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« Reply #600 on: December 22, 2008, 08:45:39 PM »
I did wrap mine....
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Lost vision due to retinopathy 12/2005, 30 Laser Surg 2006
ESRD diagnosed 12/2006
03/2007 Fantastic Eye Surgeon in ND got my sight back and implanted lenses in both eyes, great distance & low reading.
Gortex 4/07.  Started dialysis in ND 5/4/2007
Gortex clotted off Thanksgiving Week of 2007, was unclotted and promptly clotted off 1/2 hour later so Permacath Rt chest.
3/2008 move to NC to be close to children.
2 Step fistula, 05/08-elevated 06/08, using mid August.
Aug 5, 08, trained NxStage and Home on 9/3/2008.
Fistulagram 09/2008. In hospital 10/30/08, Bowel Obstruction.
Back to RAI-Latrobe In Center. No home hemo at this time.
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« Reply #601 on: December 23, 2008, 01:21:49 AM »
I was so excited today!!  :yahoo;  I went to st Thomas and collected some mail.  In it was a beautiful Thank You card from Trina and Nick (postmarked October!!!) and a box from Okarol.  I was just rejoicing at the box (not Secret Santa), when I saw the dreaded "Do not open until Christmas'!!! :stressed;
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« Reply #602 on: December 23, 2008, 05:06:41 AM »
Chris (Smith):   If I open the box my SS gift came in is there a wrapped present inside?  Or should I just put the big box under the tree?  I've been debating checking...
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« Reply #603 on: December 23, 2008, 12:57:34 PM »
I got hubby to check mine!!!
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« Reply #604 on: December 23, 2008, 02:01:57 PM »
Quote from: G-Ma on December 22, 2008, 08:45:39 PM
I did wrap mine....


But then your person can be trusted with a box.  :rofl;
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« Reply #605 on: December 23, 2008, 05:51:39 PM »
http://www.stupid.com/fun/RUNN.html



Maybe this is what Boxman has sent out?
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Ivanova: "Old Egyptian blessing: May God stand between you and harm in all the empty places you must walk." Babylon 5

Remember your present situation is not your final destination.

Take it one day, one hour, one minute, one second at a time.

"If we don't find a way out of this soon, I'm gonna lose it. Lose it... It means go crazy, nuts, insane, bonzo, no longer in possession of ones faculties, three fries short of a Happy Meal, wacko!" Jack O'Neill - SG-1
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« Reply #606 on: December 23, 2008, 07:33:55 PM »
Quote from: kellyt on December 23, 2008, 05:06:41 AM
Chris (Smith):   If I open the box my SS gift came in is there a wrapped present inside?  Or should I just put the big box under the tree?  I've been debating checking...
They are Wrapped
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« Reply #607 on: December 23, 2008, 08:17:30 PM »
I hope my present for my person is being delivered by Santa cause it's not lookin good for me                 slow post !!!!
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« Reply #608 on: December 24, 2008, 02:48:20 PM »
Its Christmas day here :ausflag; so we get to open ours first Thanks Vandie for the calender, love the chocolates and Mr kidney he's a real cutie
 Happy Christmas to you and your family , i will try to get a pic and post soon Thanks again :santahat; :christmastree; :santahat; :rudolph; :christmastree;
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Home Hemo  18 months
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Royal Prince Alfred Sydney Australia

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« Reply #609 on: December 24, 2008, 07:20:19 PM »
 :yahoo;  Christmas has started in Australia and I am still wrapping presents in Virginia!
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« Reply #610 on: December 24, 2008, 10:00:40 PM »
Christmas Day is almost over here.  It is nearly 5.00pm and we have had a huge day.  Been up since about 4.30am and have just now finished cleaning up.  Good day though.  We are having a bit of a party on Sunday so it was good practice for the 20 or so coming for a barbeque.  Cheree and Russell will be there so that will be more like Christmas for me than today.  Hope you all have a good one.  Thank you so much for your beautiful present Martha.  I loved the TShirt - wearing it right now and the baseball hat is great for the weather we are having here at the moment.  The calendar has gone straight up on the wall.  Love to you all and have a great day tomorrow.  Lots of love, Cindy. xx :flower;
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« Reply #611 on: December 24, 2008, 11:13:54 PM »
45 minutes and I am into the box that was sent to me by my Secret Santa!   I am excited!
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Ivanova: "Old Egyptian blessing: May God stand between you and harm in all the empty places you must walk." Babylon 5

Remember your present situation is not your final destination.

