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Monthly Archives: November 2006
Quietly (well maybe not quietly) changing inside.
Dear Potential Live Donors…Four of You and More in the Wings, I cannot express to you how much it means to me that you would even consider being a donor and go through the personal invasion of privacy questionnaire let … Continue reading
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We've learned we make kidney failure fun.
I was giving Gage his new shot using the cool medicine putter inner recently and Quinn said: "Will I get that shot too?" (smiling) "Well, maybe Quinn but probably not for a long time." "When I go on dialysis?" (clapping … Continue reading
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Life at Children's Hospital
We’re becoming fixtures at Children’s Hospital. That is both good and bad. Gage knows where we can park the car, he can navigate all of the elevators and get to the dialysis floor. Normally Gage is running off energy that … Continue reading
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Thankful.
I’m thankful for many things today. Julian, the kids, family, you know, all the basics. And while I’m working on a list of 100 things I’m thankful for I can’t let the day pass without acknowledging that I am truly … Continue reading
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Celebrating Live Donors.
With over 72,000 people looking for a kidney and roughly only 16,000 a year getting one, this is a story to be celebrated. In fact, live donors should be celebrated more. The process of donating a kidney should be easier. … Continue reading
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Photo Fun Friday.
With Auntie Tammy. She also happens to be my older sister. Although she swears that people think she is younger. We’ll let her believe that… The sister decided to come into town a couple of weeks ago to help out. … Continue reading
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Three down, one to go.
Three people who are willing to be tested as possible donors for Gage have gotten in their paperwork to the transplant team. That is the first step in a very long process. In all fairness to potential donor #4 they … Continue reading
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Friday Photo Fun
There have been some complaints that we parents aren’t pictured on our Photo Fun Friday posts. Here’s a picture from the recent Walk for PKD that has us in our matching t-shirts. I think we also look decent. Except maybe … Continue reading
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There's some things you should know.
If you are here by way of the PKD Foundation, welcome. I was hoping that I could write something witty to welcome you but currently I’ve got nothing. No wit available at this hour. Our basic family PKD story and … Continue reading
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Living or non-living?
Anonymous poses this question about the last post: It is interesting that a live donor is so much better. Considering we are all encouraged to be organ donors at death. I thought donation of organs had to be very soon … Continue reading
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