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okarol
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« on: January 12, 2013, 02:38:51 AM »
A quote from the 1965 NBC documentary entitled "Who Shall Live?" narrated by Edwin Newman. In those early days of dialysis technology, only a few patients could be treated, and even then at great cost. The demand greatly exceeded the capacity to treat patients, and some means of selection was needed. The highly controversial decision-making process had anonymous committee members deliberating over the merits of each case. The documentary examined the troubling questions underlying decisions by the committee. Should patients with children get priority? Those who went to church? Those who had the most productive jobs?
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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.
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Please watch her video: http://youtu.be/D9ZuVJ_s80Y
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« Reply #1 on: January 12, 2013, 09:57:25 AM »
Wow! Is there any way to get the video of the documentary? I think that would be very interesting to see.
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« Reply #2 on: January 12, 2013, 10:11:04 AM »
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FMay5zw1loA link to video!
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1995 - kidney biopsy - IgA
2002 - BP 220/140 - hospitilized
2004 - stage 3 of kidney failure
2005 - stagae 4of kidney failure
2009 - on the edge of stage 5
july 2010 - stage 5
14 july 2010 - catheter inserted and first D session
15 july 2010 - AV fistula created
dec. 2012 - tx with major rejection (plasmapheresis, atg, prednisone pulses)
apr 2013 - kidney function stable
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« Reply #3 on: January 12, 2013, 03:14:39 PM »
At great cost?  It is still at great costs!~

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« Reply #4 on: January 12, 2013, 03:29:54 PM »
Rather sobering video.  It is 50 odd minutes long, but stopped after 12 minutes.  I couldn't work out how to get the rest of it.
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« Reply #5 on: January 12, 2013, 07:37:09 PM »
it takes great strenght even with depression but yet i try not and let it get to me so i try my best to stay strong  for everyone else around me

7yrs on being on dialyis is no fun and glory
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