August 2011

For the week of Aug 01, 2011

Your personal life may be complicated by work and other responsibilities for most of the weekend. However, handling these obligations with total commitment can make you more attractive in a non-social setting. A lunar shift into risk-taking Sagittarius and your 7th House of Partners on Sunday supplies a spirit of adventure and openness, stretching your boundaries in playful ways.me

Thursday, Aug 4, 2011 -- Although something might have gone awry in a relationship recently, it simply may be due to a breakdown in communication. Unfortunately, a disagreement could arise if the other person cannot understand your point of view. You could even be accused of being negative because you want to talk about an uncomfortable subject. Fortunately, there's no need for complete resolution now; bring up your thoughts and then let them go. You can return to the discussion when your partner is ready to engage in the conversation.

Your Personal Number of the Day

8: You've got truckloads of energy, drive and determination at your disposal today. It's an excellent time for doing business, signing contracts, and anything related to legal affairs. An additional bonus: a recent conflict may finally be healed.

The Star: You are consciously on the way home in a spiritual sense.

The Boss

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Where were you this weekend

It was "Aaron's Weekend" again. He had 2 big seizures and as I jumped in with mom to keep him from hurting himself I had the vision of seeing you come out of a deep sleep to jump after him like you did for so many years. You were the quickest to protect him! He laid his head on my shoulder after it was over and put his right hand in mine.... very comforting for me but doesn't take the place of his Dad to Aaron. Wanted you to be there so badly that I felt like looking for you! 

So things calmed down in time for grandma to show up. I pulled out a picture I had made of you to send to Grant for the Wall of Heroes and she broke apart. She still can't feel its real that you're gone... a 91 year old grandma shouldn't ever lose one of her own! 

So, I just had to tell you that we're trying to carry on the same Aaron schedule but you will never be replaced in the ritual. I need your help with all of these changes cause you were the expert at making us all feel that things were ok. IT'S NOT OK so help us out. We do nothing but think of you and continue to love you. I'm pretty sure you're actually with us during these times. We still need you. Always will.

My brother lives on in the body of others

Jason was an organ donor and his wishes were carried out upon losing him. In that, a 57 year old woman received his liver and is doing well. A 71 year old woman received his left kidney and is recovering at home. A 62 year old gentleman received his right kidney and no longer is on dialysis. And a 27 year old man received his lungs! Jason is a hero of donation!

Walk for PKD

I have decided for my 7th year to join the annual Central Ohio Walk for PKD right here in Columbus Ohio to help raise funds for Polycystic Kidney Disease patient education and research…

I think it's impossible to know who I am without knowing that I live with PKD. I have lost my grandfather, father and cousin to PKD while my cousin's son, his grandmother Aunt Phyliis (who has been on dialysis for 13 years) and I remain alive with the disease and it's effects. Please let this year be the year that we rally to fight this disease so that 12.5 million other people on this earth (and the countless family and support members that they are surrounded by) can STOP PKD!

Please join me in this fight. The end line is near!

Jared C.

PKD Foundation Central Ohio Chapter Coordinator

Friend, Co-worker, son, brother, grand-son and advocate

Can't help but reflect upon my father, a true Ohio Veteran dedicated to doing things right. All you gotta do is Stand Out! Miss and love you though

The Need To Try

Since I am usually on FB on the iPhone, I somehow missed this post. It really took guts to post this to my page. So I'm re-posting because the words are indeed profound... and scary as hell, to me. 

Things are really starting to change in my head... and it couldn't have started changing any sooner. I need to end my sadness, regain my determination and try to heal more every day for those that need me. Sounds easy... but I think it will be the toughest thing I will have to do up unto this point.

My sadness began almost 7 years ago and I hold it tightly cause it's what I feel I still have left of my father, my brother and my grandmother. And sadness seems bigger than finding happiness. I actually feel like it would be disrespectful to let go of those I lost and move forward. But none of these people would have advised me to do so, and in realizing this by reading this post, I can feel that the time is coming to end this sadness. I have a lot to forgive and put back together. And it's Time. I need to try.

Here goes something! 

Hardship Man

This poem is just amazing as the rest of his work... but speaks directly and literally to me of storing love deep inside of my left kidney. The kidney that hurts the most, causes the most hardships yet shines in my eyes as it's a duplicate of my father's and his father's and who knows how many father's kidneys before... the bitter hard and raw reality that this genetic disease actually does end with me as I won't ever be lucky enough to experience the power of passing along who I am for the next generation to do better. There is no next generation in my family... But there also is no more PKD in my family at that point. And for that alone, to be the end of such a destructive force for which there is no treatment, no cure... but Hope they say. I Hope I'm righ