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A kidney dialysis/transplant diary. A tribute: A farewell to arms. Week 1 – Dec. 1-7. Week 2 – Dec. 8-15. 1 Comment ». Read your blog today. I’m in Columbus OH but grew up in Cascade, IA, an hour or so east of Cedar Rapids. My dad lives alone in Cascade now and is in his mid-seventies and is a retired general physician. I sincerely hope that you can find someone in your area to take out the trash for you throughout the rest of this icy weather. Take care – – I’m pulling for you! February 23, 2008 Reply.
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Is it winter already? « Stayin’ alive
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A kidney dialysis/transplant diary. A tribute: A farewell to arms. Is it winter already? Yesterday morning I looked out the dining room window and it was snowing. October 10 is a bit early to be donning your lacy white dress, Mother Nature. It’s 9:22 am and the temp is 28. Chilly start to Sunday indeed. But all is well in Hawkeye land with their win over Michigan last night. So how have you been? I keep telling myself all these things while I’m sitting in the wheelchair grousing to myself about how...
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2009 September 19 « Stayin’ alive
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A kidney dialysis/transplant diary. A tribute: A farewell to arms. It appears I took the summer off. I didn’t intend to, but I was a little funked out and Mom was really ill for a couple of months. Turns out part of her problem was liver stones. Yeah, that’s right, liver stones. I didn’t know there were such things. It was a surprise because she had her gall bladder and its stones removed about 15 years ago. Hockey puck. She couldn’t get out of her chair herself. A change in direction. Feels good to be b...
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It takes a village « Stayin’ alive
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A kidney dialysis/transplant diary. A tribute: A farewell to arms. It takes a village. Knitters, in case you don’t already know, are extaordinary, generous people, at least in my book and my expeorrience. It’s also a treat not to have to wait and wait and wait some more for transportation. What a luxury to be able to just leave or go at the notion. It’s one of the marks of lost independence that galls. That’s the way it is at most gatherings of these knitters. They’re generous with their time and s...
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To post or not to post « Stayin’ alive
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A kidney dialysis/transplant diary. A tribute: A farewell to arms. To post or not to post. I’ve pondered over whether or not to write this post for a couple of months and finally decided it was an unappreciated sense of loyalty that’s kept me from so doing. So I’m posting. Once again I feel myself let down by an organization I’ve defended stoutly for years and from a profession I obviously hold to a much higher standard than most. I’m speaking of The Gazette. I eventually became City Editor. Stu once tol...
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2009 May 16 « Stayin’ alive
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A kidney dialysis/transplant diary. A tribute: A farewell to arms. I’m still here and things are perking along. A physiatrist, a prosthetist, and a physical therapist …. Sorry, no joke to follow. That’s the appointment I have set for June 4 at an amputation clinic here in town. I saw the physiatrist yesterday. He, according to the head of the PT department, should help me pull all the different elements together. He also has special interest and knowledge of prosthetics. The director did choose me for th...
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It appears I took the summer off « Stayin’ alive
https://stayinalive.wordpress.com/2009/09/19/it-appears-i-took-the-summer-off
A kidney dialysis/transplant diary. A tribute: A farewell to arms. It appears I took the summer off. I didn’t intend to, but I was a little funked out and Mom was really ill for a couple of months. Turns out part of her problem was liver stones. Yeah, that’s right, liver stones. I didn’t know there were such things. It was a surprise because she had her gall bladder and its stones removed about 15 years ago. Hockey puck. She couldn’t get out of her chair herself. A change in direction. Feels good to be b...
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iowakitkat « Stayin’ alive
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A kidney dialysis/transplant diary. A tribute: A farewell to arms. Is it winter already? Yesterday morning I looked out the dining room window and it was snowing. October 10 is a bit early to be donning your lacy white dress, Mother Nature. It’s 9:22 am and the temp is 28. Chilly start to Sunday indeed. But all is well in Hawkeye land with their win over Michigan last night. So how have you been? I keep telling myself all these things while I’m sitting in the wheelchair grousing to myself about how...
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2009 April 28 « Stayin’ alive
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A kidney dialysis/transplant diary. A tribute: A farewell to arms. My phosphorus is high and that’s not a good thing. My level is about twice normal at this time. Functioning kidneys play a most important role in eliminating excess phosphorus. Non-functioning kidneys — mine — play no role. You can read some of the particulars here on the National Kidney Foundation. Back to the drawing board … or should I say prescription pad. Kidney disease sucks. A big one. April 28, 2009. Things can change so quickly.
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2009 June 06 « Stayin’ alive
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A kidney dialysis/transplant diary. A tribute: A farewell to arms. It takes a village. Knitters, in case you don’t already know, are extaordinary, generous people, at least in my book and my expeorrience. It’s also a treat not to have to wait and wait and wait some more for transportation. What a luxury to be able to just leave or go at the notion. It’s one of the marks of lost independence that galls. That’s the way it is at most gatherings of these knitters. They’re generous with their time and s...