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« on: March 09, 2008, 01:02:00 PM »

Kidney health awareness mascot, kinda weird. Note the Cowboy hat, Billy the Kid....Kidney. yeah.
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Jenna is our daughter, bad bladder damaged her kidneys.
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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 #1 on: March 09, 2008, 01:26:06 PM »

You would think they would come up with something better than that.
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« Reply #2 on: March 09, 2008, 01:42:21 PM »


nope

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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 #3 on: March 09, 2008, 01:44:42 PM »

Are they trying to scare all the little kids with that mascot.
Can't it be cute somehow?
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« Reply #4 on: March 09, 2008, 02:30:28 PM »

From the NKF of Indiana --"Billy-the-Kidney" - We need energetic, fun-loving volunteers to wear our mascot, "Billy the Kidney". Billy makes appearances at various events to raise awareness about kidney disease prevention and organ donation. Events may include health fairs, community activities, schools, malls and dialysis units. Billy does not speak, but waves, dances, and interacts with onlookers.
Volunteers must read and sign a usage policy and liability waiver. Wearers must be at least 13 years old. If you are under 18 years old, a parent or guardian must sign the usage policy/liability waiver.
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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 #5 on: March 09, 2008, 02:36:10 PM »

Kidney Health Australia will use World Kidney Day on 13 March 2008 to launch a national awareness campaign on the importance of Kidney Health to children and their parents with a strong focus on choosing water nature's choice as their drink of preference. The campaign to be spearheaded by 'Billy the Kidney' and using the theme Amazing Kidneys will promote the key message that every day adults kidneys filter 200 litres of blood - a remarkable feat for two small organs the size of our fists which every year process 73,000 litres of blood.

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Jenna is our daughter, bad bladder damaged her kidneys.
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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 #6 on: March 09, 2008, 06:58:44 PM »

Great, now another misconception we will have to deal with.

After looking at those people will think kidneys look like hot dogs.
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« Reply #7 on: March 11, 2008, 05:12:52 AM »

From the NKF of Indiana --"Billy-the-Kidney" - We need energetic, fun-loving volunteers to wear our mascot, "Billy the Kidney". Billy makes appearances at various events to raise awareness about kidney disease prevention and organ donation. Events may include health fairs, community activities, schools, malls and dialysis units. Billy does not speak, but waves, dances, and interacts with onlookers.
Volunteers must read and sign a usage policy and liability waiver. Wearers must be at least 13 years old. If you are under 18 years old, a parent or guardian must sign the usage policy/liability waiver.


MyssAnne could do this!!

I agree with the others, though, these things are just on the scary side of strange.
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« Reply #8 on: March 11, 2008, 09:56:15 AM »


After looking at those people will think kidneys look like hot dogs.

Oh, my God!  Couldn't they have created a better looking mascot?
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« Reply #9 on: March 11, 2008, 11:10:02 AM »

<stare>  WTF?
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« Reply #10 on: March 11, 2008, 12:20:52 PM »

The last one looks more like a marital aid than a kidney  :secret;
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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 #11 on: March 11, 2008, 12:32:19 PM »

The last one looks more like a marital aid than a kidney  :secret;

You've just made me roar outloud with laughter and scare the dog!!!  :rofl; :rofl; :rofl;
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« Reply #12 on: March 11, 2008, 12:33:01 PM »

two more
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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 #13 on: March 11, 2008, 12:58:19 PM »

those are just plain weird
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« Reply #14 on: March 11, 2008, 01:27:46 PM »

UK Billy the Kidney
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Jenna is our daughter, bad bladder damaged her kidneys.
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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 #15 on: March 11, 2008, 02:52:14 PM »

Dog poop in boots.    Weak.   :twocents;


Or maybe a Mexican Barney!   :lol;
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« Reply #16 on: March 13, 2008, 09:39:46 PM »

How'd you like to have this guys job??
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Jenna is our daughter, bad bladder damaged her kidneys.
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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 -
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« Reply #17 on: March 14, 2008, 08:07:58 AM »

Are the last two supposed to be kidney? I agree with kellyt about the brown one...the pink one looks more like a liver than a kidney!
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« Reply #18 on: March 14, 2008, 08:45:40 AM »

My first thought was liver, as well.  Also, it looks extremely out of balance (is that the right way to say it?)!  My back hurts just looking at that poor person!
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« Reply #19 on: March 14, 2008, 10:20:05 AM »

 :urcrazy; Maybe that is a liver - I found it on a new social network site called Transplant Cafe.

Here's another Liver Awareness Mascot named O'Liver.
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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 -
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« Reply #20 on: March 14, 2008, 10:33:27 AM »

The liver mascots seem friendlier than the kidney mascots.  :P
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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 #21 on: March 14, 2008, 10:34:53 AM »

Weird weird weird!!!!!   At least if I wore that, NOBODY would know who I was....right??? Right??????

 :mysty: :mysty: :mysty: (Billie the Kidney)
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« Reply #22 on: March 14, 2008, 01:20:38 PM »

The liver mascots seem friendlier than the kidney mascots.  :P

I still wouldn't like to meet one up a dark alley  :rofl; :rofl;
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« Reply #23 on: March 15, 2008, 11:14:51 AM »

The liver mascots seem friendlier than the kidney mascots.  :P

And they can't be mistaken for other things quite as easily...
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« Reply #24 on: March 17, 2008, 03:58:55 PM »

The liver mascots seem friendlier than the kidney mascots.  :P

I still wouldn't like to meet one up a dark alley  :rofl; :rofl;




And they can't be mistaken for other things quite as easily...

HA! HA! made me laff!  ;D

Here's another...
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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 -
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