A moderate number of us in the kidney group braved the drippy weather and showed up for the one year anniversary for roasted chicken dinner and a talent show. Troyce emceed and played a couple of songs with a member of his band. Esther sang some opera. Patty and Yasuyo brought much of the food and decorations thanks in part to some funding from the National Kidney Foundation. The highlight of the celebration was the dancing of children and teens from the Tibetan community.
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| Here we see the traditional instrumentation and beautiful traditional garments of the young women. |
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| The younger group is performing here. |
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| The boys have their chance to dance too! |
Between the dancers and their family members, the room became brightly colored and crowded. What a joy it was to have them all come and perform for us! It is amazing how much we have accomplished in one year. We will be taking a break for the holidays, but don't miss our next meeting in January! We will have a presentation by a lawyer on advance directives, a highly valuable presentation for anyone with chronic health problems. From all of us in the Portland Kidney Group, we hope you have a safe and healthy holiday season and hope that you join us in 2011!
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