I love days like today….when you get up in the morning expecting a normal day, then something interesting happens totally out of the blue…like meeting an international star…. We were up very early this morning to head into the Liver Transplant Clinic, as my husband was still not 100% due to the bug we both […]
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Facebook…love it or hate it?
By Sarah in General, Liver Transplant, Thyroid Cancer 1 Comment Tags: Facebook, Facebook is 10, social media
Facebook has become a part of so many of our lives, seemingly without much effort. And now Facebook is 10 years old! Just about everyone we know is on Facebook…except my husband, as he prefers to share mine! Unfortunately, Facebook has been used for not so nice things…..bullying, stalking, identity stealing and so on…its enough […]
A Bug in the House
By Sarah in General, Liver Transplant 1 Comment Tags: feeling sick, heatwave, Liver Transplant, off colour, stuck at home
And I wish it would leave…NOW! If it wasn’t so stinking hot, I would throw open all the windows and doors, and hope it gets the hint! For the last couple of days, my husband has been feeling off colour…in a “normal” person, you would just put it down to heat, etc. But when that […]
A Regular Checkup
By Sarah in Liver Transplant Tags: Austin Hospital, check up, hospital, Liver Transplant
Today, it was back to reality with a visit to the Austin Hospital for Jas’s regular transplant checkup. Over the many years we have been going into the unit…first as pre-transplant, now thankfully post transplant…we have developed a routine, and learnt a few tricks to survive clinic and be out before lunch! First trick…we get […]
The Hardest Words
By Sarah in General, Liver Transplant Tags: donor letter, Liver Transplant, organ donation, writing a donor letter
When I recently read the fascinating book “Letters of Note”, it brought back memories of writing the most difficult, and emotional, letter I will probably ever write. As some of you know, my husband had a liver transplant…its now been almost 17 months….looking at him now you would never know just how sick he was….. […]
To Give Thanks
By Sarah in General, Health, Liver Transplant Tags: Austin Hospital, donatelife, give thanks, health, Liver Transplant, New Year, organ donation, Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis, PSC
Now the year is coming to an end, my thoughts turn to how much we have to be grateful for….and there is one thing that comes to the top of my list. See the man running in this photo….let me introduce him..please meet my husband, Jas! Now you are probably wondering why this photo would […]
Scarred for Life…and Proud of It!
By Sarah in General, Liver Transplant, Thyroid Cancer Tags: Liver Transplant, scar, Thyroid cancer, thyroid removal
Just over 7 weeks ago, I had my thyroid totally removed due to cancer, which has left a neat scar of about at the bottom of my throat. It has been interesting to note the different reactions I get. 8 Days after Surgery Some people don’t even notice it….others go looking for it to see […]
Staying Alive
By Sarah in General, Liver Transplant Tags: Liver Transplant, medication
Today we returned to the Austin Hospital, to go to the Liver Transplant Clinic for my husband’s regular checkup. After spending so many hours in the waiting room, and at pathology and pharmacy, it is beginning to feel a little strange to now be going back every three months. We don’t recognize many of the […]