On Tue, 15 Apr 2008 18:04:20 -0700 Bob Hemus <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> You know I've had diabetes for 51+ years. Don't know if I told you I > was put on peritoneal dialysis the first of August of 1997? Was doing > that for 17 months until my step-son donated a kidney for a transplant. > He is a U.S. Forest Service employee and was working at that in the > early eighties. At that time the U.S.F.S. was heavy into spraying > replanted cut-blocks with 24D, 245TS, and insecticides of various > flavors. So last January when I went for my quarterly blood work my > kidney function appeared the kidney was rejecting. To shorten a hectic > 5 weeks the surgeon removed the cancerous kidney February 18th. The > docs told us the kidney came with the cancer. I'm clean, no signs of > cancer. I am on hemo dialysis until March 24 when I get to switch back > to PD. That will save us 3 235 mile trips a week! My gas bill for > March was at least $419. > > So, I'm pushing to get back on the kidney list. I don't car what they > say, 71 is not too old. HaHa > Any way, good to hear from you. > BoP.S. Feeling fine. > > _______________________________________________ > [email protected] > Unsub/Pause/Etc : http://mail.linux-sxs.org/mailman/listinfo/general > Dang Bob - I wish you all the best. You are right, 71 is not too old.. Steve -- Sharing the benefits of "excessive profits" of publicly traded companies through bourgeois Capitalism (investment). _______________________________________________ [email protected] Unsub/Pause/Etc : http://mail.linux-sxs.org/mailman/listinfo/general
