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Category Archives: Kidney
My Darling, Senile Veterans
Though it is barely March, Spring is sprouting in Colorado which means allergy season has descended upon my immune system. This is way more interesting than it used to be. I will be on immune suppressants for the life of … Continue reading
Why I’ve Gone All Granola: Living in Spoons
My kidney transplant came on rather quickly. Between the times I learned I would need one “someday” and “now!” was six days, so it wasn’t until my pre-op appointment that someone made serious eye contact and stated in a sign-here-that-we-said-this-so-we’re-not-liable … Continue reading
Posted in Acceptance, Chronic Illness, Clean Eating, Energy, Expectations, Faith, family, food, Food Allergies, Food Intolerance, healthy living, Kidney, Kidney Transplant, Letting Go, Living with Spoons, Low Energy, Medical, Migraine, migraine living, Pinterest, Pinterest reviews, Poo Free, Priorities, Prioritizing relationships, Relationships, Spoon Theory, Spoon Theory Living, Spoonie, Suffering, Transplant Living
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Dear Me: And We’re Back!
“If you did nothing… would God still love you?” A friend asked you this back in your most intense Marthaholic days. You were so upset at the very thought of not producing for God’s Kingdom, you told her you didn’t … Continue reading
Posted in Acceptance, Dear Me, Expectations, Faith, God's provision, Kidney, Kidney Transplant, Letting Go, Medical, Migraine, Spoon Theory, Suffering
Tagged Bedridden, Chronic Illness, Chronic Migraine, Doctors, God's Love, Hemiplegic Migraine, Marthaholic, Medication Side Effects, Medications, Psychosomatic diagnosis, Searching for medical diagnosis, Timothy Keller, Transplant, Transplant Life
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Laughing At Spilled Milk:Battle of the Bulge
The holidays are over which can only mean one thing: the battle to drop those extra holiday pounds has begun. This year carried the usual challenging parade of sweet and fatty foods which coerce a body to eat everything offered. … Continue reading
Posted in Acceptance, Aging, Body Image, food, goals, Holidays, humor, Kidney, Kidney Transplant, Laughing At Spilled Milk
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Everything You Never Wanted to Know About IVs
When I was a little girl I had 10 cases of pneumonia in a year which landed me in the hospital every time. Since my dad was the director of food services there, I equated hospitals with two things: all … Continue reading
Posted in IV, Kidney, Kidney Transplant, Life with Little Heather, Medical
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