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« on: November 19, 2008, 07:38:35 PM »
What are you thankful for this year.



I am thankful for all the members who have received their gift of life this year.

I am thankful that I have went another year without needing dialysis.

I am thankful for the loved ones in my life.

I am thankful for ihatedialysis.com, and the help it provides to the members who need it.

Although we have lost a few friends this year , I am still thankful to be able to call them my friend.
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« Reply #1 on: November 19, 2008, 08:05:54 PM »
I am so thankful for IHD whose members have helped me deal with this stage of life so much.  I appreciate you all.
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Lost vision due to retinopathy 12/2005, 30 Laser Surg 2006
ESRD diagnosed 12/2006
03/2007 Fantastic Eye Surgeon in ND got my sight back and implanted lenses in both eyes, great distance & low reading.
Gortex 4/07.  Started dialysis in ND 5/4/2007
Gortex clotted off Thanksgiving Week of 2007, was unclotted and promptly clotted off 1/2 hour later so Permacath Rt chest.
3/2008 move to NC to be close to children.
2 Step fistula, 05/08-elevated 06/08, using mid August.
Aug 5, 08, trained NxStage and Home on 9/3/2008.
Fistulagram 09/2008. In hospital 10/30/08, Bowel Obstruction.
Back to RAI-Latrobe In Center. No home hemo at this time.
GOD IS GOOD
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« Reply #2 on: November 19, 2008, 08:54:12 PM »
I am thankful that I started Nocturnal this year and am feeling better.  I have to dialyze Thanksgiving evening but that means I'm having a big piece of pumpkin pie.  (after whatever I want for Thanksgiving dinner)

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« Reply #3 on: November 19, 2008, 10:41:50 PM »
I am thankful for my family.
I am thankful I have not had to go on dialysis yet.
I am thankful that when I went to the Dr. today my GFR had gone up to 22 from 17.
I am thankful I have a roof over my head, clothes to cover my body, and food to nourish my body.
I am thankful I am an American and free to make my own choices about where and how I live and who and where I worship. 
I am thankful  that I found IHD and learned more about ESRD than I ever thought possible
And I am thankful to the Lord I am still alive and kicking.
Thanks folks of IHD it has been a good ride.

Mimi

                                                                                                                   
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« Reply #4 on: November 20, 2008, 02:51:36 AM »

Marvin and I are thankful...

...that someone was smart enough to invent a dialysis machine so Marvin could live the past 14 years
...that we can now do home hemo
...that the sun is on its way up this morning
...that we're not hungry, or cold, or naked (unless we want to be  on this last one  >:D )
...that we have each other
...that we have friends who know us and love us anyway
...that Hop-Sing is our dog baby
...that Life -- despite some bumps in the road -- is still good, still fun, and still worth living
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« Reply #5 on: November 20, 2008, 09:56:13 AM »
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« Reply #6 on: November 20, 2008, 10:56:40 AM »
I am thankful for:

My hubby being up and walking.
Being able to leave dialysis at 3 a.m Thanksgiving morning.
Having my family close.
My daughter coming home from cold Wisconsin for eight days. (We will have to send Sluff some California weather with her when she returns.)
Feeling better from being on Nocturnal D.
My doggie and kitties being here.
Books, books,books
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« Reply #7 on: November 20, 2008, 11:06:17 AM »
- I am thankful for my wonderful, loving family
- I am thankful my hubby has a strong stomach and loves me enough to be my dialysis caregiver
- I am thankful for the invention of a dialysis machine
- I am thankful to be doing dialysis at home
- I am thankful to have a great clinic nurse that answers all my questions
- I am thankful to Epoman for creating this site, and all the IHD members who make it strong
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« Reply #8 on: November 20, 2008, 12:12:04 PM »
I am thankful that I can feed myself, bathe myself, walk, talk, dress myself.
I am thankful that I can see, hear, touch, taste, feel things, feel love, give love.
I am thankful for the wonderful Mama that I had.
I am thankful that I have family that I could move closer to here in TN.
I am thankful that I have never gone hungry, naked and always had a roof over my head.
I am thankful for FREEDOM!!!!   
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Diagnosed with ESRD-November 2006
I have had 2 fistuals-neither one worked
I have had 2 grafts the last one finally "took"
I had 3 different catheters from Nov. 06 - Dec. 08
Got on the transplant list - Halloween Day 2008

