Ok, so I realise that the last time I posted it was March and now it is June something but, as to reasons I have previously outlined, life is now happening again for me and I was more than ready to take that particular ride again. That's not to say that blogging about my experiences … Continue reading “…terms and conditions apply…” →

The month of March is here and already I have a mixed sense of pride and trepidation. The pride is easy to explain because soon I will have been a heart transplantee for three years. Now, as anniversaries go, all transplant patients completely acknowledge the day on which they not only got their "call" but … Continue reading “It’s my party…” →

As I begin this post, I am hoping that other transplant patients reading these words and observations will nod in agreement with me. At the same time, and has always been my aim with this blog, I want to show that the actual transplant operation is merely the start of this journey. That said, for … Continue reading “He’s a bit high maintenance…” →

Like buses, I don't blog for ages and then two come at once... I felt obliged to break this stream of thought and my return to my blog into a few posts as it just didn't seem right to write one long blog post after such a hiatus. A sort of "two for one" if … Continue reading A mere seven months (part two)…. →

So, as my Americans cousins would say, "here is the thing..." When I last wrote to you all i) it was July of 2021, ii) I was still in transplant hospital awaiting my latest biopsy result and iii) I didn't realise exactly where I was with everything in my life. Before I tell you where … Continue reading A mere seven months (part one)…. →

When the Bard first penned the words “the course of true love never did run smooth”, I am sure that he was being literal as well as metaphorical. You see, in any relationship, there are ups and downs, peaks and troughs, successes and failures. In fact, if we draw the magnification of that statement even … Continue reading Failure to launch… →

”An old man turned ninety-eight / He won the lottery and died the next day...” When Canadian songstress, Alanis Morissette opined these words in the early nineties, we all nodded sagely as we climbed on board with her glib assessment of how life has a “funny way” of not always going the way that you … Continue reading “All the shingle ladies, all the shingle ladies…” →

Okay, so an horrendous amount of time has passed since I last posted. I am so sorry if you have been on the edge of your seat but I really hope that you haven’t. After all, there has been enough drama in the world of late and I’m sure that my little corner of it … Continue reading Pockets of enthusiasm… →

I know exactly where to start this particular post because priority supersedes chronology on this occasion. The priority I talk of is the profound acknowledgement that I recently marked the two year anniversary of my heart transplant operation. Other heart transplant patients will most likely agree with me that the profundity of this occasion is … Continue reading Reflection, anticipation and realisation… →

Each step I take on my heart transplant journey, I learn something. Whether it is a medical fact or technique or something about myself, I consider it important to acknowledge each and every thing. The one thing I have learned since the last time I put finger to iPad and wrote to you is that, … Continue reading Bonus Time… →