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« on: March 03, 2009, 01:38:01 PM »


I'll start by sending a big Thank You:

For all the information and wisdom you have provided me
and my family at the beginning of our journey.

           :beer1;


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« Reply #1 on: March 03, 2009, 02:08:57 PM »

Yay Zach! 27 years!  :yahoo;

Thank you for your friendship and guidance.

I love you!  :-*
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« Reply #2 on: March 03, 2009, 02:12:21 PM »
 :yahoo; :2thumbsup; :bestwishes; :2thumbsup; :yahoo; :cheer: :cheer:
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« Reply #3 on: March 03, 2009, 02:50:29 PM »
Zach..

   Just for taking the time to provide all the wonderful diet and nutrition info.
And of course for tending bar in chat!  You're one in a million and an inspiration
to us all! :flower;
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« Reply #4 on: March 03, 2009, 03:37:58 PM »
Congratulations Zach on your Anniversary, and thank you for your wisdom on IHD. Many have been helped by your honesty and your experiences.
 :beer1;
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« Reply #5 on: March 03, 2009, 03:46:41 PM »
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« Reply #6 on: March 03, 2009, 05:08:03 PM »
 :beer1;  Here's to that many more, and then some!
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« Reply #7 on: March 03, 2009, 05:10:02 PM »
Happy Anniversary Zach and here's to many many more years of good health and taking care of yourself.  I too, thank you for all the help and information you give us all.   :cuddle;
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« Reply #8 on: March 03, 2009, 05:12:47 PM »
Zach, you truly are an inspiration!   8)

Congratulations!   :clap;
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« Reply #9 on: March 03, 2009, 05:16:46 PM »
Congrats Zach - short and to the point  ;D
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« Reply #10 on: March 03, 2009, 05:19:54 PM »
What? 27 years!
That's amazing. What an example for us all. Congratulations Zach.
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« Reply #11 on: March 03, 2009, 05:37:17 PM »
My Zach, thank you for your insight and your wisdom and for being so "good looking."  I love you and I wish you lived closer.  I always read your posts and always either learn something or laugh.... that is meant as a compliment.  I'm glad you have made it 27 years you are truly an inspiration to all of us.

                          :beer1;           :-*                 :cuddle;
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« Reply #12 on: March 03, 2009, 07:04:40 PM »
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« Reply #13 on: March 03, 2009, 07:31:49 PM »
Oh Zach, what can I add to all of this?   How about YOU ROCK!

Seriously, you are the first person I "encountered" when I found and searched IHD.  I was desperately looking for ways to get my husband healed from his double nephrectomy and to help him handle his abrupt introduction to dialysis.  I found your posts, and they were truly beacons of wisdom and clarity.  And eventually I learned that you are funny and talented, too.  8)

Thank you for being an important part of the IHD family!
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« Reply #14 on: March 03, 2009, 07:54:33 PM »
Zach,

27 years of this dialysis crap!
And still working and making
those documentaries
you are so good at!
Congratulations!
And many more years.
Here is to us celebrating 
many, many more years!
 :bestwishes; :bestwishes;
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« Reply #15 on: March 03, 2009, 08:47:36 PM »
Thank you everyone!
  :grouphug;

27 years on Hemodialysis.  Boy, that went fast!

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« Reply #16 on: March 04, 2009, 04:05:53 AM »
Zach, you are truly an inspiration to me.  :cuddle;   


But I am a little worried about you saying 27 years went quickly.  :urcrazy;
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« Reply #17 on: March 04, 2009, 12:57:24 PM »
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« Reply #18 on: March 04, 2009, 01:10:19 PM »
Sorry i missed this.

Well done zach and i agree with all the above posts.
Beating the odds and kicking some excellent info out in the process.
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« Reply #19 on: March 04, 2009, 01:28:24 PM »
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« Reply #20 on: March 04, 2009, 01:51:34 PM »
congrats zach  :beer1; it's been said before and i'ts worth repeating, you're an inspiration to us all.
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« Reply #21 on: March 04, 2009, 02:05:48 PM »
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« Reply #22 on: March 04, 2009, 02:21:04 PM »
Dear Zach, thank you for your kindness to read my diet and pointing out to me how much protein and calories etc I need. It was quite an inspiration and very much appreciated because I try so hard to survive. Thank you also for generally pointing out to us how important it is to be precise. Thank you and good luck with everything. Kind regards from Kristina: schmidt56@yahoo.co.uk
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« Reply #23 on: March 04, 2009, 02:29:17 PM »
the second before I read this I was thinking if my 4 years on dialysis was about as much as I will get and then I read this thread.
YOU ARE THE MAN
and last but not least --- you are good looking :-*
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« Reply #24 on: March 04, 2009, 02:35:29 PM »
Sorry to  be coming in so late.  But I have to tell you how much you have been appreciated.  I am sorry for the condition that brought you to IHD, but at the same time we would have been much poorer without your presence.  I think of you as the voice of reason on this website!
Here's to many more years and much more contribution to our IHD family :wine;
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