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It's been too long . . . .

Hello everybody!  It has been absolutely ages since I have written a blog.  As I have been feeling better I have not felt the need or desire to write anymore!  I am taking this as a positive thing!

So, what has happened in the last two months?!

We held the curry night in aid of Kidney Research UK.  My sister in law, Tracy, organised a fabulous event and we raised a massive £1,000 in the end.  Take a look at this link for the article written by the West Briton on the event.  A huge thank you goes out to everyone who came along or who supported us by buying raffle tickets.


Me and my two brothers treated Mum to a pamper day for mothers day.  I went along too (obviously!!)  The day was great and thoroughly relaxing.  Mum deserved that and more after donating one of her kidneys to me.

Trev and I hired a little boat over the first of the long bank holiday weekends and enjoyed mooring up outside of pubs in Mylor for a spot of lunch and bobbing about all day!

At the start of May I started suffering with another tummy problem and was vomiting once again.  Some of my drugs were reduced and after a few weeks the problem subsided.

My kidney results are still on a roller coaster of good one week and bad the next!  However, it looks to me now that that is how it is going to be!  My kidney function is currently at 40%  Now I'm sure that sounds low to you but in comparison to my previous 4% it is amazing!!

I have started a "bonus ball lottery" in aid of Kidney Research UK.  It is £1 per week and the prize fund is £30 per week and is based on the Saturday night draw.  I still have some numbers to sell so if you would like to take part, please let me know!  I will be collecting the money quarterly by standing order so it should be nice and simple ;-)

On the 7th May I took part in Helston's Flora Day.  This is a promenade type of dance which goes through the streets and houses of Helston town.  The route is about six miles.  I was really worried whether or not I would be able to complete the dance, but I'm pleased to report that I did!!  However, as much as I wanted to stay out and about for longer afterwards, it was straight home to bed for me!!


I had the devastating news mid May that one of the ladies who had a transplant a few days before me passed away.  This made me think about my own mortality a fair amount as up until then I had not considered for a second that anything could go wrong.  My heart goes out to that ladies family and friends.

Finally I have been transferred back to Treliske, at last!!  I had lots of false starts where I was supposed to come back then had a set back, but now it has happened!!  Yay!  Now instead of having a day of going to the hospital, it is a maximum of two hours and then it is back to the grindstone!! 

The doctors are reducing my "bad" blood pressure tablets and I hope that I will be up to full energy levels at some point as a result!  I am still struggling with energy and find most days that a day at work is enough and my evenings are spent with my feet up (lots of people keep telling me this is actually normal!!)

Just to keep you up to date with how mum is, well she is doing great!  Still worrying about me far too much but I suppose that is what mum's do! 

That's it for now!  Can't think of anything else to say!  Don't be alarmed if you don't hear from me in a while!  Things are going great so I have no stories to tell!!

Comments

  1. fatgirlslim25 May 2011 at 20:42

    lovely to hear how positive you are, and how you are gradually getting there, well done for completing FLora, you looked wonderful xx

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