A Different Way of Seeing. Helping You Make Sense of the Overwhelm
Last year I consulted productivity expert, Marriet Visser. My problem was that I never seemed to come close to finishing my daily To Do List. It left me feeling frustrated, not to mention exhausted, by the end of the day. With Marriet’s help, I identified why I was struggling. I was trying to fit 80 …
Last week I told you about Matching Hope: A Kidney for Lois, my new Facebook group which I hope will help me find a kidney donor. I’ve been thrilled by the response to the group and am grateful to be part of such a caring community of people. It reinforces my belief in the goodness …
Massive news for those of you who have been following my journey of dialysis and chronic kidney disease is that I’m starting the process of searching for a possible kidney donor. My doctors and I have begun exploring the option of a kidney transplant, which is simultaneously both daunting and exciting for me to consider …
One of the hardest changes for me to accept since starting dialysis is a daily liquid restriction. It’s had a far bigger impact on my life than any of the other dietary adjustments that were recommended to me. There are days when I feel it is the thing that I’m struggling most with, as I …
One of my favourite moments as an author is taking ownership of the very first print run of a newly published book. There is simply something magic about holding a copy of the book for the first time. For a sighted author , seeing the printed book and the cover for the first time must …
As I’ve expressed many times before, often the greatest obstacles we face as people with disabilities are the barriers imposed on us by the non-disabled community. People who have no personal contact with disability are seldom able to understand what we can achieve. They usually assume wrongly that our disability means we are restricted or …
As I’ve previously said, my first two dialysis sessions took place in hospital. After I was discharged, my doctor told me he had arranged for me to have my next session at one of the local dialysis treatment centres. And that centre would be my base for treatment from then. My first session at the …
Throughout the process of starting on dialysis I’ve been relieved to receive answers to my endless questions from different groups of people. The first group who I’ve been consulting on a continuous basis are my medical team. My doctors and the dialysis sisters who I’ve met have consistently been happy to answer my questions about …
If I had a tail I would be wagging it so hard that you would know exactly how excited I am! My beloved Fiji’s memoir Paws for Thought: Seeing the World Through the Eyes of a Guide Dog is now also available as an audio book on both Amazon and Audible. Whether you’re discovering the …
The first person I ever met who was on dialysis was a woman named Carol. I was lying in a hospital bed recovering from the AV graft operation. Carol had struck up a conversation with Craig while I was being admitted, so knew a little of my situation. When I returned to the ward after …