This is a "Community Striving for Unity" as our slogan goes. What that means is that everyone effected by Kidney Disease coming together to share their views and experiences to help us grow as a community. A lot of patients feel alone when they first discover their kidneys are failing and there is no saving them. Other patients, like myself, didn't get those years of normal health but were sick since very young and always felt ostricized and alone. Here is a place built out of the desire to brings us all together so we no longer have to feel lost and alone! Be it if you or someone you care about is on Dialysis, or just discovered they have Renal Failure, or have had a Kidney transplant! You are all welcome here!

If this is green then I am in the Shout Box that you don't need to register to use:

Our Purpose:

The purpose of this site originally was for support of every renal patient who grew up sick such as I did. As I get older I see a larger base that may benefit from a site with all info relevant to dialysis in one site. I know my site is small; but with not a lot of these sites out there I figure that as long as people visit then it must be something helpful. Please check out the AKC Board and the other links in the side menu!


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(2008: 2nd year I am canvassing)


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:: site updates ::

10/30/2008 - Updated the CareWear Bracelet Page as well as the Show Your Wrist Bands For Awareness! page.

10/14/2008 - I know it has been awhile but I have been sick. Had emergency surgery and was in 2 different hospitals before they figured out what was wrong with me so sorry for the delay in the update.
Updated the forums to a new format so there is more functionality and less downtime to Smart Machines: AKC SMF Forums! Proboards was good for the time being but this new one is more secure with less problems.
Also added on awareness pages such as the Show your Awareness Wrist Bands page, as well as a link to the KidneyFun Mall which Shay (of Kidneyfun.com / Kidneyfun.net) and I have been working on. Please check them out to help raise awareness today!

04/22/2008 - Forums are upgraded now to version 4.5 (Proboards) and we are also working on a special surprise for our Forum Members!!
Also updated the E-Cards from the Bravenet ecards to the AKC hosted ones!

03/25/2008 - Updated my Skype so that it shows my status for anyone who has Skype messenger. Also added Map back on.

03/23/2008 - Added more videos to the Videos page including MJ's Video thanking all organ donors!!

02/22/2008 - Updated the nav bar on the forums and added 2 new themes over the last 4 days. Also added a Flash title to my site.

Also did some general maintenance as well as added a banner for the KidneyFun shirts which sells shirts for AKC as well as KidneyFun and Kidney-Friends!

02/10/2008 - Updated Canvassing link as this is my 2nd year canvassing online for the Kidney Foundation of Canada.Here is the link.
Also added a banner that links to my Shout Box where I used to only have a link in this page's menu. No registration necessary and now the banner turns green when I am in it!


02/03/2008 - Added pictures to my Story.

02/02/2008 - Sorry it has been awhile since the last update but I had a Kidney Transplant Sept 30th 2007 that had Acute Tubular Necrosis and didn't work for the first 7 weeks. My hemoglobin has been terribly low and recovery long so bare with me.
I have done updates but haven't typed them here yet. I updated my Story but this time did a whole summary for those who are new to my site. I also redid the PayPal links for the Kidney Bracelets ("CareWear") on the Awareness Bracelets page.
I also updated my "FlipBook"
I am hoping to add more soon but am busy on getting ready for a TV interview by a UWO Student and busy writing an article for www.bluemarigold.ca.
Also I am planning to attend this year's Canadian Transplant Games on August 4th to 10th 2008 that are in Windsor, Ontario

Previous Updates - Click for the Update Archives.


****Now Here! ****
A 1991 article regarding my 1st transplant!

1991 News Article on Angie's Transplant