Month +11: Worth The Effort

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 +8: Why I Run?

Month +8: People sometimes ask me why I run. I always ask them why they don’t?

Month +7: On Friendship

A friend is one of the nicest things to have, and one of the best things you can be.

Month +6: Who’s With Me?

+6 Months: It's been 6 months to the day since I received my transplant and I still feel like the luckiest man alive...

Month +4: So This is Recovery?

+4 Months: For most people, when you say you're recovering from something, they typically think of you returning to normal, or at least to how you were before you got sick. But in reality there is no going back. You don't so much recover as reinvent yourself as you adapt to the person you have since become.

Week +12: Slow Return

It's been a very slow and uncomfortable couple of weeks. I didn't blog last week as I really didn't have a lot to say. I discovered that at this stage of recovery, it doesn't take much discomfort to for it to become a constant and all-consuming distraction. It took me to a place I wasn't overly happy in and the best thing I could do was sit quietly and wait patiently.

Week +7: Thinking Longevity

Week +7: I intend to give this kidney the best chance of longevity possible, so am thinking about health and well-being like never before. I daresay there will be challenges to come but the fitter and stronger I am the better placed I will be to meet these head on. I firmly believe this is the best way to pay tribute to my donor and to all of you who have supported me throughout my journey.

Week +6: Sugar for the Pills

Week +6: Sugar for the Pills. Routine can be an anchor. No matter what’s going on in our day, the certainty of our routine can help us to manage the uncertainty that life can throw up. Coping with unpredictable periods of time can feel more doable when we have a little structure in place to look towards.

Week +4: Realities of Recovery

Week +4: I have been at home now for just over two weeks and today is 4 weeks post-op. In many ways I feel better than I have done for years. My recovery has various aspects and each is important to focus on. The road to recovery is a bumpy one and they never really tell you about the rough stuff. They generally limit it to what life is like after recovery (those rose tinted spectacles I was talking about) but as you'll see, getting there a mixed bag.

Day +11: Homeward Bound

The day had finally arrived. I had grown very attached to the amazing staff on ward 726 but after 13 days in a room by myself, I was ready to go home and be with my beautiful family. I had missed them terribly.