Next dates to know

March 16 I will have the catheter taken out of my neck that was used for Hemodialysis. I will get to have a shower then, too.

Sometime in mid-March they will run tests to see how my body is reacting to the peritoneal dialysis. If results are good they will put me on the cycler. This is a type of peritoneal dialysis that you hook up to a machine while you go to sleep. This will mean more freedom for me since I wont have to worry about being somewhere 4 times a day to do my dialysis like I have to do now. Sometimes I get tired of having to interrupt what I am doing to go do my dialysis but it is a lot better than having to go to a clinic three times a week at 6:30 in the morning for 4 hours. Not to mention the foods I have been able to enjoy the last couple of weeks...

Not sure when they will start the next round of tests for the transplant but of course I will let you know when I know.



Pop Culture Rants
Not sure how many of you have seen the show on MTV entitled My Sweet Sixteen. It is about spoiled brats turning 16 and the planning for their birthday bash. Kind of a cross between Real World and Cribs for the youngsters. The brats are the spawn of rich folks, so the parties run a lot of $$$. The 2 episodes I have seen spent $400,000 on one party and the other around $250,000. Now, of course, kids are going to expect something similar for their birthday. A friend of mine said his daughter is soon to be turning 16 and has already told her dad that she wants a party like what she has seen on this horrible show....

Hats of to CMT for bringing back one of the greatest shows of all time; The Dukes of Hazard. How many TV shows do you know of that a character spawned a fashion line named after her like Daisy Duke? And you also get to see former Congressman Ben Jones before he was elected.

And finally, I blame most of the problems of the last few years in America on the fact that Sesame Street decided to let everybody see the Snuffolumpogus. It used to be only the viewers and Big Bird could see Snuffy. It taught you that it was ok to have an imagination and imaginary friends but now Sesame Street is busy teaching kids to conform.... oh well.