Take it one day, one hour, one minute, one second at a time.

"If we don't find a way out of this soon, I'm gonna lose it. Lose it... It means go crazy, nuts, insane, bonzo, no longer in possession of ones faculties, three fries short of a Happy Meal, wacko!" Jack O'Neill - SG-1
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« Reply #612 on: December 24, 2008, 11:26:55 PM »
It's 1:45 am. I could open it before Jess21 tries to get a photo tomorrow. :rofl; :rofl;
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Diabetes -  age 7

Neuropathy in legs age 10

Eye impairments and blindness in one eye began in 95, major one during visit to the Indy 500 race of that year
   -glaucoma and surgery for that
     -cataract surgery twice on same eye (2000 - 2002). another one growing in good eye
     - vitrectomy in good eye post tx November 2003, totally blind for 4 months due to complications with meds and infection

Diagnosed with ESRD June 29, 1999
1st Dialysis - July 4, 1999
Last Dialysis - December 2, 2000

Kidney and Pancreas Transplant - December 3, 2000

Cataract Surgery on good eye - June 24, 2009
Knee Surgery 2010
2011/2012 in process of getting a guide dog
Guide Dog Training begins July 2, 2012 in NY
Guide Dog by end of July 2012
Next eye surgery late 2012 or 2013 if I feel like it
Home with Guide dog - July 27, 2012
Knee Surgery #2 - Oct 15, 2012
Eye Surgery - Nov 2012
Lifes Adventures -  Priceless

No two day's are the same, are they?
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« Reply #613 on: December 24, 2008, 11:29:07 PM »
Half an hour. I am approaching the box now!
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Ivanova: "Old Egyptian blessing: May God stand between you and harm in all the empty places you must walk." Babylon 5

Remember your present situation is not your final destination.

Take it one day, one hour, one minute, one second at a time.

"If we don't find a way out of this soon, I'm gonna lose it. Lose it... It means go crazy, nuts, insane, bonzo, no longer in possession of ones faculties, three fries short of a Happy Meal, wacko!" Jack O'Neill - SG-1
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« Reply #614 on: December 26, 2008, 12:32:29 AM »
I made it without getting a photo taken of me  :yahoo;

I heard a tapping, then a rapping at a door, but just turned out to be a DVD movie playing downstairs  :rofl; :rofl;
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Diabetes -  age 7

Neuropathy in legs age 10

Eye impairments and blindness in one eye began in 95, major one during visit to the Indy 500 race of that year
   -glaucoma and surgery for that
     -cataract surgery twice on same eye (2000 - 2002). another one growing in good eye
     - vitrectomy in good eye post tx November 2003, totally blind for 4 months due to complications with meds and infection

Diagnosed with ESRD June 29, 1999
1st Dialysis - July 4, 1999
Last Dialysis - December 2, 2000

Kidney and Pancreas Transplant - December 3, 2000

Cataract Surgery on good eye - June 24, 2009
Knee Surgery 2010
2011/2012 in process of getting a guide dog
Guide Dog Training begins July 2, 2012 in NY
Guide Dog by end of July 2012
Next eye surgery late 2012 or 2013 if I feel like it
Home with Guide dog - July 27, 2012
Knee Surgery #2 - Oct 15, 2012
Eye Surgery - Nov 2012
Lifes Adventures -  Priceless

