http://www.orble.com/life-with-chronic-renal-failure/ This blog is a book idea I am working on based on my life experience with chronic renal failure. Chapters will include: Life with chronic renal failure, Kindergarden crush, The trouble with teachers part 1, The trouble with teachers part 2, Stevens-Johnson Syndrome..., Balancing Dialysis and grade school, Father and Daughter complications, Junior High was party time, Vanity can kill a kidney, Balancing Dialysis and High School, Will I ever get a working Kidney transplant again?, It's a miracle!. I am looking for ideas to make this book more interesting so it can be published some day. en Wed, 20 Feb 2008 20:49:00 GMT Wed, 20 Feb 2008 20:49:00 GMT info@orble.com info@orble.com http://www.orble.com/diet-update/ I have lost about ten pounds on lean cuisine/special K diet.I had some ups and downs but I think I am back on track. I had a birthday party to... http://www.orble.com/diet-update/#comments http://www.orble.com/diet-update/ Wed, 20 Feb 2008 20:49:00 GMT http://www.orble.com/three-and-a-half-days-in-the-hospital/ I have not been in the hospital for ten years. I have had little colds and low grade fevers that I had to call Cleveland and/or my local Doctor. They... http://www.orble.com/three-and-a-half-days-in-the-hospital/#comments http://www.orble.com/three-and-a-half-days-in-the-hospital/ Sat, 26 Jan 2008 15:19:00 GMT http://www.orble.com/diet-and-eating-out/ I have lost a little weight since my last post. I'm sticking to the coffee, special K, 100 cal pack, lean cuisine and fruit. I exercise on my gazelle for... http://www.orble.com/diet-and-eating-out/#comments http://www.orble.com/diet-and-eating-out/ Mon, 14 Jan 2008 14:43:00 GMT http://www.orble.com/dieting-while-on-prednisone/ Week 1: Last year one of my new year's resolutions was to keep eating healthy. Well, even eating healthy foods to often can be bad because my weight crept up... http://www.orble.com/dieting-while-on-prednisone/#comments http://www.orble.com/dieting-while-on-prednisone/ Mon, 07 Jan 2008 14:59:00 GMT http://www.orble.com/update-on-how-im-doing/ I see that my last post left a few wondering what was next in my life. I assure all of you all is well. I have had this working kidney... http://www.orble.com/update-on-how-im-doing/#comments http://www.orble.com/update-on-how-im-doing/ Fri, 15 Jun 2007 23:41:00 GMT http://www.orble.com/life-with-chronic-renal-failure-see-full-1st-draft-here/ This story is based on things I have gone through growing up with chronic renal failure. I hope to get ideas to make the story more interesting if it is... http://www.orble.com/life-with-chronic-renal-failure-see-full-1st-draft-here/#comments http://www.orble.com/life-with-chronic-renal-failure-see-full-1st-draft-here/ Wed, 14 Mar 2007 01:51:00 GMT http://www.orble.com/epilogue/ On August 11, 2007 it will be 9 years I have had this great working kidney. I take eight medication a day so this kidney last as long as possible... http://www.orble.com/epilogue/#comments http://www.orble.com/epilogue/ Mon, 12 Mar 2007 14:26:00 GMT http://www.orble.com/chapter-14-why-take-away-my-hope/ I was on dialysis eight years. It was starting to take a toll on me emotionally. There was so much I wanted to do. I was excepted into the journalism... http://www.orble.com/chapter-14-why-take-away-my-hope/#comments http://www.orble.com/chapter-14-why-take-away-my-hope/ Wed, 07 Mar 2007 18:12:00 GMT http://www.orble.com/chapter-13will-i-ever-get-a-working-kidney-transplant-again/ Another 3 a.m. call to go wait for a possible kidney transplant at St. Elizabeth's Hospital. The transplant unit at St. Elizabeth was still fairly new when I was called... http://www.orble.com/chapter-13will-i-ever-get-a-working-kidney-transplant-again/#comments http://www.orble.com/chapter-13will-i-ever-get-a-working-kidney-transplant-again/ Sun, 04 Mar 2007 03:52:00 GMT http://www.orble.com/chapter-12complications-with-my-fistula/ My fistula was getting quit the work over getting stuck with the 17 gauge needles three days a week going on six years straight. Towards the end of my third... http://www.orble.com/chapter-12complications-with-my-fistula/#comments http://www.orble.com/chapter-12complications-with-my-fistula/ Sun, 25 Feb 2007 14:44:00 GMT http://www.orble.com/chapter-11-college-drama/ I got a fresh new start at Kent State University Trumbull Campus. Between the Pell Grant, Ohio Grant and Rehabilitation services most everything was paid. My Dad, with a bit... http://www.orble.com/chapter-11-college-drama/#comments http://www.orble.com/chapter-11-college-drama/ Sat, 17 Feb 2007 14:39:00 GMT http://www.orble.com/chapter-10-balancing-dialysis-and-school-again/ Once I got use to being on dialysis 3 days a week for 3hrs each treatment I was able to have a productive high school experience. I had dialysis Tuesday... http://www.orble.com/chapter-10-balancing-dialysis-and-school-again/#comments http://www.orble.com/chapter-10-balancing-dialysis-and-school-again/ Wed, 14 Feb 2007 18:57:00 GMT http://www.orble.com/chapter-9-vanity-can-kill-a-kidney/ My teeth have always been unattractive to say the least. Because I couldn't get enough calcium on the strict diet I was on before my kidney transplant my adult teeth... http://www.orble.com/chapter-9-vanity-can-kill-a-kidney/#comments http://www.orble.com/chapter-9-vanity-can-kill-a-kidney/ Sat, 10 Feb 2007 19:44:00 GMT http://www.orble.com/chapter-8-my-life-long-best-friend/ All girls need a life long best friend. I met Jody Lee in 3rd grade. We had the same taste in music and dreams for our future. We were going... http://www.orble.com/chapter-8-my-life-long-best-friend/#comments http://www.orble.com/chapter-8-my-life-long-best-friend/ Thu, 08 Feb 2007 22:39:00 GMT http://www.orble.com/chapter-7-junior-high-was-party-time/ The most fun I ever had in life, other than college, has to be my junior high years. I was healthy. I made friends with like minded girls, Lodi and... http://www.orble.com/chapter-7-junior-high-was-party-time/#comments http://www.orble.com/chapter-7-junior-high-was-party-time/ Tue, 06 Feb 2007 19:14:00 GMT