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Tag: kidney disease

A Living Kidney Donor
Posted on February 28, 2020

A Living Kidney Donor

Sharing Your Spare Today is the anniversary of me becoming a kidney donor.  Part of my morning was spent in the lab, where, for the second time this week, I attempted getting blood drawn for my one year check up. I’ve always been a difficult stick, so much so that the last time I gave … Continue reading A Living Kidney Donor

Pick Me! (Kidney Donor)
Posted on December 30, 2018January 12, 2019

Pick Me! (Kidney Donor)

Eeny, Meeny, Miney, Mo… Pick me! Pick me! Well, it wasn’t quite that easy or that random, but I’ve been chosen! I’m special! I’m a match! On our journey into our son’s kidney disease and his journey on to get a transplant, we recently got the exciting news. Since he was born and we knew … Continue reading Pick Me! (Kidney Donor)

Almost Perfect (Let’s talk kidneys and surrender)
Posted on May 30, 2018January 12, 2019

Almost Perfect (Let’s talk kidneys and surrender)

Just shy of twenty five years ago, they handed me my newborn son. I gazed at his chubby fingers and cheeks and marveled, listened to his hearty cry and thrilled. He was perfect. Almost. I held him for an all too brief period of time before they whisked him away for tests. You see, we … Continue reading Almost Perfect (Let’s talk kidneys and surrender)

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    • Writing is Hard
    • Childhood Memories: Toys
    • The Taco Bell Giver
    • Italy, With Grandchildren, Arrival Day
    • Dreams Do Come True
    • Got Water?
    • Celebrate Christmas, Traditionally
    • The Weighty Side of Forgiveness
    • How to be a Writer
    • They Cried, “Crucify Him.”
    • Peace in the Boat
    • The Princess and the Stereo
    • Resisting Fear
    • Home Schooling During a Pandemic
    • A Living Kidney Donor
    • Dealing With Grief
    • Loss of a Child
    • Roman Forum
    • Rome! Day 2: The Colosseum
    • Traveling Light Once Again
    • Thank God I Live Today
    • Happy Father’s Day!
    • D-Day
    • He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not
    • The Saggy Middle
    • Woman, Why do you Write?
    • Kidney Donor–6 weeks post-op
    • Kidney Donor! (Post op Journal Entries)
    • Prepare For Battle!
    • A Kidney for a Stranger?
    • Main Character Monday: Anna Marie Johnson
    • Pick Me! (Kidney Donor)
    • Hope After Death
    • Anna’s Song–first chapter!
    • Life In The Nutshell
    • Sneak Preview! Anna’s Song
    • When Whirlpools Drag You Under
    • Whitewater in West Virginia
    • Almost Perfect (Let’s talk kidneys and surrender)
    • Costa Rica! On Packing Light
    • Costa Rica! Day 5: The Adventure Continues
    • An Oddball in Vegas
    • Costa Rica! Day 4: Jungles and Beaches
    • Costa Rica! Day 3: Heads in the Clouds
    • Costa Rica! Day 2: Mountains and People
    • Costa Rica! Arriving in San Jose
    • The Alligator in my Pond
    • My Favorite Martian, Part 1
    • It’s a Matter of Trust
    • More Precious Than Jewels
    • Go West, Young Man! (Uh, make that South…)
    • Though Storms Keep Coming
    • Into Rebel Lands
    • On the Road Again
    • Fathers’ Day Reminiscense
    • Hey, Mom! This is for You! (Happy Mother’s Day!)
    • For the Love of God (Wrestling and Faith)
    • Life Lessons and Motherhood
    • Spring Cleaning (Clearing the Trash)
    • Magnets and Marriage
    • Eeny, Meeny, Miney, Mo (On Picking a Spouse)
    • Motherhood Drudgery? Stopping the Whining.
    • Meeting My Man
    • Wuv, True Wuv (A Secret of Our Success)
    • 10 Brilliant Things About 2016 (on battling Stinkin’ Thinkin’)
    • ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas…Really.
    • The Hills are Alive! Thanksgiving/Tuscany Vacation–(A Travel Journal)
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    • Tuscany, Here We Come!–(a travel journal)
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