I Hate Dialysis Message Board
Dialysis Discussion => Dialysis: General Discussion => Topic started by: Epoman on March 29, 2006, 12:09:40 AM
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Here is our first official flyer. Place these at your center or give them to your fellow patients. If your center has a bulletin board put one there and see how long it lasts. Just put it up anonymously if you're worried that the center will not allow it. Help us become a bigger community and by doing so we can all help each other and any other future members. Let me know what you think about it, and definitely post here if you posted it at your center and let us know the reaction you got. There are patients who have no idea this site even exists so lets spread the word, and help them also have a place to rant/vent AND be INFORMED!
Directions:
Right click and save the picture to your computer then open up your program of choice and attach it, then print it. If you have any questions just ask. The size is a FULL sheet 8"x11" Sorry about the size being so big on your screen but I didn't size it so it will stay high resolution when you print it on a FULL sheet of paper. See the "other" picture below for further directions. Don't worry about color or B/W what ever you want to print is fine. I just made it color for those who wanted color flyer's. Color WILL stand out more and spark more interest, but don't worry our sites name sparks interest all on its own.
One more thing if your center does not allow the flyer's in the waiting room or on the bulletin board, remember they can't stop you from handing them to the patients yourself.
- Epoman
Owner/Admin
**UPDATE*** Now you have a choice of two flyers -- thanks to our Mod jbeany for creating a new one!
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Just GREAT, Epoman!! I have already printed it out. There is no bulletin board at our centre, but I printed 4 to a page to give to patients.
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Just GREAT, Epoman!! I have already printed it out. There is no bulletin board at our centre, but I printed 4 to a page to give to patients.
Awesome! keep it up! help us spread the word. Anybody else print this out yet?
- Epoman
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I am taking it in tomorrow, it will be put up in the waiting room. Liz :)
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I am taking it in tomorrow, it will be put up in the waiting room. Liz :)
VERY COOL! let us know how long it stays up. Do not let anyone know it is you who is placing it, that way you can put up another one when it gets taken down. >:D
- Epoman
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I did NOT put it up.......and nobody saw me! >:D ;D
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Put the flyer up on Saturday, on Tuesday it had been taken down >:( So tomorrow, Thursday.Printed 20 out so will hand them around. If not on notice board, nothing can be done about being given out. Will put another one on the notice board as well. It my have been a patient who took it down. So could use the information to get on the board.
Kevno
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Mine is still up!! ;D
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Mine is now ;) Plus put some in the waiting room, and handed some out :)
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Putting this flyer up TODAY. I'll let everyone know what happens later.
Doug
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Well the flyer is still up ;) plus all the flyers I put in the waiting room have gone :) So I will print another 20 out today and put them the waiting room.
Kevno
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:bump; :thumbup;
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Bumping :bump;
Get a copy of the flyer!
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Spread the word :bump;
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Just looked at this thread. Gonna leave a couple copies at nephrologist office.
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:bump; :thx;
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We will post at both clinics and doctors office.
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Get the word out. Thanks M&J.
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Do DaVita centers sanction (approve of) this site? When I went to visit and when I took their classes they help telling me how wonderful and easy it will be.. and yet I read on here how hard and scary it is. Were they giving me hype? Is is somewhere in the middle? Anyway, I'll ask the doctors next time I go in. I'm sure they know about you but I will take your flyer just in case...
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Unless the doc has been on dialysis, he really doesn't know how it feels. Sems to be the norm to paint a rosey picture, but you just have to ask, how many of those people have been on dialysis going through what most of us have gone through.
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Will put it up on Sat.. can't understand why they would take it down. :shy;
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Will put it up on Sat.. can't understand why they would take it down. :shy;
:2thumbsup;
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:bump;
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Since my dialysis unit has ceased being reasonable and become "stick-up-the-behind" strict about every little thing, I'm going to print this up and hand it out to patients.
Even more, since I have permission to use their copier (got it in writing!), I'm going to use their own printer to do it!!
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Since my dialysis unit has ceased being reasonable and become "stick-up-the-behind" strict about every little thing, I'm going to print this up and hand it out to patients.
Even more, since I have permission to use their copier (got it in writing!), I'm going to use their own printer to do it!!
Damn straight! :rofl;
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I LOVE that flyer! :cheer: :laugh:
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Do DaVita centers sanction (approve of) this site? When I went to visit and when I took their classes they help telling me how wonderful and easy it will be.. and yet I read on here how hard and scary it is. Were they giving me hype? Is is somewhere in the middle? Anyway, I'll ask the doctors next time I go in. I'm sure they know about you but I will take your flyer just in case...
I don't know if posting this in a DaVita center would be allowed. My F.A. at my DaVita, is actually a fan of this website and tells everyone about it.
