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« on: May 26, 2011, 08:50:46 AM »
It's hard for me to write this. It is with great sadness that I tell you we've lost one of our younger members, Karen547. She has had a challenging year with the good news of getting a transplant last August, to the low of losing her mom to cancer in November. She had difficulties with infections and we hadn't seen her post since January. She was 25 years old.

Note from her sister on facebook:
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This is karens sister kate posting...we are having a service for karen this saturday at 11am. 92 fenton rd at our dads home. Thank you for all your kind words.

Thank you monrein, for letting me know.
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Jenna is our daughter, bad bladder damaged her kidneys.
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She did PD Sept. 2013 - July 2017
Found a swap living donor using social media, friends, family.
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« Reply #1 on: May 26, 2011, 08:57:19 AM »
How terribly sad...

May she rest in peace.....

Love and best wishes to her family and friends....

Darth....
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« Reply #2 on: May 26, 2011, 09:07:53 AM »
 :'(
Just terrible..... prayers for her family and friends.... much too young...
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« Reply #3 on: May 26, 2011, 09:14:48 AM »
So sad. Karen added a great voice to IHD. She will be missed. 

Here is her introduction post: http://ihatedialysis.com/forum/index.php?topic=4818.0
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« Reply #4 on: May 26, 2011, 10:16:46 AM »
It's always hard to hear of someone passing, but someone so young....!  :'(
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« Reply #5 on: May 26, 2011, 10:46:02 AM »
This is so sad, she was so young. My condolences to the family. She will be missed on this site.
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« Reply #6 on: May 26, 2011, 11:20:44 AM »
Oh gosh, that is so sad.  How terrible for her family.  Sending them lots of virtual love.
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« Reply #7 on: May 26, 2011, 12:38:06 PM »
She was so young.  I am sorry I didn't get to know her better.  My condolences to her friends and family.

Karen547's profile
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« Reply #8 on: May 26, 2011, 12:52:05 PM »
I'm so so shocked and so sad to read this. Karen was someone I always saw on IHD last year and I always loved seeing her posts. I feel absolutely gutted.  :'( Hope so much her family and friends are ok. Will make sure I am thinking of her on Saturday and just hope she is at peace.   :(
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« Reply #9 on: May 26, 2011, 12:59:51 PM »
may her family find peace. she will be missed here.
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« Reply #10 on: May 26, 2011, 01:51:16 PM »
This is terribly shocking.... :'(

What a loss for her family.

She will certainly be missed.

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« Reply #11 on: May 26, 2011, 02:54:00 PM »
Rest in Peace dear Karen.  What a terribly difficult few years this poor family has had.    :'( :'( :'(
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« Reply #12 on: May 26, 2011, 03:08:23 PM »
Wow
 Im surprised. She was even younger then me. Didnt she get a transplant at somepoint soon? Gosh. Does anyone know what happened? What made her pass away so soon?

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« Reply #13 on: May 26, 2011, 05:07:16 PM »


Rest in Peace Miss Karen
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« Reply #14 on: May 26, 2011, 05:55:57 PM »
I am so sad to hear this. I hope she rests in peace, my heart goes out to her family and to all of us here. She will be missed. I always liked to read the posts from the younger kids, very sad to hear this.
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« Reply #15 on: May 26, 2011, 07:15:53 PM »
May her soul rest in peace.  My sympathies and prayers go out to her family and her friends.
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« Reply #16 on: May 26, 2011, 08:09:35 PM »
WOW, this is a shock. She was funny when we were in the chat room
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« Reply #17 on: May 26, 2011, 08:45:33 PM »
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« Reply #18 on: May 26, 2011, 09:16:31 PM »
This is tragic news.  It breaks my heart for her and her family, and this family here.  Im shocked and hurt..  Im so sad  :'(
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« Reply #19 on: May 26, 2011, 09:27:59 PM »
sad news indeed :(
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« Reply #20 on: May 26, 2011, 10:42:32 PM »
Karen will very much be missed.  As losing someone is the hardest part of of this community, losing someone so young is especially tragic.  My thoughts and prayers go out to her family and may she rest in peace.  :'(
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« Reply #21 on: May 26, 2011, 11:15:45 PM »
I'm quite the newbie, so I never had the pleasure of getting to know her, which I feel a bit sad about, especially considering she had the same disability i hav eSpina bifida. I hope she is at peace and that in time her family can find peace too.
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« Reply #22 on: May 27, 2011, 12:24:00 AM »
This news has really hit me. I am quite in shock.

I know Karen wasn't posting much, but I didn't realise things were that dire.

I read this news as I celebrate my six month anniversary and this is a stark reminder just how short and precious our lives are and that we just do not know what is around the corner.

I am pretty bummed. I didn't know Karen well, but I did read her posts and wanted to know what was going on with her.

So young. such a tragic loss.

I am sad :(

my thoughts go to her sister and family.
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« Reply #23 on: May 27, 2011, 01:44:45 AM »

What a shock!
 
I thought she was busy studying and things went well.

I had no idea that she was struggling so badly.

I shall miss her.

My thoughts are with her family.

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« Reply #24 on: May 27, 2011, 03:54:42 AM »
This is very sad news.  I was hoping she was off, living it up.  Very sorry to read this sad news.
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