I’m sorry I have been a bit quiet of late, we’ve been hibernating. It’s a word no-one ever wants to hear, a loaded word that carries a heavy emotional and psychological weight, which can make it a difficult topic for many people to discuss openly. It is a word that often associated with fear, uncertainty, … Continue reading Day 1,671: Little C & Me
Hey there readers, it’s been a while. You may decide I've been listening to too much Enya after reading this... Hippies have been spotted in this area...
The concept of work as a central aspect of our lives is deeply ingrained in our culture. While the idea of work-life balance is widely promoted, it may be misleading and distracting from the true meaning and purpose of life. Work is not inherently part of life, and achieving balance is not simple for many. Ultimately, life holds more importance than work, and finding individual purpose is crucial for true happiness.
Month 40ish: Matter of the heart. Eleanor Roosevelt said that you should “Do something that scares you every day”. Today my scary thing was not, for example, accidentally ordering decaf, or picking a fight with an angry hedgehog. Nope, today I went for a run.
Month +8: People sometimes ask me why I run. I always ask them why they don’t?
A friend is one of the nicest things to have, and one of the best things you can be.
They say that you don't realise how sick you are until you try to recover. Now I don't know who they are but they make a damn good point. Recovering from this transplant is both an enforced period of rest, as well as an opportunity to do some serious reflection, but the thing is, I can't remember.
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 +10: This has been a bit of a crummy week as on Wednesday, something that first afflicted me in hospital made a painful and unwelcome reappearance.
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.
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