Tag Archives: Transplant

Darkness into Light

Posted on April 28, 2025 by dfolstad58

Dear friends of my blog, I have been thinking for a few days about a post to honor the donor of my kidney transplant six years ago. The timing of this post is because his surgery was April 23, 2019 … Continue reading →

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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 →

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Early Rescue – My 2nd Transplant

Posted on April 26, 2022 by dfolstad58

Welcome back to Life and Random Thinking. I feel compelled to talk about my experiences with kidney failure and kidney disease to raise awareness as I celebrate my third anniversary of my kidney transplant on April 24, 2019. One in … Continue reading →

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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 →

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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 →

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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 →

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