Auld Lang Syne
New Years Eve is a time of reflection on the past and contemplation of the future.The Scottish poem Auld Lang Syne is a fitting partner as we reflect on the passing year. So I share my reflections of 2011 and contemplations of 2012.
Read MoreLife’s Constant, Change
As life begins to move forward, change, it takes on a surreality that can at times make one feel lost and disconnected. ... Therein lies the paradox, change is feared and change is the means to elevate and improve our life. ... Today's challenge is to embrace change. To refine and focus my dreams. To rekindle the confidence of my youth. Then "advance confidently in the direction of [my] dreams and to live the life which [I now] imagine."
Read MoreGratitude and Giving Thanks…
This morning I am filled with indescribable feelings of gratitude and thanksgiving. This is a landmark like none other. As we approach the end of November our thoughts are turned to the holidays and hopefully to others. To gratitude and giving thanks, at times this is hard amid the noise of the commercial holiday hype. But today that hype is faraway, psychologically and literally.
Read MoreLooking Forward, a New Year
As we begin a new year one can’t help but look back at what has passed and ponder what lies ahead. The end of the last year was particularly hard, I spent more time in the hospital between Thanksgiving and New Years than I have in any other similar length of time. A total of three hospitalizations, two coma’s and a Christmas I can’t remember. It would seem that the new year could only be an improvement. As I do look forward and contemplate the new year I am struck by several stark realities. My health will only continue to decline until I receive a transplant. My gallbladder has already failed and I live with pain from that and my liver on a daily basis. My MELD score seems hopelessly stuck in the low twenty’s...
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One Man’s Story Trailer
The last 6 months of a two year journey to receive a liver transplant. Told in one minute of pictures and music.
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