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Two Year Kidneyversary
Kidneys/Transplant

Two Year Kidneyversary

07/17/201407/18/2014 ItsHeidiLeave a comment

Today marks two years since Mike’s kidney transplant. We have been beyond blessed to have had so few issues since then. Not everyone has such a smooth post-transplant process. We still have monthly labs, quarterly check ups, and yearly in-depth check ups, but the contrast between life today and life before transplant is stark. Our… Continue reading Two Year Kidneyversary

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When the Internet Hurts

10/15/2013 ItsHeidi3 Comments

I’ve often wondered if we were actually ever meant to hear the stream of consciousness of hundreds of people on a daily basis. Is it really beneficial for us to know every opinion people around us have? I’ve found myself struggling to like people and view them in the same light after we became friends on… Continue reading When the Internet Hurts

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One Year Of Kidney Bliss

07/18/201307/18/2013 ItsHeidi3 Comments

Time flies when you have a healthy kidney & a happy life. Today marks one year since Mike’s transplant. Wow, right? It’s kind of difficult to even sum up the beauty this past year has held for our family. After two solid years of struggle and pain, the past twelve months have been a sort… Continue reading One Year Of Kidney Bliss

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Lately

09/06/201209/07/2012 ItsHeidi5 Comments

Somehow it’s been an entire month since I’ve blogged. Oops. Time to get back to it. We are now 7 weeks past transplant. The first four weeks we spent cooped up at home or at follow up appointments in Orlando. At that 4 week mark, they told Mike he could go back to work and… Continue reading Lately

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Transplant Diaries: Part Two

07/24/201207/24/2012 ItsHeidi10 Comments

Two days ago as we were leaving Florida Hospital, Mike asked me what day of the week it was. It’s always so difficult to keep up with the days when you’re out of your routine. When I told him it was Sunday, he said, “Can you believe that one week ago today we didn’t even… Continue reading Transplant Diaries: Part Two

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Transplant Diaries

07/19/201207/19/2012 ItsHeidi8 Comments

I’m blogging from my phone, so just a quick update. I got to see Mike around 11:30 last night. His surgery lasted almost 5 hours. The surgeon came out around 9:00 to tell me that surgery went great. Tim’s surgeon was able to finish Tim up & then peek in at Mike right after they… Continue reading Transplant Diaries

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Bumps in the Road

07/14/201207/14/2012 ItsHeidi1 Comment

Feeling a little defeated today & a little worried. It seems nothing goes as we plan, & we are always facing bumps in the road, especially when it comes to our journey towards a kidney transplant. Thursday we went to Florida Hospital for pre-op appointments. We met the surgeons & everything seemed to be going… Continue reading Bumps in the Road

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Finally!!!

06/28/2012 ItsHeidi5 Comments

I am so, so happy to be writing this post. On this day two years ago, Mike went in to an urgent clinic thinking he had food poisoning, but instead ended up in the hospital with renal failure. Two years after diagnosis, eight months after joining the transplant waiting list, and seven months after beginning… Continue reading Finally!!!

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Here We Go Again

05/07/2012 ItsHeidi1 Comment

(I’m just going to apologize now for the length of this post. I’ve yet to find a way to give health updates without writing a short book) I’ve put off writing this post, because I’ve struggled a little with my feelings about everything. I’ve had so many requests over the last several weeks for an… Continue reading Here We Go Again

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Square One

01/07/2012 ItsHeidi2 Comments

Our journey through kidney disease has rarely been simple or easy, and we have certainly received more bad news than good during the past year and a half. This week was no exception as we learned that the hospital doesn’t believe Mike’s brother is a good donor and has officially rejected that as an option… Continue reading Square One

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