Category Archives: Some of my favorite posts

How has my life changed?

Posted on August 17, 2019 by dfolstad58

I received a kidney transplant April 24, 2019 The terrific readers who regularly read my post already know I received a miracle this year on April 24, in the form of kidney transplant from a living donor. My living donor … Continue reading →

Posted in health, Some of my favorite posts, Thinking Out loud | Tagged benefits of transplant, Dialysis, family, future, hemodialysis, Kidney, life, living donor, Transplant | 11 Comments

Just Breathe,

Posted on June 27, 2019 by dfolstad58

I went to my front yard this morning and the cactus are flowering, and it reminded me of good advice. Cactus are a hardy plant, and live in sometimes the worst conditions but they hang in there and manage to … Continue reading →

Posted in health, Some of my favorite posts, Thinking Out loud | Tagged all situations, bad, breathe, colliseum, good, Sistine Chapel | 7 Comments

Can’t Take That Away from Me

Posted on May 6, 2017 by dfolstad58

Bruce walked down the path, just plain packed earth . The path wound through a light forest, absorbing his steps and so he moved silently. Sunlight patches here and there were like stepping through hot wading pools at the ocean. … Continue reading →

Posted in family, music related, okanagan related, Some of my favorite posts, Thinking Out loud | Tagged Can't take that away, celebrating, forward, frank Sinatra, life, memories, never forgotten | 17 Comments

Some things don’t change, Thank heaven

Posted on July 26, 2016 by dfolstad58

IN the last 36 years, I’ve owned a whole bunch of different cars, moved strata to house to strata to house to strata to house again. Presidents, and Prime Ministers have come and gone. My career has changed. I have … Continue reading →

Posted in family, music related, Some of my favorite posts, Thinking Out loud, Uncategorized | Tagged anniversary, dedicated, Love, Music, partners, still the one, togetherness, wife | 11 Comments

Don’t nearly die first

Posted on February 11, 2016 by dfolstad58

This post actually came from a speech I gave recently at a Toastmasters meeting; the speech was called”Be Like A Child“. I had failed an attempt to color in an adult coloring book. Instead of being able to relax; I … Continue reading →