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« Reply #26 on: June 12, 2008, 04:21:50 AM » |
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sounds young to me too, At 56 I feel young looking at my dad, he's 89 and still does about everything.
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« Reply #27 on: June 12, 2008, 04:30:25 AM » |
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47 here, and feel much older at times, then I turn around and feel as if I were still 5 years old!
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« Reply #28 on: June 12, 2008, 09:25:15 AM » |
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I'm 38 and Rob's 39, 40 is knocking on the door soon for him soon.
In my mind I still feel like 17, espeically when I hear a song on the radio from my teen years.
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Wife to Rob who is currently doing Nx Stage Home Hemo Dialysis.
11/17/09 After 4 years on dialysis, Rob received a kidney from our George. Kidney is working great! YEAH!!!!
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« Reply #29 on: June 12, 2008, 09:40:13 AM » |
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1993 diagnosed with glomerulonephritis. Oct 41, 2007 - Got fistula placed. Feb 13, 2008 - Activated on "the list". Nov 5, 2008 - Received living donor transplant from my sister-in-law, Etta. Nov 5, 2011 - THREE YEARS POST TRANSPLANT!  |
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« Reply #30 on: June 12, 2008, 10:02:38 AM » |
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If you can smile when things go wrong, you have someone in mind to blame.
Lead me not into temptation, I can find it myself.
Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass, it's about learning how to dance in the rain.
Some mistakes are too much fun to only make once.
Meddle Not In The Affairs Of Dragons
For You Are Crunchy And Taste Good With Ketchup
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« Reply #31 on: June 12, 2008, 05:11:52 PM » |
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I'm 47 and hubby is 49!!! You are only as old as you make yourself is my motto. I like to act young!!!
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Don't take your organs to heaven. Heaven knows we need them here.
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« Reply #32 on: June 18, 2008, 08:55:41 AM » |
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« Reply #33 on: June 18, 2008, 02:46:16 PM » |
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« Reply #34 on: June 18, 2008, 03:20:57 PM » |
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Just turned 45, going on 22. Old enough to drink & have fun, but always shocked when I realize I'm too old for that hot 25-year old guy who's butt I'm staring at!  |
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September 2011: On transplant list with 15 - 20% function
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February 11, 2014: Transplant from deceased donor. Creatinine 0.57 on 2/13/2014
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« Reply #35 on: June 18, 2008, 06:01:00 PM » |
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Deanne, you are not too old for look at Demi and that 70's show guy |
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« Reply #36 on: June 19, 2008, 08:15:10 AM » |
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Just turned 45, going on 22. Old enough to drink & have fun, but always shocked when I realize I'm too old for that hot 25-year old guy who's butt I'm staring at!
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« Reply #37 on: June 19, 2008, 09:58:10 AM » |
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29. I turn 3-0 in November.  I am getting old. Some days I feel 80, and some days I feel 20... Then again, at age 20, I felt 80 alot too... hmm...  |
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Live Donor Transplant From My Mom 12/14/1999
Perfect Match (6 of 6) Cadaver Transplant On 1/14/2007
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« Reply #38 on: June 19, 2008, 11:38:22 AM » |
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angela 515 you are still a baby  |
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« Reply #39 on: June 19, 2008, 11:58:38 AM » |
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Married - three children.
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« Reply #41 on: June 19, 2008, 12:11:21 PM » |
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56 growing old is mandatory , grow up is optional !
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« Reply #42 on: June 19, 2008, 04:58:26 PM » |
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56 growing old is mandatory , grow up is optional !
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« Reply #43 on: June 19, 2008, 05:04:04 PM » |
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cmon twirl spill the beans-how old would you be
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« Reply #44 on: June 20, 2008, 12:43:38 AM » |
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Like I ask the girls... How old do you WANT me to be?
Alas they usually answer with a slap, so then I hobble off muttering "I should have said 37!"
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 3/1993: Diagnosed with Kidney Failure (FSGS) 25/7/2006: Started hemo 3x/week 5 hour sessions  27/11/2010: Cadaveric kidney transplant from my wonderful donor!!! "Danny" currently settling in and working better every day!!!  BE POSITIVE * BE INFORMED * BE PROACTIVE * BE IN CONTROL * LIVE LIFE! |
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« Reply #45 on: June 20, 2008, 10:37:56 AM » |
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« Reply #46 on: June 20, 2008, 01:01:31 PM » |
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37. When, exactly, did that happen, anyhow? I don't seem to rmember getting that old. . .
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« Reply #47 on: June 20, 2008, 01:56:11 PM » |
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« Reply #48 on: June 20, 2008, 04:52:53 PM » |
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« Reply #49 on: June 20, 2008, 05:01:38 PM » |
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I am 53 and don't feel any older then 52  ...Boxman |
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