You can easily judge the character of others by how they treat those who they think can do nothing for them.    I BELIEVE THIS TO BE SOOOOO TRUE!
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« Reply #9 on: November 20, 2008, 02:42:04 PM »
I am thankful for all my friends on IHD who encouraged me during this difficult year
I am thankful to my friends Jeff and Peter who bent over backwards and really came through for me with all thier help this year
I am thankful that I am learning to walk again
I am thankful for my family


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« Reply #10 on: November 20, 2008, 02:46:20 PM »
Happy Thanksgiving  :usaflag;
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« Reply #11 on: November 20, 2008, 03:13:43 PM »
I am thankful for all of you and everything.  :clap;
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« Reply #12 on: November 20, 2008, 08:35:44 PM »
I am thankful that I found IHD and its members this year.
I am thankful for Schatzie, Schnappi, and MewMew -- my "babies".
I am thankful for my hubby and my family.
I am very thankful to the man and his family who thought enough of other people at a difficult time to give the gift of life.
I am thankful for the health that I do have.
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« Reply #13 on: November 20, 2008, 11:59:56 PM »
I am thankful for -  the cats my mom has that spend more time with me  ;D
                        - the emails I received while in the hospital that helped kill time while coherent
                        - that I have a place to live even though I do not care for the company and crap that comes along with it
                        - that I still have some vision left
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Diabetes -  age 7

Neuropathy in legs age 10

Eye impairments and blindness in one eye began in 95, major one during visit to the Indy 500 race of that year
   -glaucoma and surgery for that
     -cataract surgery twice on same eye (2000 - 2002). another one growing in good eye
     - vitrectomy in good eye post tx November 2003, totally blind for 4 months due to complications with meds and infection

Diagnosed with ESRD June 29, 1999
1st Dialysis - July 4, 1999
Last Dialysis - December 2, 2000

Kidney and Pancreas Transplant - December 3, 2000

Cataract Surgery on good eye - June 24, 2009
Knee Surgery 2010
2011/2012 in process of getting a guide dog
Guide Dog Training begins July 2, 2012 in NY
Guide Dog by end of July 2012
Next eye surgery late 2012 or 2013 if I feel like it
Home with Guide dog - July 27, 2012
Knee Surgery #2 - Oct 15, 2012
Eye Surgery - Nov 2012
Lifes Adventures -  Priceless

No two day's are the same, are they?
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« Reply #14 on: November 23, 2008, 12:08:43 PM »
Happy Thanksgiving everyone
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« Reply #15 on: November 23, 2008, 12:28:58 PM »
I am thankful to be alive and thankful that I feel content most of the time.  Neither of these two things would be possible without all the people who help me directly and indirectly, doctors, nurses, techs, family and friends, including ALL of you here at IHD.  I thank you and am thankful for you.  Thanksgiving seems as good a time as any to remember this out loud.  If I weren't on dialysis I'd be spending this Thanksgiving in Clearwater with family but we'll probably connect by iChat and be thankful for that.

HAPPY THANKSGIVING
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Pyelonephritis (began at 8 mos old)
Home haemo 1980-1985 (self-cannulated with 15 gauge sharps)
Cadaveric transplant 1985
New upper-arm fistula April 2008
Uldall-Cook catheter inserted May 2008
Haemo-dialysis, self care unit June 2008
(2 1/2 hours X 5 weekly)
Self-cannulated, 15 gauge blunts, buttonholes.
Living donor transplant (sister-in law Kathy) Feb. 2009
First failed kidney transplant removed Apr.  2009
Second trx doing great so far...all lab values in normal ranges
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« Reply #16 on: November 23, 2008, 10:57:19 PM »
I am thankful that I am still here and on my good days, I actually feel okay.