I think they give you all the "POSITIVE" information they can to keep your spirits uplifted and in the correct frame of mind. You don't want to go into something like Dialysis all FREAKED out hearing all the horror stories. They have to be positive. It is NOT always as bad as it seems!
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:2thumbsup;
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put these up and handed out at first 2 clinics. tell everyone about this site where we are now. will print main copy, go to print place and have a stack done, put in clinic, hospital, etc, hand out.
we are at a davita clinic. they tell newbies about davita site, info online, but never ask that 80 yr old grandma if she has the internet, a computer or even knows how to use one. i plant to take my little laptop in next time so we can all sit and surf.
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We'd need one in Spanish at my center.
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You lose people with too many words or reference sites. I think they get the info they need from the flyer already in place. Some members must have more time on their hands than we do! :rofl;
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I'm going to print out a few of there filers to put around at my Dr office and the hemo center and such. This site has donr so much to help me even thou I just join about a month or so ago. So I hope to pass the word on to others to get them a place they can have not only friends but a family community to turn to. :2thumbsup;
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You lose people with too many words or reference sites. I think they get the info they need from the flyer already in place. Some members must have more time on their hands than we do! :rofl;
:clap; :thx;
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It's not a matter of agreeing or disagreeing with your suggestions, it's a matter of time.
The flyer was created by Epoman in 2005.
Our admin team focuses on the daily forum duties, and have not made a new flyer because it's been working ok.
I read 200 posts a day, approve new members, move threads, ban spammers and answer PM's.
This is all volunteer time, we do not get paid.
I am not able to do any redesign at this time.
Anyone want to volunteer?
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The social worker in my Davita center turned me on to IHD.
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I promise, it's on my to-do list! It's just not at the top. I think it made it to the first page, though. ;D
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I promise, it's on my to-do list! It's just not at the top. I think it made it to the first page, though. ;D
:thx; :thx; :thx;
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Okay, the floor is open - thoughts, comments, suggestions on my initial design?
I know Epo's original flyer was heavily focused on his mission to start a website that wasn't censored by the big D companies, as most support sites were at the time. It was his frustration at not being able to openly discuss his complaints about the companies, the staff, the standard of care, and the plain misery that D can be that gave him the inspiration to start IHD.
I shifted focus for this one, though, since with 7000+ members now contributing to an uncensored forum, he's reached that goal and then some! I focused more on trying to advertise the benefits of joining. This may just be my retail background coming out, though, so feel free to suggest changes.
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I think it's damn near perfect, jbeany. Well done!
:cheer: :cheer: :cheer: :cheer: :cheer:
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Looks great.... :bandance;
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:bow; Well done JB!!
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That is a great job JB! Looks fabulous!
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We'd need one in Spanish at my center.
Okay, so who can send me some Spanish translations, so I can make the bi-lingual version?
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I printed out one of the flyers and gave it to the social worker at my dialysis center. I intended for her to hang it up somewhere but she said she was going to make copies of it and give it to some of the patients. I don't know who she was going to give it to because most of the people at my clinic are really elderly and don't even seem like they're aware of where they are.
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I just found out as the only patient advocate at my clinic that I will be getting my own board in the waiting room! I will be putting this up on it. :bandance;
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I just found out as the only patient advocate at my clinic that I will be getting my own board in the waiting room! I will be putting this up on it. :bandance;
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Could you please make an English language version of the posters
for English speaking countries and remove the reference to God.
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Could you please make an English language version of the posters
for English speaking countries and remove the reference to God.
Please help me out here...The two versions of the flyer I see are in English. What language do you see them in?
Also, why does the reference to G-d need to be removed? It is part of a quote from an IHD member who has been helped by this web site, not an official endorsement by those who run IHD.
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The quote taken from a member is merely that of an individual members endorsement of the site and in no way is to be taken as any Official Statement by site administration.
This site welcomes everyone equally as long as you follow the few simple rules posted.
IHD will not endorse any specific religion and in no way professes any preference in Religion.
Members religious preferences,if any, or none, are their own and IHD does not wish to offend any person, of any religion, or none, in any manner.
Charlie B53
Moderator
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If you do not like what is on the flyer then help the site out and make one for us that is brand spanking new, instead of complaining about what is already there for you to use!
If you make a new one, please submit it for approval to kitkatz-admin.
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I would hope and pray we would all believe in God. You are going to need Him on Dialysis. :bow;
Only He knows your heart. So, believe what you want.
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I would hope and pray we would all believe in God. You are going to need Him on Dialysis. :bow;
Only He knows your heart. So, believe what you want.
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Great information! Will definitely see what centers are near my place.
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Cool, definitely gonna use them
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I would hope and pray we would all believe in God. You are going to need Him on Dialysis. :bow;
I have no idea if He exists or not. But I do know that if He exists , then He is responsible for my kidney condition, among several other serious medical conditions. So if He does exist He does not deserve my prayers, He deserves a good kicking.