No two day's are the same, are they?
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« Reply #615 on: December 26, 2008, 06:13:09 AM »
OOPS I didn't get a photo of me opening it! My SS was Jess21! She sent me a couple of good books and my own four leaf clover growing kit! Thanks Jess!
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« Reply #616 on: December 26, 2008, 07:14:43 AM »
Thanks pelagia!!!  The gifts were beautiful.  I got a nice warm scarf, a shell, a CD of her hubby, lovely gardening gloves, and some spices.
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« Reply #617 on: December 26, 2008, 08:50:17 AM »
A big thank you to jill d for I got a cute ceramic plate that says I'm special and a journal, a Christmas book, an angel pin, homemade wonderful candies and I love it all so much!!!!!!  And a wondeful new friendship. What a wonderful Christmas!!!!!
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Married - three children.
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« Reply #618 on: December 26, 2008, 09:58:10 AM »
Twirl!!!  Thank you bunches!

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« Reply #619 on: December 26, 2008, 10:31:19 AM »
Thank You Bajanne for the wonderful Christmas gifts!    They were all very nice and I will have fun looking through the Welcome Tour Guide magazine!   Thanks again, they were all great!
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I had 3 different catheters from Nov. 06 - Dec. 08
Got on the transplant list - Halloween Day 2008

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« Reply #620 on: December 28, 2008, 12:28:11 PM »


All the 2008 Holiday Exchange secret Santa threads are now in The IHD Family - Our Members section.

I will be posting the "list" of all participants and their Secret Santas later today.
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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
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« Reply #621 on: December 28, 2008, 01:51:16 PM »
                       :christmastree; :christmastree; :christmastree;

Here's this years Secret Santa List - it was great fun for me to see it all come together!
Thank you to everyone who participated - what a great family this is!  :yahoo;

From            To

aharris2      Donnia         
Bajanne2000   TynyWonder
Boxman55      CW
Charee      Bajanne2000
Chris         kellyt
Cosmickelly   Lilu323
CW         Sluff
Deanne      monrien
Del         Boxman55
Donnia      willieandwinnie
florida.flyer   Cosmickelly
G-ma         Kitkatz
Jess21      Karen547
Jill D         kidney4traci
Karen547      Deanne
Kellyt         Tamara
kidney4traci   Petey
kimcanada      twirl
Kitkatz      Slywalker
Lilbajanne      Jess21
Lilu323      paul.karen
lola         aharris2
Lucinda      kimcanada
Mariannas      Lilbajanne
mcjane      Kitkatz
MIbarra      Jill D
Mimi         G-ma
Monrien      okarol
okarol      lola
Paris         Wattle
paul.karen      florida.flyer/mcjane
Pelagia      del
Petey         thegrammalady
Rerun      Pelagia   
Romona      Mimi
Sluff         Chris
Slywalker      vandie
Tamara      Paris
Thegrammalady   Romona
Twirl         Rerun
TynyWonder   Mariannas
vandie      Charee
Wattle      xtrememoosetrax
Willieandwinnie   MIbarra
xtrememoosetrax Lucinda

 :santahat;  :bandance;
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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 #622 on: December 28, 2008, 04:56:36 PM »
You did a fantastic job with the secret santa gift exchange okarol. Thank you!!!  :2thumbsup; :2thumbsup;  I enjoyed it!!!  Nice to feel connected to people.  :cuddle;
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« Reply #623 on: December 28, 2008, 04:57:13 PM »
Three cheers for Okarol.  Awesome job!   :bandance; :bandance; :bandance;
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Ivanova: "Old Egyptian blessing: May God stand between you and harm in all the empty places you must walk." Babylon 5

Remember your present situation is not your final destination.

Take it one day, one hour, one minute, one second at a time.

"If we don't find a way out of this soon, I'm gonna lose it. Lose it... It means go crazy, nuts, insane, bonzo, no longer in possession of ones faculties, three fries short of a Happy Meal, wacko!" Jack O'Neill - SG-1
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« Reply #624 on: December 28, 2008, 05:17:03 PM »
I'll add a few more cheers in for Okarol.  Thank you so much for making this happen!   :cheer: :cheer: :cheer:
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