sons, grandson, d-i-law
friends
shelter, food, clothing, necessities
many years with husband
Lord
Pastor and church family
IHD family
wonderful memories

[anja]

Gripes
That my dad didn't get to choose to try PD
That my daughter is exhibiting signs of kidney disease
Painful feet all the time, trouble getting to sleep
Don't have the energy I once did so I could help my parents more
That my grandchildren have to live so far away for their dad to have a great job
Too little energy to volunteer more
Gratitudes
I have a wonderful, loving, fun, best-half named Dennis.
I have great kids and grandkids.
Fortunate to have my parents still.
Have 3 great, loving sisters.
My oldest sister is cancer free for the 2nd time.
Having an amazing nephrologist that also was a pharmacist.
I have all of life's necessities and a few of its luxturies too.
Lastly, but certainly not least, I have my family of IHD to help me in my struggles with kidney failure and make me smile and stay positive!!!  Thanks to all of you wonderful people!

[Sluff]

Right now I am so proud to be part of this IHD family I can't think of any gripes right now, give me time. LOL

I really just can't believe how good I feel today.

[st789]

  Gripes

Stuck with kidney disease
See too many doctors
Hate my job

  Gratitude
Kidney transplant
Family support
Join IHD
Able to share my thoughts and feelings with you guys (priceless).

[Hawkeye]

Gripes

Working too hard for too little pay
A**holes with the "me first" mentality on the streets and elsewhere
Know-It-All Teenagers

Gratitude

My health
My lovely wife
My Know-It-All Teenager
My animals
My home
My IHD

[mdorn]

The Gripes
Having a wife that doesn't understand kidney disease

The Gratitudes
Having dialysis - it keeps me alive!
3 wonderful teenagers that do understand kidney disease
Being able to work on my own business
Having good health insurance
The Detroit Red Wings & Pistons

[Ken Shelmerdine]

Gripes

Changing my PD Catherter dressing
Checking my Baxter Stock
Restless Legs.
Manchester United and all their supporters.
Political Correctness
The death of my only daughter in 1980 aged 4.

Gratitude

My fantastic wife Rita
Feeling as well as ever with no outward kidney failure symptoms and still peeing like a fire hose.
Being able to play musical instruments
My late parents for their love in raising me into the the kind of  person I am proud to be.

[goofynina]

My Gripes
cant have more pets

My Gratitude
my hubby,
my family
my home
my life
I have kidney disease (i could be dead)
i have kidney disease (i found this website)
i have kidney disease (i have awesome friends at IHD that care and know what i am going through)
i have kidney disease (I met an awesome man named Epoman)

[okarol]

Here's where I am today.....

Gripes:

Mom has lymphoma
Husband has chronic back injury/disability
I have a torn elbow tendon

Gratitude:

Chemo has helped Mom
With Jenna's transplant, all our kids are healthy
I have some wonderful friends
Occupational therapy is helping my elbow pain
It's summertime!
My gratitude list is longer than my gripe list - life is good!

[tweetykiss]

Gripes

My husband has kidney disease
My husband has to deal with being on disability because of something else
My pain in behind mother (I love her anyway)
The "me me me me me me me" attitude among most young people today and even among some older people (middle aged and old)
Some smart mouth past students I had
Inconsiderate and rude people
My parents and brother live too far away (need airlines)
My parents and brother all have health problems
My husband's father has medical issues


Gratitudes

A very loving husband
A very happy marriage
A nice place to live
My parents are still alive
My brother is almost done with his Master's degree program
My father helped me a lot with my math last semester when he had his own burdens
I have a very understanding boss
I am in a good Master's degree program with a very good institution
We are not destitute
The few friends we have locally are very good people
We have very good neighbors
Children bring me a lot of joy
I have very good relatives who call
We have an excellent medical team who are working with us and leaving no stone unturned
I am from another culture which leaves many doors open for me like language, history, foods, fashion, entertainment, etc. and yet I can enjoy everything American (best of both worlds)
I live in one of the best cities in the world
I have a very strong belief in my faith and I stay with it and yet I am learning everyday.
I have many who care about my family and I

I found IHD and one of the NICEST PEOPLE here who have made me not only feel welcome but at home where I am not embarrassed about anything and I can be myself here and I also want to thank everyone for being more than patient with me when all of you have your own plates overloaded.

[skyedogrocks]

Gripes:
Husband has diabetes and foot issues
Husband has kidney disease and does dialysis
Can't have children biologically
My job is being eliminated
Neighbors kids across and down the street are having a party and they are starting to get loud!

Gratitudes
Having a wonderful, loving husband who is truly my best friend
My husband is alive!
Dialysis, it keeps husband alive
Interviewed for an awesome job I know I will love, have a great shot at getting it, it's still in the same company I work for now and I would still be able to work fLrom home
Getting closer to adopting an adorable 8 year old boy
My 2 beautiful "puppies"
Having a great family
Having great friends
Husband has an awesome job, with wonderful co-workers and employers who admire, respect and love him
Life is good
Pedicures (my tootsies love being pampered)

[angellady07]

Gripes:
kidney failure
insensitive docs
illness in my family
Gratitudes:
supportive family
IHD board
being alive
friends
my great-niece-awesome kid
nature

[stauffenberg]

The comments on this string remind me of the old Yiddish joke:

First Person:  Life is so hideous, it would be better if we had never been born!

Second Person:  True.  And yet how many people have such luck?  Not even one in a thousand!

[okarol]

Lawyer:     I have some good news and some bad news.
Client:    Well, give me the bad news first.
Lawyer:    The bad news is that the DNA tests showed that it was your blood they found all over the crime scene.
Client:    Oh no!  I'm ruined!  What's the good news?
Lawyer:    The good news is your cholesterol is down to 130!