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Rerun
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« on: January 06, 2007, 09:15:03 PM »
I took my computer all the way to Spokane and couldn't find a hook-up that worked.  So, I gave up.  No reason to try and get on someone else's computer for just 5 minutes and there was no time.

I dialyzed in Spokane which is 45 miles from my Nephew's home; where I stayed. 

Now, the small world part --  Remember my first dialysis center and how mean they were to me there??  I had just come off a 17 year transplant and did not want to go back on dialysis, so my attitude wasn't real good, but I wanted the chair against the wall and I had it for about 2 weeks and then they stuck me under the Air Conditioner and bad TV and poor lighting.  I had a royal fit and the 2 women there at the time decided to "show" me and never gave me the good chair again.  I needed it to keep up on work.  The bad chair was too cold and had bad lighting to where I couldn't read. 

Well, my first dialysis in Spokane, a thousand miles away from Sacramento, I'm sitting there and this lady comes up and says "Do you remember me?"  Since I'm from Spokane and dialyzed there 20 years ago, it is common for me to see familiar faces.  So, I smiled big and said "well, you sure look familiar..."  She said "from Sutter in Sacramento?".....  My face went from little miss sunshine to the wicked witch from The Wizard of Oz!  After the shock left my body I said "Yea, I remember you!  You were really mean to me.  I lost my job because of you.  Blah Blah.... she said "I don't want to hash anything over....." 

The good thing is that she is in MY territory now.  There is no way my family would let that happen to me.  But, when you are by yourself it is hard to fight the system.  I know if I would have had family with me at that bad center they would have treated me a little better.

Otherwise, Christmas was nice.  We had a white Christmas and I loved what Jaybird sent me.  Thanks!
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« Reply #1 on: January 06, 2007, 10:01:15 PM »
Welcome back Rerun. Good to see you set that nurse straight.  :2thumbsup;
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« Reply #2 on: January 06, 2007, 10:11:32 PM »
Glad you had a good visit home and a nice Christmas.
Good to hear from you again!
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« Reply #3 on: January 06, 2007, 10:26:12 PM »
Good to see you back Rerun! I was just asking Epoman how you are :) He said good but it is even better to hear from you ;)

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« Reply #4 on: January 07, 2007, 12:24:34 AM »
Welcome back Glad you a good holiday.
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« Reply #5 on: January 07, 2007, 01:25:19 AM »
Welcome back Rerun, I am glad you are back, we missed you. In 3 weeks time you have missed a lot of things going on here on IHD, but I will call you on the phone about that. You will notice we have had 2,700+ New posts since you been gone.  :o

Again welcome back.

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« Reply #6 on: January 07, 2007, 07:03:08 AM »
 :welcomesign;

Welcome to our community.  Have we met before?
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« Reply #7 on: January 07, 2007, 07:13:12 AM »
Hi Rerun-I lived in Sacramento (Citrus Heights) for over 20 years then moved back to Wisconsin in 1999 started Hemo in Aug '06 thinking about going back to Sac. Any clinics there better then others. Thanks in advance for your input-----Boxman
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« Reply #8 on: January 07, 2007, 09:25:14 AM »
Welcome back Rerun. You were missed around here.  The great Mod has returned!
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« Reply #9 on: January 07, 2007, 09:49:35 AM »
Welcome back!  I'm glad you told off that nurse. 
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« Reply #10 on: January 08, 2007, 10:55:30 AM »
Welcome back, Rerun!  Glad to hear you had a good holiday.  And even gladder to hear you put that nurse in her place!  :clap;
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« Reply #11 on: January 08, 2007, 11:38:36 AM »
Welcome back, Rerun!  I missed your posts.  Every once in a while I'd see a post and I'd think "I'd like to see what Rerun has to say about this!"  Now I can.  Good to have you back!
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« Reply #12 on: January 08, 2007, 01:52:30 PM »
Quote from: mallory on January 08, 2007, 11:38:36 AM
Welcome back, Rerun!  I missed your posts.  Every once in a while I'd see a post and I'd think "I'd like to see what Rerun has to say about this!"  Now I can.  Good to have you back!


And i thought i was the only one thinking that  ::)
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« Reply #13 on: January 08, 2007, 02:09:47 PM »
Quote from: goofynina on January 08, 2007, 01:52:30 PM
Quote from: mallory on January 08, 2007, 11:38:36 AM
Welcome back, Rerun!  I missed your posts.  Every once in a while I'd see a post and I'd think "I'd like to see what Rerun has to say about this!"  Now I can.  Good to have you back!


And i thought i was the only one thinking that  ::)
You will have to excuse my absence, in not noticing you weren't here, But its the time of the year when we all lose touch. Welcome back!!
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