A Tribute To Epoman

I am deeply saddened today, by the loss of a young man who did touch many peoples lives by his fierce and courageous struggle with end stage renal failure, for the past 13 years. Bill Halcomb, or better known as "Epoman", on the fabulous website he created to bring support and awareness to the horrible disease that finally claimed his life. I have been a member of his website since Sandra was diagnosed, and have met many brave, wonderful people there. The insight, knowledge, and understanding for what "end stage renal failure" really is, has been invaluable to me. Unfortunately, I had not visited the site for a while, and was shocked to find out that "Epoman" passed away on March, 02,07, when I checked in last night. Rest in peace Bill. You have been a great inspiration to many, many people. I know your young son miss you very much, but he will allways be secure in knowing that his dad loved him very, very much, and can be proud of the fact that his father touched more peoples lives, than most of us can ever hope to do. Please visit this great site. http://www.ihatedialysis.com/forum/

First Year On Dialysis

To all those who have followed Sandra's journey, I must apologize for not posting more often. I am almost embarrassed to admit that I had forgotten my user name, and password, and could not access my own blog. Believe me, I tried very hard to retrieve them by following all instructions. As you you can see, I finally managed this "difficult" task. Sandra is still waiting for a kidney. She has celebrated her first year on dialysis, her life saver. So far she has escaped any bouts with peritonitis. That is because the team at her kidney clinic are extremely skillful in training their patients in the importance of extreme precaution, each time when getting ready for dialysis. Otherwise, most people on peritoneal dialysis frequently end up with peritonitis. Sandra has experienced a lot of physical changes since she went on dialysis. She does not fit in to any of her clothes anymore. From always wearing size x-small, 5-7, she is now wearing size large. We can't count the times when she has been asked when she is due. She does not want to go out for a drink, because of all the dirty looks and comments about drinking while "pregnant". She is also very fatigued most of the time. The most difficult for her though, is that she hates having her daughter see her like this. Kylie just turned 15, and that is a challenging age, even under the best of circumstances. It has been very hard, but we have to be grateful that at least there is dialysis. I promise to be more diligent with posting in the future. Love to you all. Christina