The trip to Vegas was fun. I enjoyed seeing Jeannie and Paul again and meeting a new friend, Aaron. Lars did not like Vegas and we both agreed that if I want to go back I’ll be doing it with friends, that’s ok, Vegas isn’t everyone’s scene. I will say that Craftsteak was the best meal of the weekend-everyone agreed to that. I was surprised by how well I could keep up with everything, considering that in less than a month I will be getting transplant surgery.
Speaking of the transplant, I am starting to get nervous. I find out a little more each day as to what exactly is going to happen and its freaking me out. I can’t help but think, “what if this doesn’t work,” or “when will it fail and I have to do this again?’ I have made it successfully this far able to push these thoughts out, but lately they keep coming back stronger each day. I want to think that everything will work out but honestly, we know that just isn’t going to happen, I mean, the transplant could work just fine, but my life is going to always going to suck a little. I’m not complaining, just being realistic. My life is never going to be the way it once was and that is something I just have to accept.
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I am excited and a little nervous to let you know that my transplant date is April 22. Yes, my donor was approved and the date is set. This, and healthcare reform passed yesterday! Both of these things combined make this the happiest Monday of my life. Part of me is really excited because after April 22 this nightmare will FINALLY be over, but another, albeit smaller part, is very anxious. I find the whole idea of transplant surgery a little creepy, but I also understand that I can’t live like this much longer. I’ve already decided what I want as my first post transplant food - a banana milkshake from crown candy. Maureen is gonna make this happen- she told me already- but feel free to bring me one as well, I won’t turn it down:) I will also be taking banana cheesecakes from the cheesecake factory. I will be at Barnes Hospital, but I don’t know the likelihood that I am going to want visitors…some of the meds that they are going to have to give me have some unflattering temporary side effects. I’ll let you know if I’m not completely hideous.
So healthcare reform passed. I’m very excited to see this country move forward. I know its not exactly what us liberals wanted, what with the single-payer option left out, but it is a huge step in the right direction. A lot of people have voiced their concern over the cost of this reform and all I have to say about that is this : Healthcare helps Americans, a war based on imaginary WMD kills Americans. Both of them cost money. The Republicans are very quick to talk about spending although they are the ones who cost this country a trillion dollars fighting an unwarranted war. That’s a trillion dollars without the price of 100k+ human lives. All this aside, I am happy to say that some atrocious industry practices will no longer be permitted.
All in all, I’d say this was a pretty good day.
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I’m thinking of reworking this site- taking it back to the original “faith4sale” idea and then having a category about my health. I really like the idea of exploring and writing about religions from my rather skeptical point of view but I think, with my current situation, its important to let my friends and family stay updated on my health. So I was thinking of redoing the site to include a section called “health” so people that want to read it can, but bringing the main focus back to “faith4sale.” I also want to reorganize the “faith4sale” area so its easier to follow. Thoughts? Any suggestions would be helpful.
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Hi Everybody! I’m back from my break! While I was gone I got another job, but still no kidney. I am writing at www.reviewstl.com. I have two weekly columns- new music tuesday and throwback thursdays as well as special events and film reviews. Its a lot of fun and I’m pretty excited about it. In my first week at reviewstl I was the most read writer. I’m pretty stoked about that. I am still doing event planning, reviewstl is a second job. Yes, you read that correctly, I have 2 jobs while in kidney failure. Its a little crazy and I know I should be resting, but I figure if anyone knows how short life can be, its me, so I might as well do everything I want now, just in case. The kidney stuff is going, albeit with some delay. I am hoping for the transplant to happen the 2nd week in April if there are no more problems. Its a scary thing and I try not to think about it too much, but as it gets closer I find myself getting more and more nervous. I just hope everything works out. In the end, that is really all that you can do.
On the religion front, I tried to give up beef for Lent. I just wanted to see how hard it was to give up something for 40 days. I lasted until today…I couldn’t resist. It was taco night. Best part is that I’ve got a belly full of tacos and none of the guilt since I’m not actually Catholic. Its a win/win situation:)
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