I am thankful for my family, especially my husband who has seen me at my very worst and has stuck by me all this time.  ;D
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Life is great!
« Reply #17 on: November 24, 2008, 10:30:46 AM »
Even though we don't celebrate thanksgiving in Australia, I am thankful every morning when I wake up that I actually woke to a new day.  I am thankful to all my friends on IHD and all my family and friends in Oz.  I am thankful for the terrific medical team who look after me and I am thankful that my husband hasn't left me for wife number six.  :) I am thankful that I was still able to fend off dialysis for another year and was able to take my trip to Italy.  But most of all I am thankful that for some time now Kit has had no reason to beat me up with her stick!!  Happy thanksgiving to all my American mates. xx
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« Reply #18 on: November 25, 2008, 01:24:47 AM »
I am thankful for my wonderful husband, who loves me despite the "in sickness"
I am thankful for my son, who is turning into a really cool individual
I am thankful for my parents, who love me and support me, and always let me know it
I am thankful for my donor family
I am thankful for IHD, all the wonderful people here, and all the really great information

Happy Thanksgivng everyone!
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« Reply #19 on: November 25, 2008, 05:38:25 AM »
Happy Turkey Day ALL! LOVE YA :beer1;
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« Reply #20 on: November 25, 2008, 05:56:10 AM »
I am Thankful for KAREN (my karen but all the others as well :waving;)

I am thankful for this site.  The Knowledge i have gained and continue to gain from here.

I am thankful for ALL THE MEMBERS even when we may disagree in other threads about non dialysis stuff. 

I am Thankful on Thanksgiving i will be flying to Playa Del Carmen With the LOVE of my life.

I hope you all have the very best Thanksgiving.  And to those overseas have a super weekend.
P&K
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Operation for PD placement 7-14-09
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« Reply #21 on: November 25, 2008, 12:02:44 PM »
I'm thankful for...

1.  My husband.
2.  My sister-in-law, Irene. (donor)
3.  My house (as wrecked as it is)
4.  Our business
5.  That I don't have to work outside the house (for now)
6.  Our clients
7.  My family (all of them)
8.  The memories of my Mother and Father
9.  All the food in my pantry/fridge
10.  Money in the bank
11.  IHD Family
12.  My two children dogs, Frost and Pup
13.  Two running vehicles with working A/C (paid for)
14.  My health insurance

The list goes on.  I regularly complain and gripe about my life, but when I sit and think about it I have it so much better than many.  It stinks that everytime we turn around we are getting a bill from someone that has to be paid.  What I don't think about is that I'm able to send the total in full every time and not pay it out $5-10 at a time.  I am truly gratefull.

Watch out 2009!   The Talberts are making a freaking come-back!  We have had our AZZes handed to us on a plate for the last three years!   NO MORE!!!!!!!!!!!!!    :boxing; :boxing;   :cheer:   :cheer:
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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!  :D
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« Reply #22 on: November 25, 2008, 05:51:16 PM »
I am Thankful for my husband Rob who is the love of my life and my best friend.
I am Thankful for my son Brendan who has made our world complete and by letting me be his Mom.
I am Thankful for my health.
I am Thankful for my family and loving friends.
I am Thankful for my two beautiful "puppies".
I am Thankful for my job and that I get to work from home.
I am Thankful for my home, food on my shelves and heat to warm these cold New England nights.
I am Thankful that I will be celebrating Thanksgiving with my family and having a wonderful day.
I am Thankful for the little NxStage Dialysis machine which keeps Rob alive and allows him to be at home with his family (where he belongs!).
I am Thankful for life!
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« Reply #23 on: November 26, 2008, 11:32:51 AM »
I am thankful that Sluff started this thread  :clap;

Thankful for:
Mom getting through these last few months
Support and hugs from my IHD family
Two sons who mean the world to me (I cry now thinking about when they will be on their own)
Good job and even 'gooder' co-workers
Friends that truly care
Husband who, even though drives me crazy sometimes, manages to cook dinner every night, dishes, laundry, dusting, vacuuming, all the 'woman' stuff and still does the 'man' stuff

Have a wonderful Thanksgiving
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« Reply #24 on: November 26, 2008, 01:36:56 PM »
We took our family Christmas card photo last Thanksgiving, inspired by Norman Rockwell. We will do another one this year, I am trying to think of a theme.
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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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