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« Reply #25 on: March 19, 2011, 04:06:44 AM »
Live each day as if its your last !

thats the doctrine I live by. Life's too short for regrets.
If you want to do something DO IT!
If you love somebody TELL them, LOVE them and never let them forget it!
And take the time to smell the roses ... xxx
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10 years of half a life
3 years HD 1st transplant Feb 08 failed after 3 months
Back to HD 2nd transplant Dec 10 failed after 11 months
Difficult times with a femoral line and catching MSSA (Thank you Plymouth Hospital)
Back on HD (not easy to do that third time around)
Fighting hard (two years on) to do home HD ... watch this space!
Oh and I am am getting married 1/08/15 to my wonderful partner Drew!!!
The power of optimism over common sense :)
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« Reply #26 on: March 25, 2011, 06:03:00 PM »
Sugarlump, my life is one whole rose smelling episode. My days are my own and I often 'waste' them doing inane things like - just sitting, listening to the birds, or watching the clouds cross the sky, or following ants taking food back to their nest, or dancing along to my favourite LOUD music, etc, etc. See, a charmed life. (Except at present we are invaded by mice and I am cleaning, cleaning, cleaning! I actually think mice are cute but not in my house!)
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« Reply #27 on: March 25, 2011, 09:29:38 PM »
I like the sound of your house  :)
A cat would get rid of the mice very quickly ...
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10 years of half a life
3 years HD 1st transplant Feb 08 failed after 3 months
Back to HD 2nd transplant Dec 10 failed after 11 months
Difficult times with a femoral line and catching MSSA (Thank you Plymouth Hospital)
Back on HD (not easy to do that third time around)
Fighting hard (two years on) to do home HD ... watch this space!
Oh and I am am getting married 1/08/15 to my wonderful partner Drew!!!
The power of optimism over common sense :)
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« Reply #28 on: March 26, 2011, 02:49:03 PM »
Quote from: Sugarlump on March 19, 2011, 04:06:44 AM
Live each day as if its your last !

thats the doctrine I live by. Life's too short for regrets.
If you want to do something DO IT!
If you love somebody TELL them, LOVE them and never let them forget it!
And take the time to smell the roses ... xxx
:flower;
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« Reply #29 on: March 26, 2011, 03:21:36 PM »
I try not to forget this doctrine, even in my darkest moments.
I may have a life tainted by kidney failure but is is also a life that has been touched by incredible love, boundless friendship, four beautiful children, one incredibly loyal dog and I don't have many regrets. I have plans for the future that maybe others would consider reckless but I want to travel and see things and to meet people. I need to repay certain kindnesses. I hope I tell those I love that I love them enough times. You know who you are.
And yes I still smell the roses ...enjoy the stars in the night sky, the feel of the wind in my hair, the touch of my dog's nose against my hand, that wonderful smell of baking bread and most of all, the sight of each new day dawning ...
Life is good x
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10 years of half a life
3 years HD 1st transplant Feb 08 failed after 3 months
Back to HD 2nd transplant Dec 10 failed after 11 months
Difficult times with a femoral line and catching MSSA (Thank you Plymouth Hospital)
Back on HD (not easy to do that third time around)
Fighting hard (two years on) to do home HD ... watch this space!
Oh and I am am getting married 1/08/15 to my wonderful partner Drew!!!
The power of optimism over common sense :)
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« Reply #30 on: March 27, 2011, 10:29:08 AM »
Quote from: Sugarlump on March 25, 2011, 09:29:38 PM
A cat would get rid of the mice very quickly ...
Not if it was my cat ... she'd just run away.

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« Reply #31 on: March 27, 2011, 10:33:42 AM »
I could hire mine out Smokey is a really good mouser, and will catch baby rabbits and stuff as well!
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10 years of half a life
3 years HD 1st transplant Feb 08 failed after 3 months
Back to HD 2nd transplant Dec 10 failed after 11 months
Difficult times with a femoral line and catching MSSA (Thank you Plymouth Hospital)
Back on HD (not easy to do that third time around)
Fighting hard (two years on) to do home HD ... watch this space!
Oh and I am am getting married 1/08/15 to my wonderful partner Drew!!!
The power of optimism over common sense :)
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