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james mckinlay
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Postby james mckinlay » Fri 11 Aug 2006 7:51 pm

good news fora change.

my graft rejection has gone finally.

its been a while since i posted ive had mental health issues to deal with.

also im getting the support from the social workdepartment now, atlast.

so heres to the future.

hope everyone is doing well

all the best

james[/list]

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GarethB
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Postby GarethB » Fri 11 Aug 2006 8:15 pm

James,

Excellent news and well deserved.

Those of us who have been aware of how this all started fully understand where the mental health issues may well have come from.

The way you have turned things around is a real credit to your strength of character and serves as an inspiration to us all.

All the best with the social work department, with your determination and strength of character you are a valuble asset to the work force.

Good luck.

Gareth
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Val G
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Postby Val G » Fri 11 Aug 2006 9:58 pm

I hope things continue to go well for you, James.

I don't know who said it , but a favourite quote of mine, especially after a bad patch is, 'What does not destroy me, makes me stronger'.

I hope this is true for you. Look after yourself.

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Postby Martin Kuster » Fri 11 Aug 2006 10:07 pm

Val,

That would have been Friedrich Nietzsche.

Martin

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Anne B
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Postby Anne B » Mon 14 Aug 2006 1:50 pm

Hi James

Sorry i seemed to missed your post. :oops:
I'm so glad to hear things are going well for you and i hope things go on to improve more.

I was only thinking about you the other day, and wondering how things were going. I was going to PM Andrew to see if he had heard from you.But i don't need to now. :)

Good to hear from you, keep us posted :D

Anne

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Andrew MacLean
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Postby Andrew MacLean » Tue 15 Aug 2006 12:03 pm

James

I could not be more pleased! At last, things seem to be turning for you. You remain in our thoughts and prayers.

Andrew
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Postby Louise Pembroke » Tue 15 Aug 2006 5:57 pm

James, really pleased the rejection has cleared up and I too have experience of mental health problems, when I was younger it often nose dived when my sight deteriorated. Please feel free to chat anytime.
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james mckinlay
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Postby james mckinlay » Tue 15 Aug 2006 7:44 pm

THANKS FOR THE WELL WISHES FROM EVERYONE.

IVE BEEN WOWRKING HARD LEARNING TO USE A CANE.

LOOKING FORWARD TO THE NEXT MEETING IN SCOTLAND.

AND TO ALL ON THE FORUM PLEASE DONT GIVE UP WHEN IT SEEMS YOUR KC IS TAKING OVER AS YOU WILL BEAT IT IN TIME OFTEN YEARS AFTER GRAFTS.

I HAVE DONE IT TIME AND TIME AGAIN SO IF I CAN THEN ANYONE CAN

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Postby John Smith » Tue 15 Aug 2006 8:58 pm

HYi Jamnes,

Really good news that you're doing so well.

I hope that this continues, and 7you don;'t get anty more rejections.

John
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Postby Andrew MacLean » Wed 16 Aug 2006 6:11 am

John

Welcome back

James

Waling with a white stick is quite an adventure, but once you get a handle on it you will have much reduced the danger of jarring your back on an unexpected step down, or tripping over an unanticipated step up.

Andrew
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