Author Archives: dfolstad58

About dfolstad58

I live in the South Okanagan. BC. I enjoy reading, exercise, toastmasters. spending time with my son, my daughter, & her husband , and my patient wife. I try to respond personally to every comment on my blog, and in this way I hope to get to know my readers a little bit and and am able to thank readers for their encouragement on what they liked and suggestions on what they would like to see me try in order to improve.

At long last – new hope

Posted on June 20, 2019 by dfolstad58

Dear friends and readers, I wondered what to title this post. My posts became especially irregular after my failing kidney transplant resulted in returning to reliance on dialysis three times a week for five hours to live. What most people … Continue reading →

Posted in health, Uncategorized | Tagged grateful, hemodialysis, hope, life, Organ donation, organ donor, organ transplant, surgery, Transplant, Vancouver General Hospital | 35 Comments

Let’s Get Cracking!

Posted on March 18, 2019 by dfolstad58

March 18 – 2019 Hello from the Canadian Okanagan valley, in particular Penticton BC where I live. Spring is arriving in the valley this week. Temperatures are slightly below zero at night also but frost and cold temperatures are losing … Continue reading →

Posted in okanagan related | Tagged blue skies, cracking, ice, noise, Okanagan, Penticton, Spring, thawing | 15 Comments

Waiting for another chance for life

Posted on February 1, 2019 by dfolstad58

What does a transplant mean? Life. Memories. Stories. Freedom. I’m hoping for another chance for freedom again. Thanks for watching. Also a big shout out of thank you to everyone today who liked and commented on my blog post. It … Continue reading →

Posted in health, Uncategorized | Tagged freedom, Kidney, life, story, Transplant, Video | 10 Comments

Sailing against the wind

Posted on February 1, 2019 by dfolstad58

For months now I have had trouble finding the words I wanted to share and missing the encouragement from readers of my blog when I write more regularly. As readers are aware, my kidney transplant from 1987 lasted until September … Continue reading →

Posted in Thinking Out loud | Tagged blogging, discipline, Okanagan, post, struggle, tracking, wind, writing | 27 Comments

My Tranplant story in interview

Posted on November 7, 2018 by dfolstad58

Recently the organization responsible for all types of tranplants in my province, British Columbia, celebrated 50 years. I was suggested by someone to be interviewed as my kidney transplant lasted 31 years, july 1987 to September 2018. Today my interview … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | 9 Comments

Too Much Make Believe

Posted on October 10, 2018 by dfolstad58

Originally posted on Life and Random Thinking:
I planted grass in my back yard nearly a week ago. Not sod. I threw an abundance of grass seed and covered it with lawn soil and then I did a little jig…

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