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YLGuy
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« on: March 28, 2012, 09:07:46 AM »
Friday's Mega Millions Jackpot Now $476 Million! Almost a half a billion dollars.  What would you do with all that money? 
(If you win and need my name and address to share the wealth, please do not hesitate to PM me.  ;D )
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« Reply #1 on: March 28, 2012, 09:08:52 AM »
Dialysis cruise for every IHD member!
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« Reply #2 on: March 28, 2012, 09:12:27 AM »
oh yea!! D cruze for all ;)   Wouldnt that just be wonderful :)
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im a california wife and cargiver to my hubby
He started dialysis April 09
We thank God for every day we are blessed to have together.
november 2010, patiently (ha!) waiting our turn for NxStage training
January 14,2011 home with NxStage
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« Reply #3 on: March 28, 2012, 09:37:30 AM »
WOW I'm for sure going to buy one, two or 20!!! JK :rofl;  We should all get together, buy a bunch and if any of us wins we split it!!

What would I do if I won? Idk, I would for sure pay off my moms & dads house for them and then anything and everything I have ever wanted to do!!! lol. But got to make sure to put a good chunk away for taxes. 


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1981-1995: Perfectly fine
1996: November, started feeling sick
1997: April, creatine at 17 and began dialysis    
1997: May Place on PD
2006: Had to replace PD tube
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« Reply #4 on: March 30, 2012, 01:13:33 AM »
First, I would buy the mobile home park I live in and rehab it. All rent would be no more than $100.00 per month.
I would also build an emergency clinic on site and a Dialysis unit.
Of course, all my kids would have paid for homes
AT least one million goes to my church
Two new cars and a fancy new snazzy golf cart, maybe 2
A trip to Vegas is in order then, for two weeks, room service every day, massages and lots of shopping!!
Wait, I have to go and see how much I have left, then I will come back and spend more.
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One day at a time, thats all I can do.
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« Reply #5 on: March 30, 2012, 06:57:57 AM »
1. Give all my employees a raise (substantial)
2. Hire someone to replace me so I could retire.
3. Donate substantial sums to all my favorite charities
4. Set up trust funds for my daughter and for all my grandchildren.
5. Spread the wealth among my friends.
6. Build an indoor pool so I could swim every day of the year.
7. Travel extensively.

That's a good start.  :2thumbsup;

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« Reply #6 on: March 30, 2012, 09:20:01 AM »
1.  I would give five million dollars to each of the following:  grandparents, parents, in laws, BILs, SILs and nieces.  It's all you get.  Do with it what you will, but don't come asking for more.
2.  We would sell our existing house and move to a gated community in a nicer area. 
3.  New cars.
4.  Hire a PR firm, accountant and attorney.  All other requests for money would go through them.
5.  Personal trainer and massage therapist.
6.  New wardrobe.

Set up our wills so that all remaining money when we die goes to the PAWS animal shelter here in Chicago.
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« Reply #7 on: March 30, 2012, 02:33:09 PM »
It is now up to $640,000,000.00!!!   :o
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« Reply #8 on: March 30, 2012, 05:58:07 PM »
1)  pay off small current mortgage
2)  purchase tiny (1000 sqf) condo with nice view in florida
3)  new car for wife and me (noth'in fancy, just nice)
4)  invest enough to live comfortably
5)  stabilize any family members in need (key word, stablize not complete finance)
5)  spend the rest of our lives (whatever that is) searching for and locating the best groups that help others and donate, ie: IHD, polycycstic research, Feed My Starving Children, animal welfare and on, and on, and on...

Oh wait, I just got hit by lighting... ;D
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2011 kidneys at 30% (left 2x size)
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« Reply #9 on: March 30, 2012, 06:30:51 PM »
Buy a ticket to the Phillipines and buy a kidney.  Too bad I have to outsource.  Quit Medicare and my insurance.  They can go to hell.  And pay off all my immediate family's bills.  New house, new car.  New dog. 

I have 3 tickets.    :yahoo;
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« Reply #10 on: March 30, 2012, 09:28:07 PM »
I just heard on the news tyhat there was NOT any winner for the lotto and they are expecting the next draw to be $975,000,000.00!

This is getting stupid.
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« Reply #11 on: March 30, 2012, 09:46:47 PM »
Time to buy a ticket!

If I won, I'd give money to everyone on IHD so that they'd never have another financial worry ever again.  Wouldn't that be just fantastic!!  How much FUN would that be!  We could have the granddaddy of all meet-ups!  I get so tired to hearing about IHD members who become impoverished by this disease and by the treatment that is supposed to be life-sustaining.

And then I'd go to Hawaii, then NZ and then Australia.
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« Reply #12 on: March 30, 2012, 11:05:13 PM »
$975,000,000.00 ought to be enough to buy controlling shares in every major dialysis supplier.  Now that, I could have fun with!  >:D
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« Reply #13 on: March 30, 2012, 11:52:03 PM »
I would buy ample ammo for my shotgun and prioritise my black list.
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« Reply #14 on: March 31, 2012, 03:04:12 AM »
I see where 5 people in my state won $250,000.  That is fun too. 

I'd sure like to win something    :pray;
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« Reply #15 on: March 31, 2012, 06:42:18 AM »
  I like MooseMoms idea! :cuddle; :flower; :pray;
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fistula 11/17/2011
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« Reply #16 on: March 31, 2012, 09:53:59 AM »
I haven't looked at my numbers yet, but I can dream big!
1. My own home
2. Garage full of automotive tools and a lift
3. Small car collection starting with a GTO
4. Help 2 friends with a new vehicle and home
5. Invest wisely since I won't have full insurance
6. Refuse to donate to any political party
7. Start my own low vision company to get products into the 21st century
8. Go to Austrailia
9. Go to Vegas for IHD MEET and SEMA show
10. Help a select few people
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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 #17 on: March 31, 2012, 11:45:09 AM »
The news came on later and said they made a mistake and that there were 3 winners.  It was a case of, "Dewey Defeats Truman."
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« Reply #18 on: March 31, 2012, 11:59:11 AM »
And I was NOT one of the lucky three. LOL

In fact, I didn't win anything.  :rofl; :rofl; :rofl;

I'm a loser. ha ha ha ha ha ha

Aleta
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« Reply #19 on: March 31, 2012, 12:08:06 PM »
I did not win anything either.  I am so surprised!  :sarcasm;
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« Reply #20 on: March 31, 2012, 12:23:04 PM »
I won $2,  So I guess that counts! lol  :yahoo;
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1981-1995: Perfectly fine
1996: November, started feeling sick
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« Reply #21 on: March 31, 2012, 12:49:23 PM »
 On the news the other day they said your chances of getting hit by lightning 500 times in your lifetime are better than hitting Mega Millions  ???
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 Using new NxStage S High-Flow cycler 3/04/2014
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« Reply #22 on: March 31, 2012, 12:53:52 PM »
 :clap;
Quote from: deniferfer on March 31, 2012, 12:23:04 PM
I won $2,  So I guess that counts! lol  :yahoo;
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« Reply #23 on: March 31, 2012, 01:43:22 PM »
Where are the winners from?
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« Reply #24 on: March 31, 2012, 07:50:56 PM »
Quote from: Rerun on March 31, 2012, 01:43:22 PM
Where are the winners from?


Last I knew there was 3 winners from Illinois, Kansas and Maryland.
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1981-1995: Perfectly fine
1996: November, started feeling sick
1997: April, creatine at 17 and began dialysis    
1997: May Place on PD
2006: Had to replace PD tube
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