Tag Archives: Dialysis

1986 – My First Kidney Transplant [Part 2]

Posted on April 25, 2022 by dfolstad58

Welcome back! This is part two of my post about my transplant in 1986. I decided to break it into two posts for ease of reading. – ♥ Here is the link for My First Kidney Transplant [Part 1] – … Continue reading →

Posted in health, Uncategorized | Tagged Dialysis, Kidney, Transplant | 13 Comments

1986 – My First Kidney Transplant – [part 1]

Posted on April 24, 2022 by dfolstad58

Welcome to “Life and Random Thinking” and thank you for visiting. My next three posts will be a change in topic because my health battles have been a big part of my life. My next three posts I have decided … Continue reading →

Posted in health, Uncategorized | Tagged 1986, CAPD, Dialysis, Kidney, Transplant | 21 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

I am feeling grateful

Posted on December 13, 2019 by dfolstad58

I am thinking how rich I am today as I think back over the past 12 or so months. A few years back someone shared with me a metaphor about our personal health as a table. On our “table” – … Continue reading →

Posted in family, health, Thinking Out loud | Tagged Dialysis, exercise, family, friends, gratitude, health, metaphor, proverb, table, table legs, thankful | 31 Comments

Cake around the corner !

Posted on October 12, 2019 by dfolstad58

A few days ago I posted a post called Pass The Muffin ! with photos which could have been confusing, because the pictures from my 60th birthday in 2018 as in last year. 🙂 What a different situation it was … Continue reading →

Posted in family, health, travel | Tagged BC Ferries, birthday, Dialysis, family, friends, Juan de Fuca, sooke, Sookepoint, Transplant, travel, Vancouver Island | 15 Comments

It’s been a year,what a change – my wife inspired this one

Posted on September 23, 2019 by dfolstad58

(September 19, 2019) Dave, it’s hard to believe that just one year ago today was your first day of dialysis. You were one of those whose life was saved by your dear friend Greg, who gave one of his own … Continue reading →