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Darthvadar
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« on: March 09, 2009, 06:43:17 PM »
Hello everybody...

My name is Carolyn... I'm forty-four years old, wheelchair user, single but open to offers, (Gentlemen, shall I take your running to the hills screaming. as a 'No' then???) and I'm caring for my mum who is in ESRF since May '07...

My mum is Elsie... Seventy-one years old, wheelchair user...

Mum was on Haemo for about thirteen months, but it became VERY stressful... Now on CAPD... Doing MUCH better on this... Despite two bouts of Peretonitis...

I'm very much looking forward to geting to know everyone, and thank you for accepting me into your community...

God bless you all...

Love...

Darthvadar....
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« Reply #1 on: March 09, 2009, 06:49:10 PM »
 :welcomesign; Carolyn!  Enjoy the site, glad to have you here!
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« Reply #2 on: March 09, 2009, 06:49:43 PM »
Welcome.  Shall we take Dublin as Ireland, rather than Ohio?
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« Reply #3 on: March 09, 2009, 06:49:59 PM »
Welcome Carolyne.  I think I need to go put drops in my eyes.... I thought you wrote "open to affairs" and then it said "offers" and I started laughing.  I suppose Affairs wouldn't be bad either.  Especially virtual ones!  I'm glad you found this site.  You and your mother will learn a lot and as a caregiver you can vent.  Although, I can't read those because I get mad.

Looking forward to more of your posts.                          :welcomesign;
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« Reply #4 on: March 09, 2009, 06:58:16 PM »
Hello everyone.... Thanks for the welcome...

Yes, sorry, I should have made it clearer... I am in Dublin, Ireland...

Ha Ha!!!... :clap; :clap; :clap;, I LOVE it, Rerun.... Open to affairs... Hee Hee!!!!!... That's FANTASTIC!!!... Best laugh I've had in ages... Well, at my age, I'll take my thrills wherever I can get them!!!....

Love to all...

C...
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« Reply #5 on: March 09, 2009, 07:28:58 PM »
Welcome to IHD!  :flower;
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« Reply #6 on: March 09, 2009, 07:31:13 PM »
Welcome!  It's always great to receive new family members!  You sound like a hoot!  I look forward to learning more about you and Mom.   :waving;
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« Reply #7 on: March 09, 2009, 07:46:25 PM »
Welcome Darth, we have been waiting for someone from the dark side to join up.  ;D Glad you are here.


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« Reply #8 on: March 09, 2009, 07:59:52 PM »
Hi Kelly.... Thanks for the welcome.... Nice Pawed Person in the picture... Now THAT'S what I call a proper cat!....

Thanks Boxman... In need of some company of your own kind, were you???...  ;D ;D ;D... Believe me, they don't come much darker than me!...

Sorry Folks... As my mother says, you can't take me anywhere... Well no, that's not quite right... You can usually take me twice... Second time to apologise!... :rofl;

God bless everyone...

Love...

Darth....
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« Reply #9 on: March 09, 2009, 09:52:43 PM »
Welcome Carolyn, good to have you aboard.
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« Reply #10 on: March 09, 2009, 10:06:52 PM »
Welcome!  Great positive attitude! :)
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« Reply #11 on: March 10, 2009, 12:32:45 AM »
:ukflag; :welcomesign; from Yvonne just across the sea and carer for husband John.
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« Reply #12 on: March 10, 2009, 01:33:59 AM »
Anakin, welcome and may the force forms make you strong.
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« Reply #13 on: March 10, 2009, 04:22:34 AM »
Hi Everyone....

Thanks for the welcome....

Dan, I LOVE the 'Anakin' comment... If only... I love old Vadar... His mother would say it's not his fault... He just got into bad company!... Anyway, the only reason I have the Nickname Darthvadar is I've got asthma, and my so-called friends thought it would be appropriate!...

Yvonne, I read your thread about John being in hospital... Was going through something similar with Mum... Two bouts of VERY bad peretonitis... She was in from 19th Dec to Dec 31st, then got another on Jan 31st, and was in until Feb 19th... The joys of it, eh???....  ;D

Love...

C...
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« Reply #14 on: March 10, 2009, 04:58:15 AM »
 :welcomesign;  Darthlyn/Carovader.   I look forward to your posts and to knowing more about you and your Mum.  I'm from Canada and hitchhiked all around (southern) Ireland in 1972 while on holidays from my studies in France.  I'm now on my second transplant after a fair bit of experience with haemo.
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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
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« Reply #15 on: March 10, 2009, 09:58:04 AM »
 :waving;

I see we got us a live one ;)....

Glad that you and your great sense of humor found us.
Hope to see you on many of the boards.
And i hope your Mum is done with those bouts of peretonitis  :boxing;..
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« Reply #16 on: March 10, 2009, 10:19:03 AM »
A live one????.... Who???... ME???? Surely you can't mean me?????....

I'm very quiet..... When I'm asleep, that is!!!!!... ;D

Mum is in good form at the moment... Praying for it to continue... We're very worried about another peretonitis... Fingers crossed it doesn't happen!...

God bless you all...

Love... Darth...
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« Reply #17 on: March 10, 2009, 10:59:10 AM »
 :welcomesign; Carolyn. So glad you found us and please post often, we are a wonderful group.  :cuddle;
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« Reply #18 on: March 10, 2009, 02:41:39 PM »
 :welcomesign;
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« Reply #19 on: March 10, 2009, 06:14:14 PM »
I love the name.  Must be a Star Wars fan.  Welcome to the boards.  There is a lot of information here. Take your time and look through everything.


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« Reply #20 on: March 10, 2009, 08:17:07 PM »
Quote from: Wallyz on March 09, 2009, 06:49:43 PM
Welcome.  Shall we take Dublin as Ireland, rather than Ohio?

Or Georgia.  We have an Athens, Paris and Vienna as well. ;D
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« Reply #21 on: March 10, 2009, 09:28:33 PM »
Welcome, I am a newbie as well. My son Anthony is 9 and is on hemodialysis for the last 9 months for the second time around and It has been"fun". The nicest possible thing I could think to say, I guess. As you sense a little sarcasm. I have enjoyed you funny threads already. Its nice to have you.
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« Reply #22 on: March 11, 2009, 01:57:22 AM »
Welcome to our community, Carolyn.  So you are from "Dublin's fair city, where girls are so pretty"!!!  Your intro and subsequent comments show me that you are already an IHD person!!!  "You don't have to be crazy to join IHD, but it certainly helps!"  This is a pretty awesome family that we have here  :grouphug;  There is lots of information, loads of support and barrels of fun.  I can already see that you will be a definite contributor to the last item!  Just keep reading and keep posting.
Looking forward to hearing lots more from you.



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« Reply #23 on: March 13, 2009, 01:34:56 PM »
 :welcomesign;   I must say that I have not laughed so much reading anyone's intros like I have this thread!  You were born to be a part of IHD!  Love you humor.  This is a great group and we really do care about each other.  I am sure you can tell that from reading everyone's posts.  We cry, rant, scream and laugh together.  Like a real family.  And we disagree sometimes and our "parents" Sluff and Okarol, put us in time out and make us behave!   I am looking forward to ready more from you.  Hope your Mom is doing well.  Tell her she has many new friends from around the world now, who care about her.   :grouphug;




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« Reply #24 on: March 13, 2009, 02:17:51 PM »
Good to have you here!
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