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Julia Roberts commented on the post, 365 Days of Kidneys, Day 67, on the site Kidneys and Eyes 10 hours, 29 minutes ago
The term used for our donors, Jody and Cheryl…they were living and not related to us.
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Michal commented on the blog post 365 Days of Kidneys, Day 67 10 hours, 42 minutes ago
What does this mean?
“It’s living, unrelated related donor. ”Thanks, Michal
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Julia Roberts wrote a new post, 365 Days of Kidneys, Day 68, on the site Kidneys and Eyes 12 hours, 18 minutes ago
Did you know?
There are so many little things to learn about kidney failure and transplant that you don’t think about until you’re faced with it at transplant time…
A great example is that if they can, […]
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Julia Roberts wrote a new post, 365 Days of Kidneys, Day 67, on the site Kidneys and Eyes 12 hours, 39 minutes ago
Transplant terminology.
It’s procure not harvest.
It’s living, unrelated related donor.
It’s deceased donor.
Also? I think I could get a job consulting on television shows about how to handle kidney […]
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Stephanie commented on the blog post On when to share the diagnosis of the daughter we’re adopting 17 hours, 52 minutes ago
Shannon,
Like you, we didn’t tell everyone that Amber Joy was such a premie (26 weeker), and that she would likely have moderate to permanent hearing loss. I think I was unpleasantly surprised at how much it […]
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Shannon Dingle wrote a new post, On when to share the diagnosis of the daughter we’re adopting, on the site Support for Special Needs 23 hours, 58 minutes ago
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On when to share the diagnosis of the daughter we’re adopting
When I’m talking to my new neighbors about my older daughter, I don’t feel the need to mention “she has blond hair” or “her eyes are blue.” When they meet my willowy and spirited five year old, they’ll see those things. That’s why I don’t initially share that Zoe Amanda has cerebral palsy. They won’t [...]
Tips for Families New to the Medical Vortex
It’s overwhelming when you have a child diagnosed with something. For me, I just lived in a fog. At least three months. I don’t remember how we performed the day to day functions for our family. But we did. I wish the transition to having a special needs child was easier. Here’s what I’ve learned [...]
The End of an Experiment
Back in the summer of 2005, when Schuyler was first beginning her journey with augmentative communication technology and was being served very poorly by her Austin-area school, we visited with members of the public school district’s assistive technology team in the north Dallas suburb of Plano. We were expecting to learn that the Plano schools [...]
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Can you feel the vibe of the summer headed our way? My kids are constantly at the baseball fields, school assignments don’t seem as difficult and summer vacation planning is in full effect. And that’s probably why we had a slow week here at Support for Special Needs. But that doesn’t mean we don’t have [...]
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