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« Reply #100 on: February 17, 2009, 01:05:28 PM »
 :yahoo; Very exciting time!
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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
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« Reply #101 on: February 17, 2009, 02:44:09 PM »
 :cheer:
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« Reply #102 on: February 17, 2009, 04:16:35 PM »
 :cheer: :cheer: :bandance; :bandance;



I don't know whether to dance or cheer....so both!
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« Reply #103 on: February 18, 2009, 12:37:54 AM »
I'm dancing and cheering right beside kitkat....this is sooo exciting Monrein!!
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1979 Right arm fistula
1979 Start hemodialysis
1980 CAPD catheter
1980 Start CAPD
1989 Cadaveric kidney transplant
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2007 Start hemodialysis
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« Reply #104 on: February 18, 2009, 02:18:31 AM »
I had to reread the begining of the post. I didn't realize it was coming up so quick. I thought for sure I read March.

Anyway, five days or do you say four days left and counting till big day. Hoping everything goes great for you Monrein and your donor.
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« Reply #105 on: February 22, 2009, 05:46:12 AM »
monrein, I will be thinking about you today as you get started on your new journey. Lots of thoughts and prayers coming your way and Kathy's.  :grouphug;
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« Reply #106 on: February 22, 2009, 06:04:34 AM »
Dear Gail,

I'm sure that others will agree with me that this is going to seem like the longest 30 hours (or more) ever until we hear the good news.  You know that your IHD family is going to be rooting for you and that we will be saying our prayers for all. 

 :flower;  Linda
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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 #107 on: February 22, 2009, 06:44:22 AM »
Gail...

All my thoughts and prayers are yours, I know you will do amazing :cuddle;

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« Reply #108 on: February 22, 2009, 06:50:10 AM »
Good luck , Gail.  Hope everything goes perfectly for both of you.  I'm so happy for you!!  :cuddle; :yahoo; :clap; :bandance; :cheer: :flower;
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« Reply #109 on: February 22, 2009, 08:23:07 AM »
Well, here it is, we're off to the hospital and will be updating you as we go along.  Syd or Jim or Lee might come in as Monrein and post news and you all know how Okarol takes care of us all too so there's another source of info.  I appreciate and care deeply about you all and thank you for all the support and kindnesses.
Lots of love
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New upper-arm fistula April 2008
Uldall-Cook catheter inserted May 2008
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First failed kidney transplant removed Apr.  2009
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« Reply #110 on: February 22, 2009, 08:26:43 AM »
Yay! New kidney day!!! Hope everything goes smoothly.   :cheer:  :cheer:  :cheer:
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« Reply #111 on: February 22, 2009, 08:44:04 AM »


Wishing you all the best.  Good thoughts to you and your donor.  Hope surgery goes well and the healing is swift!
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« Reply #112 on: February 22, 2009, 09:32:56 AM »
Gail,
Best wishes to you and Kathy and both your families!  :grouphug;
 :cheer: We will be thinking of you through all of this and look forward to an update soon.
Prayers, HUGS and joyful happy dancing for you!  :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 #113 on: February 22, 2009, 12:11:36 PM »
 :cheer: :cheer: :cheer:  Keeping you and your sister-in-law in my thoughts and prayers Gail!   :grouphug; :grouphug; :grouphug;
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« Reply #114 on: February 22, 2009, 01:08:53 PM »
Keeping you both in my thoughts , wishing you all the best :cuddle;
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« Reply #115 on: February 22, 2009, 01:29:10 PM »
Best of luck to you and your angel of a sister-in-law, Gail.  I'll certainly be thinking of both of you as you start this part of your journey. 
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« Reply #116 on: February 22, 2009, 03:11:04 PM »
Wishing you all the best- I know (hope) everything will go just as planned and you will have a wonderful new transplant! Good luck, the best of luck!  :flower;
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« Reply #117 on: February 22, 2009, 03:15:39 PM »
All the best!   :-*
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« Reply #118 on: February 22, 2009, 03:31:40 PM »
Wishing you and your donor the best luck in the world, M.Rein!!

Will be watching for updates!  :2thumbsup; :2thumbsup; :2thumbsup; :2thumbsup;


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« Reply #119 on: February 22, 2009, 04:09:37 PM »
Happy and calm thoughts for both you and your donor!  I can't wait to hear how it went!   Sweet Dreams!!!   :cheer:    :cheer:
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« Reply #120 on: February 22, 2009, 04:16:18 PM »
Hope to see the photo of you, with pee, soon!  (Where else bu here could safely say that!!!) :bandance; :bandance; :bandance; :bandance;
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« Reply #121 on: February 22, 2009, 04:23:25 PM »
Sending good thoughts your way, monrein!   :yahoo;
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« Reply #122 on: February 23, 2009, 05:24:09 AM »
:clap; :clap;
Praying for the best possable outcome for both of you.
Your a great source of knowledge Monrein and good things happen to good people. :thumbup; :cuddle;
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« Reply #123 on: February 23, 2009, 06:19:50 AM »
 :grouphug; Gail and Kathy.  :cuddle;
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« Reply #124 on: February 23, 2009, 09:51:58 AM »
Gail, ma chère, pardonne-moi ce tard terrible.  J'ai eu pas mal de problème avec l'Internet, et je ne savais pas que cette aventure  merveilleuse était en train de se dérouler.  Mais je suis, comme toute la famille IHD, avec toi.  :grouphug;  Que tout aille bien pour toi et Kathy, l'ange!
J'attends de tes nouvelles.
De grosses bises! :cuddle;
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