The past year has taught me that living with a transplant is a subtle exercise in regulating both physical and mental health. Burnout culture has a lot to answer for, and we can't fix burnout with a bit of time off, it has to be a way of life.
Year +1 - A Year of Incredible: Today it is twelve-months to the day since I had my kidney transplant, and it's been one of the most amazing, exciting and challenging years of my life. It was only after I had my life-changing operation that I started to understand what life as a transplant recipient was really going to be about.
Month +11: Worth The Effort. Wellness means different things for different. Remember, even the best laid plans take time to develop, and life is what we make it.
Month +10: Last week it was my birthday, but life is not a rehearsal and I'm no longer concerned about getting older. I still can't quite fathom my good fortune.
Month +9: It's nine-months to the day since my transplant and it's been another month of trial-and-error and tests, focusing on recovery and getting used to a new way of living.
Day +251: Welcome To Your (Post-Transplant) Life - So what is life like actually as a transplant patient?
A friend is one of the nicest things to have, and one of the best things you can be.
Week +9: Goodbye Stent (and Dignity). This blog is very much intended to be a source of information for potential transplant patients, as well as friends and family and everyone who is interested in the kidney failure/transplant journey.
I am attempting to record my personal experience of kidney transplant in these pages. Memories fade but I am hoping that this will serve as a record of the events as they unfolded for me. It's been a surreal couple of weeks and my life has changed forever as a result.
Wow. Nothing prepared us for that. Just over a week ago me and my friends, Alison and Sarah, took part in the 2019 Race to the Stones. We ran, hiked and sweated for 100 km across the Chilterns and North Wessex Downs, following the 5,000 year-old Ridgeway bridleway across four counties to Avebury, and it's … Continue reading Race to the Stones 2019
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