Sadly, it was announced on IHD that RenalRomance.com is closing due to inactivity.
Renal Romance was part of Bill "Epoman" Halcomb's web empire. While on disability from crippling CKD-5 (he had renal bone disease and was in a wheelchair) using his self-taught web savvy to try and support his young family and be a CKD advocate, he created the IHD family of sites. Launched in March 2007 just under a year before his death, Renal Romance existed mainly as a message board for people to take a break from CKD and talk about relationships, love and romance.
One of the biggest cheerleaders for the site was Susie "Goofynina" Trevino, she even strong armed me into posting one night, after a marathon phone call. Susie was in love with being in love, and she wanted everyone to be as happy as she was in the romance department. It was bittersweet when Susie passed away on Valentines Day this year, her loving husband and family by her side.
Renal Romance the website will be missed, it's closing is a sad coda to the losses of both Epoman and Susie. It was a great effort to bring some brightness into our corner of the web.
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