Tag Archives: organ donor

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

Unsure what kidney dialysis means?

Posted on October 2, 2018 by dfolstad58

I am fairly certain that Kidney Dialysis is not widely understood. I started hemodialysis recently and a high school friend sent me a text understanding that my days on earth were numbered! I was pleased to advise them that reports … Continue reading →

Posted in health | Tagged alive, blood, demise, information, kidney dialysis, needles, organ donor, Transplant | 16 Comments

Not just survival, someone gave me life

Posted on July 7, 2016 by dfolstad58

When someone said yes, allowing their loved one’s organs to be donated, it did not mean I was going to survive, no it meant I was going to live again. Today I celebrate my re-birth (transplant day) but I am … Continue reading →

Posted in health, Uncategorized | Tagged Dialysis, Kidney, kidney transplant, life, living, organ donor, Transplant | 18 Comments

Being a Hero should not be embarrassing and neither is it hard

Posted on July 28, 2014 by dfolstad58

So you happened to be in the right place at the right time. A man is down on the ground, his face is so swollen he’s unrecognizable, there’s blood and your heart is beating a mile a minute. You immediately … Continue reading →

Posted in health, Thinking Out loud, Uncategorized | Tagged 911, hereo, hero, organ donor, registration, right place, three, Transplant | 1 Comment

Live Life. Pass it On – Register to be an Organ Donor

Posted on December 2, 2011 by dfolstad58

Did you know that you you can register to be an Organ Donor ONLINE? Need a reason to donate your organs? Here’s 5 Reasons. 1. You have the potential to save seven lives. 2. There’s a greater chance that you … Continue reading →