I am home now. Everything is fine. I will have to follow up and have some more tests. Austin is staying with me for the week. So he can do all the work that I was not doing. So far he is just eating us out of house and home. But that is what 13 year old does. I go back on my normal dialysis schedule. The one sucky thing that happened is that one of my veins for my fistula influtrated.( blew up) My forarm look like there is a golf ball under the skin. Pardon the french but if fuckin hurts. O well I am going to go to bed now. Big Mamma's House is on and I can't miss it.
-Neal
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Tippy and Luke when I was recovering
College Graduation 2001
Neal's dialysis center (aka the machine that keeps him alive)
Neal hooked up to the machine
Neal's new ride - better than the Festiva idea
The old ladies
The National Kidney Foundation estimates that 350,000 people in the US have end-stage renal disease and about 67,000 people die of kidney failure every year. In the year 2000, 47,000 people in the US were waiting for a kidney transplant. The lack of organs available for transplantation is a serious problem. By signing a donor card, an individual indicates their wish to be a donor. It is important to share your wishes with your next of kin as they will be asked prior to a donation.
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Kothe 5K schedule
- Memorial Day 5K Time 57:53
- Transplant Games July 13th Pittsburgh Time 47:22
- Dash For Donation 5k July 26th Downtown Columbus 52:47
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Tippy and Luke when I was recovering
College Graduation 2001
Neal's dialysis center (aka the machine that keeps him alive)
Neal hooked up to the machine
Neal's new ride
Neal's new ride - better than the Festiva idea
The old ladies
About Me
- donatelife
- Columbus, Ohio, United States
- Neal was diagnosed with end stage renal disease at the age of 18. He was put on the transplant list and received a transplant after 3 years on peritoneal dialysis. He received a cadaver kidney that had been on ice for quite some time. The kidney did not begin working immediately. The doctor felt the life of the kidney would be 8-10 years. Neals' transplant rejected in late November of 2006 (a life just over 8 years). Since then he has been on hemodialysis 3 days a week for 4 hours each time. Due to Neal's young age, the doctor encouraged him to find a live donor. A live donor transplant can last almost twice the time of a cadaver transplant and could occur quickly, rather than waiting for the cadaver transplant. Unfortunately his immediate family members are not matches. Luckily a good friend was a match and began the testing process. Neal and Michele met Ryan in 1998. Vacations, birthdays, weddings and soon to be births have been shared between the couples. Many people spend their lives searching for friends like this.
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7 comments:
Hey Big Guy,
Glad to hear your back home bud. We've been keeping tabs on you through this web site. Sounds like your doing better. I was actually going to stop by today after leaving my folks house and picking up Emily but I decided it wouldn't be best since I'm getting over a cold myself as well as Emily (for the past three weeks). As soon as I'm in the clear we'd love to see ya. Jen and Emily say hello and wish you the best of luck towards a speedy recovery! Shoot me a line at work if you’re bored. That’s been my second home lately. ha! Talk to you soon buddy.
Here's to lookin up your address!
Ferg
glad to hear you are home and things are going well with the exception of the golf ball in your arm.
Cool, just in time to see the Cavs dominate at the Q! Let me know when your ready for company. You're not missing much here. Work has been NUTS (no not you Paul)
Lusk
Neal,
So glad that you are home. Hopefully Titanic will be on this week!
Hey Neal,
See there is a break in the clouds for the moment!! Michele has been doing a wonderful job keeping people up to date. Hang in there trooper. Even in Asia the monsoons come to an end. Call if you want company.
Chris Weiss
595-1034
Good news dude...
mike
glad you are home!
KT
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