Tag Archives: Transplant

I protested too much

Posted on July 20, 2017 by dfolstad58

Another disadvantage of getting a little seasoned every day, as in being a grizzled veteran of life, is that you are honest with yourself. Okay, that honesty is a good idea, isn’t it? If you expect a certain result, then … Continue reading →

Posted in Thinking Out loud, Uncategorized | Tagged 30 years, birthdays, celebrate, honesty, mount everest, no regrets, piglet, thirty, Transplant | 11 Comments

Refilling the G Quotient

Posted on February 23, 2017 by dfolstad58

I have blogged about this before, because it really seems practical and useful. Giving thanks, being grateful, and the G Quotient aka Gratitude Quotient in you life may correspond with how happy you feel.Feeling grateful is a fantastic way to … Continue reading →

Posted in Thinking Out loud | Tagged cystic fibrosis, grateful, gratitude, Happiness, lungs, Transplant | 5 Comments

Not just survival, someone gave me life

Posted on July 7, 2016 by dfolstad58

When someone said yes, allowing their loved one’s organs to be donated, it did not mean I was going to survive, no it meant I was going to live again. Today I celebrate my re-birth (transplant day) but I am … Continue reading →

Posted in health, Uncategorized | Tagged Dialysis, Kidney, kidney transplant, life, living, organ donor, Transplant | 12 Comments

No change and change are both worth celebrating

Posted on July 7, 2015 by dfolstad58

No change and change; both can be good, my assignment today for Blogging 101 was to examine my tagline and title. My heart isn’t in it today. My confession is that I did change my title, the first time I … Continue reading →

Posted in blogging assignments, Thinking Out loud | Tagged anniversaries, awareness, blogging101, change, cloudy days, life, Transplant | 16 Comments

Being a Hero should not be embarrassing and neither is it hard

Posted on July 28, 2014 by dfolstad58

So you happened to be in the right place at the right time. A man is down on the ground, his face is so swollen he’s unrecognizable, there’s blood and your heart is beating a mile a minute. You immediately … Continue reading →

Posted in health, Thinking Out loud, Uncategorized | Tagged 911, hereo, hero, organ donor, registration, right place, three, Transplant | 1 Comment

24 Years is a long, long time.

Posted on July 6, 2011 by dfolstad58

TODAY I was happy to celebrate my 24th birthday; okay you caught me. My birthday is in October, this was really an anniversary. It is the anniversary of my kidney transplant back in 1987. I had a transplant in 1986 … Continue reading →