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Not a good way to end the year. My friend Brad who I knew for about 12 years out in Sacramento when I lived there, passed away today. Since he was 19 he has had a pretty tough life. Brad was accidentally shot in the back during a hunting outing and was crippled from it from the chest down. For the time I knew him, that never slowed him down. He was fiercely independent and could load his chair in the back of his truck and do what he liked. With being a paraplegic came a lot of medical problems that he had to deal with. He always took it in stride and was notorious for driving the nurses crazy. He developed bladder cancer recently, and it wasted no time in taking him out (he was 47). I did get a chance to talk to him on the phone when I was allowed by the ICU nurses and was also updated on his condition regularly by his sister Mary Jo whom was my girlfriend for about 9 years.
I hate the fact that I can not get to his funeral. Kidney disease does not allow you to just get up and go and I will feel bad about that for awhile. I pray that he is in a better place now, and walking on his own. I will miss Brad, he was one of a kind...Mark
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« Reply #1 on: December 31, 2008, 08:53:01 PM » |
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boxman i'm sorry for your loss. know that we love you and you and your friends family will be in our prayers.
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« Reply #2 on: December 31, 2008, 09:02:40 PM » |
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I'm so sorry! I'm sure he's in a better place!  |
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« Reply #3 on: December 31, 2008, 11:05:18 PM » |
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lifenotonthelist.com 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 #4 on: December 31, 2008, 11:08:16 PM » |
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My condolences on the loss of your good friend.
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« Reply #6 on: December 31, 2008, 11:16:03 PM » |
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It is so hard to lose a friend, I'm really sorry Boxman.
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1979 Start hemodialysis
1980 CAPD catheter
1980 Start CAPD
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1995 2nd cadaveric kidney transplant
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« Reply #8 on: December 31, 2008, 11:28:03 PM » |
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So sorry to hear of your loss. One thing that we never lose, however, are our memories. Hold on to them. |
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« Reply #9 on: January 01, 2009, 12:17:09 AM » |
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so sorry Boxman  |
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« Reply #10 on: January 01, 2009, 12:25:19 AM » |
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Sorry for your loss Boxman.  |
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06/85 Diagnosed with type 1 Diabetes
10/04 Radical Nephrectomy (Kidney Cancer or renal cell carcinoma)
02/08 Started Hemodialysis
04/08 Started Peritoneal Dialysis (CAPD)
05/08 Started CCPD (my cycler: The little box of alarms)
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07/11 Mass found on remaining kidney
08/11 Radical Nephrectomy, confirmed that mass was renal cell carcinoma
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« Reply #11 on: January 01, 2009, 01:32:55 AM » |
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I'm glad you got to talk to him in ICU.
when someone blows out the candle I think they know
he is much better to have a friend like you on his side
bless his family and children and you too Mark for being his friend
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« Reply #12 on: January 01, 2009, 03:55:44 AM » |
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I'm so sorry boxman. Thoughts and prayers are with you all.
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« Reply #13 on: January 01, 2009, 04:30:49 AM » |
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Pyelonephritis (began at 8 mos old)
Home haemo 1980-1985 (self-cannulated with 15 gauge sharps)
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« Reply #14 on: January 01, 2009, 04:38:31 AM » |
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« Reply #15 on: January 01, 2009, 07:32:13 AM » |
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Sometimes our shoulders aren't quite big enough to handle things like this, but for all you to offer up part of yours for support makes it easier. Thank you for your thoughts and kind words...Boxman
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« Reply #16 on: January 01, 2009, 08:39:50 AM » |
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Sorry for the loss of your friend Boxman.
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« Reply #17 on: January 01, 2009, 09:12:29 AM » |
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Sorry to hear of the passing of your friend. May your memories carry you through this rough time. |
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« Reply #18 on: January 01, 2009, 09:18:41 AM » |
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So sorry to hear of your friend's passing.
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« Reply #19 on: January 01, 2009, 09:49:11 AM » |
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I'm so sorry for your loss.
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« Reply #20 on: January 01, 2009, 09:54:50 AM » |
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So sorry, Box. I'm thinking of you.
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« Reply #21 on: January 01, 2009, 11:49:52 AM » |
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Sorry to hear of your loss, Mark. |
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« Reply #22 on: January 01, 2009, 05:25:05 PM » |
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So sorry to hear of the loss of your friend. You were there for him through thick and thin and I am sure that is something he appreciated most. Try not to feel bad about not being able to attend the funeral. As one of the other members noted, it is much more important to care for those you love when they are still here. It sounds like you did just that and enjoyed the many years of friendship that you shared. I pray that the good Lord with replace the hurt in your heart with all of the fond memories you two shared. He truly is in a better place now. |
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« Reply #23 on: January 01, 2009, 07:11:37 PM » |
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He was lucky to have a friend like you in life. I am sorry that his life wasn't longer. |
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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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« Reply #24 on: January 02, 2009, 12:04:05 AM » |
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Box, so sorry to hear of the loss of your friend |
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