Comments on: Dialysis Another Day http://toastie.st/2009/05/11/dialysis-another-day/ Thu, 03 May 2012 15:34:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Toastie http://toastie.st/2009/05/11/dialysis-another-day/#comment-7488 Toastie Fri, 15 May 2009 02:00:50 +0000 http://toastie.st/?p=2790#comment-7488 Zoe and Alex - Thank you for the kind comments. I wish that you did not have to deal with what you're going through, but I am heartened that my writing can be of some value. I also appreciate that you're not judging me for what I know is the not always the healthiest attitude regarding my circumstances. As with many difficult situations in life, we know there are no magic answers that anyone can give us, but knowing that someone is listening and offering empathy is a great comfort. Zoe and Alex – Thank you for the kind comments. I wish that you did not have to deal with what you’re going through, but I am heartened that my writing can be of some value. I also appreciate that you’re not judging me for what I know is the not always the healthiest attitude regarding my circumstances. As with many difficult situations in life, we know there are no magic answers that anyone can give us, but knowing that someone is listening and offering empathy is a great comfort.

]]> By: Zoe http://toastie.st/2009/05/11/dialysis-another-day/#comment-7485 Zoe Thu, 14 May 2009 13:59:21 +0000 http://toastie.st/?p=2790#comment-7485 Dear Toastie, My son is 25 years old and just re-started on dialysis 10 months ago. Reading through many of your posts, I can see where he often feels the same as you do about life, kidney failure and dialysis. I don't have words of wisdom and I understand that families aren't always very helpful because they really don't understand. What I want to say is I hope you don't stop writing your posts because reading about your real thoughts and experiences helps others like my son (and me) who have the same or similar experiences with doctors and healthcare etc not feel like we are the only people with these same issues. Very few sites express what is really happening with renal patients and it clearly isn't just another chapter or a new challenge in life. It takes over your life and it is all you have time or energy to do...with little in the way of guidance about how to maneuver through kidney failure. I will continue to read your posts. We do care how you are doing and have great empathy for your situation as we are right there also. Take care!! Zoe and Alex Dear Toastie,

My son is 25 years old and just re-started on dialysis 10 months ago. Reading through many of your posts, I can see where he often feels the same as you do about life, kidney failure and dialysis.

I don’t have words of wisdom and I understand that families aren’t always very helpful because they really don’t understand. What I want to say is I hope you don’t stop writing your posts because reading about your real thoughts and experiences helps others like my son (and me) who have the same or similar experiences with doctors and healthcare etc not feel like we are the only people with these same issues.

Very few sites express what is really happening with renal patients and it clearly isn’t just another chapter or a new challenge in life. It takes over your life and it is all you have time or energy to do…with little in the way of guidance about how to maneuver through kidney failure.

I will continue to read your posts. We do care how you are doing and have great empathy for your situation as we are right there also.

Take care!!

Zoe and Alex

]]>