This has been an exiting month, mainly because I discovered that against all the odds, I have secured myself a place in the 2022 London Marathon. I have taken part in this historic event once before - back in 2014, but what with all the changes in the good-for-age allocations, deferrals from the 2021 event, … Continue reading Month +20: Moving Targets
It's all to easy to make poor choices about how we use our time. Do something you really want to this year, rather than rescheduling and postponing your joy.
Earlier this month I became a statistic. Treat yourself as a priority, wear a mask and keep your distance from the great unwashed.
Month +18: Moving Slowly - The focus is not really on the destination, but the journey...
Life is a bit like flying a helicopter. I have no idea how to fly a helicopter.
If you happen to catch sight of me dancing like no-one is watching, it's just me misbehaving.
Month +15: Mystery Immunity. For the immune suppressed, to err on the side of caution is a particularly wise tactic, because because you really never know what life has in store.
Progress is not linear, nor is it inevitable or consistent. It was unrealistic of me to expect it to carry on indefinitely and as spectacularly as I had experienced in my first year of living with a transplant. I just kind of got used to it.
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.
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