Tag Archives: Organ donation

Because I Can Project

Posted on April 28, 2024 by dfolstad58

This post is one that is very close to my heart because I am a kidney transplant recipient from a living donor – last week I had my 5th birthday. My Third Transplant My third transplant was a chain just … Continue reading →

Posted in health, Thinking Out loud | Tagged Because I can, Kidney, Make a difference, Organ donation, Shelley Hunt | 13 Comments

My Third Transplant – Miracles Happen

Posted on April 27, 2022 by dfolstad58

Thanks for visiting today and I hope you have found the story about my transplants interesting. They happened over an extensive period, beginning in 1986. My First Transplant – Part One – Link HERE My First Transplant – Part Two … Continue reading →

Posted in FAVORITE POSTS - A Few of them ♥, health, Thinking Out loud | Tagged hope, miracles, Organ donation, Transplant | 35 Comments

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

24 Years is a long, long time.

Posted on July 6, 2011 by dfolstad58

TODAY I was happy to celebrate my 24th birthday; okay you caught me. My birthday is in October, this was really an anniversary. It is the anniversary of my kidney transplant back in 1987. I had a transplant in 1986 … Continue reading →