Trip to California-complete success!
Sorry everybody for not posting for a while. I was very busy with work and getting ready for a trip, which I took this past weekend to California. The trip I took was to go to an event sponsored by the Renal Support Network (RSN) called the Renal Teen Prom. Yes, I know I'm not a teen anymore, but this event is for patients 14-24 years old. This event is like no prom you or I have ever attended at our high schools. This prom is a big party!!! Hundreds and I mean HUNDREDS of kidney patients go to this event to have a good time amongest many who go through the same thing they do. It was awesome being able to just go have a good time and not feel like I don't belong among the people I was with, because we all go through the same thing.
I was able to meet some celebrities while I was there : Jack Black, Brad Ellis ("Glee") and Ann Lopez. I hope to have pictures soon, or even be able to view the photos online on the website soon. I was interviewed by a newscaster there in CA and they were stunned to hear how long I have been on dialysis and where I came from. When I said Buffalo, they were like "oh you must be glad to be here..." hahaha I said yea this weather is nothing compared to what the weather is in Buffalo.
All in all this was a great opportunity for me to go to CA, because I did make new friends. I made friends with the family I was staying with, which is good if next time I head to CA I need a place to stay I can give them a call. I had a fun time at the prom most of all, being able to dance the night away. I even had a videographer following me around while I danced.
And, if there are any parents on this site with teens and are looking to do this, you can check out the RSN website at www. rsnhope.org this even is put on by Lori Hartwell, who founded the Renal Support Network. I think this prom is a great way for kidney patients to get together to just have a good time away from their difficult lives, just to have a night to be "normal" in other words.
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Comment by Selma Bennett on January 23, 2012 at 10:08am
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Wow! Sounds like a wonderful time! So happy you were able to take part in such a fun activity! Can't beat sunny California!
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