Tag Archives: life

Stormy days and Sunny Days

Posted on November 26, 2019 by dfolstad58

I live in a beautiful valley, it stretches north to south for hundreds of miles with different lakes lying in a row north to south. Beautiful to see and drive along no matter the season. A valley is basically a … Continue reading →

Posted in health, Thinking Out loud | Tagged bend, blue skies, break, health, life, sunny, tall grasses, tough times, weather, wind | 18 Comments

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 | 12 Comments

At long last – new hope

Posted on June 20, 2019 by dfolstad58

Dear friends and readers, I wondered what to title this post. My posts became especially irregular after my failing kidney transplant resulted in returning to reliance on dialysis three times a week for five hours to live. What most people … Continue reading →

Posted in health, Uncategorized | Tagged grateful, hemodialysis, hope, life, Organ donation, organ donor, organ transplant, surgery, Transplant, Vancouver General Hospital | 35 Comments

Waiting for another chance for life

Posted on February 1, 2019 by dfolstad58

What does a transplant mean? Life. Memories. Stories. Freedom. I’m hoping for another chance for freedom again. Thanks for watching. Also a big shout out of thank you to everyone today who liked and commented on my blog post. It … Continue reading →

Posted in health, Uncategorized | Tagged freedom, Kidney, life, story, Transplant, Video | 10 Comments

Please Don’t Let me Die, Until I’m Dead

Posted on September 24, 2018 by dfolstad58

I came up with this title about two weeks ago. At the time I was feeling weak and tired, a continuation of what has been happening with my kidney transplant from July 1987. I began hemodialysis last Wednesday. My family … Continue reading →

Posted in Thinking Out loud | Tagged 60, attitude, choice, dead, dying, improvements, Inclusion, life, living, turning 60 | 28 Comments

Eleven Thousand, Three Hundred and Fifteen so far

Posted on July 3, 2018 by dfolstad58

July 4, 1987 – A young father, a young husband, and at 29 years old he was looking ahead to more time in Vancouver General Hospital. Not something he relished. The phone rang after he arrived home from work, – … Continue reading →