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Friday, January 25, 2013

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These are dialysis needles...
Wednesday, January 23, 2013

Start Again...

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After a couple of weeks of  i.v. iron infusions and a medicine change I am once again stable at  13% percent of my kidney function. At the e...
Tuesday, January 8, 2013

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From the Living Kidney Donor site.... While dialysis can be life-saving, it is only a stop-gap. It is a long, tiring, physically and emo...
Friday, December 28, 2012

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Happy New Year...

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I have not made a News Years resolution but instead have a New Years wish...to have a new kidney and to be healthy in 2013. I am ready to sa...
Tuesday, December 25, 2012

Merry Christmas!

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Merry Christmas everyone! I had a great Christmas Eve with my children and grandchildren and later this morning will be having our tradition...
Sunday, December 23, 2012

As of today...

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As of today I have been waiting for a kidney transplant for 1009 days.

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My stomach feels so much better today...I think I am finally over the pancreatities attack. My appetite has returned...but unfortunately I h...
Thursday, December 20, 2012

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It has been a very interesting week to say the least. Pancreatities hit me hard and I ended up in the e.r. at 4 am Monday morning. It was th...
Friday, December 14, 2012

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I was right...things are not going so great...I was told to come by my renal clinic for labs because of the tremors and cramps I am having. ...
Wednesday, December 12, 2012

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As of today I still have not heard from Vanderbilt about the test results for the kidney swap. I am aware these things take time and have de...
Sunday, December 9, 2012

My daughter...

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My daughter is an amazing incredible young women.  We have always been very close but we are even closer now than before I became ill. With ...
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Saturday, December 8, 2012

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My Transplant Coordinator called yesterday to tell me there is still no word on the donor swap. I was not aware that she is not allowed to k...
Thursday, December 6, 2012

What a night it's been...

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Lord,what a rough night...I am having a gout attack and my nausea has returned. Pain in my kidneys as well. I don't think I have slept m...
Saturday, December 1, 2012

The Waiting...

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As of today December 1st 2012 I have been waiting  985 days for a kidney transplant...Hopefully my wait won't be much longer. I am disap...
Thursday, November 29, 2012

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Isn't it wonderful how music can be applied to so many situations in our lives? I have noticed recently that music has a way of calming ...

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I had an appointment with my cardiologist this morning....yearly exam. I was so nervous about this doctor's visit,I guess I am so used t...
Wednesday, November 28, 2012

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Lately the lasix I take are not enough to get rid of the edema in my feet and legs and I have to"boost" it with a drug called meta...
Tuesday, November 27, 2012

daily pills....

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This is the amount of pills I take everyday.. 34 pills in all...and typical of most kidney failure patients.

Waiting for the phone to ring.....

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This infection and pancreatitis has really taken a toll on me...but today I have felt better and think it may finally be the end of it! I ma...