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« on: July 09, 2018, 04:56:28 AM »

The NHS is the world’s fifth-largest employer, behind the US department of defence (3.2m), Chinese People’s Liberation Army (2.3m), Walmart (2.3m), and McDonald's (1.9m).






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I started out with nothing and I still have most of it left

1983 high proteinloss in urine, chemo, stroke,coma, dialysis
1984 double nephrectomy
1985 transplant from dad
1998 lost dads kidney, start PD
2003 peritineum burst, back to hemo
2012 start Nxstage home hemo
2020 start Gambro AK96

       still on waitinglist, still ok I think
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« Reply #1 on: July 09, 2018, 06:22:23 AM »

The NHS is the world’s fifth-largest employer, behind the US department of defence (3.2m), Chinese People’s Liberation Army (2.3m), Walmart (2.3m), and McDonald's (1.9m).

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Transplant July 2017 from out of state deceased donor, waited three weeks the creatine to fall into expected range, dialysis December 2013 - July 2017.

Well on dialysis I traveled a lot and posted about international trips in the Dialysis: Traveling Tips and Stories section.
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« Reply #2 on: July 09, 2018, 10:39:49 AM »

Thanx Iolaire


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I started out with nothing and I still have most of it left

1983 high proteinloss in urine, chemo, stroke,coma, dialysis
1984 double nephrectomy
1985 transplant from dad
1998 lost dads kidney, start PD
2003 peritineum burst, back to hemo
2012 start Nxstage home hemo
2020 start Gambro AK96

       still on waitinglist, still ok I think
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That's another fine TARDIS you got me into Stanley

« Reply #3 on: September 13, 2018, 11:36:01 AM »

And about one fifth of all tax paid in Britain goes to fund the NHS.

So thank you people of Britain for keeping me alive.
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Whoever said "God does not make mistakes" has obviously never seen the complete bog up he made of my kidneys!
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« Reply #4 on: September 13, 2018, 02:40:06 PM »

I love this thread!!!  I can't think of any interesting random things offhand, but when I do, I'll let you know!
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"Eggs are so inadequate, don't you think?  I mean, they ought to be able to become anything, but instead you always get a chicken.  Or a duck.  Or whatever they're programmed to be.  You never get anything interesting, like regret, or the middle of last week."
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« Reply #5 on: September 13, 2018, 04:43:44 PM »


I think within the U.S. if you count total police, jailers, prosectors, prison employees, then add in the number of inmate employed by all the prison industries, the number will shock you.

Supposedly THE #1 largest system in the U.S..  Possibly the world.

I read on of the many books investigating prison industries.
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That's another fine TARDIS you got me into Stanley

« Reply #6 on: September 13, 2018, 07:37:12 PM »

I think within the U.S. if you count total police, jailers, prosectors, prison employees, then add in the number of inmate employed by all the prison industries, the number will shock you.
I heard somewhere (probably Radio 4 - The Today Program) that the USA is the country with the largest percentage of its population in jail.
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« Reply #7 on: September 26, 2018, 12:34:09 PM »

I think within the U.S. if you count total police, jailers, prosectors, prison employees, then add in the number of inmate employed by all the prison industries, the number will shock you.
I heard somewhere (probably Radio 4 - The Today Program) that the USA is the country with the largest percentage of its population in jail.

I believe that.  There are for profit jails as well who make money on the amount of inmates they have.  I'm not exactly sure how they work
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