Tag Archives: anniversary

Anniversary, Celebration

Posted on November 4, 2021 by dfolstad58

Dear Blog friends, it feels so nice for me to be able to use my left hand again. I had surgery October 14 to deal with cancerous cells in my left thumb. It required an operating room, a plastic surgeon, … Continue reading →

Posted in health, Just being creative, okanagan related, Thinking Out loud | Tagged anniversary, autumn, diwali, elinore, light, Okanagan | 30 Comments

In Two Days – Two Years!

Posted on April 22, 2021 by dfolstad58

Thank you for visiting today, I am both looking ahead and looking back today. I know I could write much more about this experience♥♥♥ I hope that this post will refresh your own appreciation for the treasure that being alive … Continue reading →

Posted in FAVORITE POSTS - A Few of them ♥, health | Tagged anniversary, appreciation, family, hope, Kidney, kidney transplant, new life, Penticton General Hospital, surgery, Vancouver General Hospital | 43 Comments

Looking Ahead

Posted on September 24, 2020 by dfolstad58

My dear wife, Susan, has been with me in my health battles all the way through. Two years ago, when I was too sick to continue without dialysis, she was there to help me resume dialysis after 31 years without … Continue reading →

Posted in health, Thinking Out loud | Tagged anniversary, Dialysis, friends, friendship, health, Kidney, support, Transplant | 40 Comments

Just a girl at a campfire 41 years ago

Posted on August 6, 2020 by dfolstad58

Forty-one years ago. It was the summer of 1979 and I joined a youth group who went into the woods outside Kamloops for a campfire and sing some songs. She was “just a girl at a campfire” and I didn’t … Continue reading →

Posted in family, Just being creative | Tagged anniversary, campfire, first date, kamloops | 22 Comments

Did someone say Cake?

Posted on April 24, 2020 by dfolstad58

Today is my ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY of my kidney transplant on April 24, 2019. My Life is Changed ! Last year I tried to explain the change to my life in a post four months after my surgery and recovery, … Continue reading →

Posted in family, FAVORITE POSTS - A Few of them ♥, health, Uncategorized | Tagged anniversary, April 24, cake, grateful, Kidney, life, Transplant, vicariously | 75 Comments

Definitely Love

Posted on March 8, 2020 by dfolstad58

Perhaps love is like a resting place A shelter from the storm It exists to give you comfort It is there to keep you warm And in those times of trouble When you are most alone The memory of love … Continue reading →