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How is your eyesight? Your hearing? What do you see? What do you hear?
Have you ever sat and listened to the birds? I mean, really listened, not just, “woah, listen to those birds.” This afternoon I sat and listened. That’s not like me. Or, at least, it’s not like the me I used … Continue reading
Posted in change, Find God, Liver disease, relationship, religion, transplant, transplant recovery
Tagged appreciating beauty, bear with one another, bird calls, bird watching, brandon heath, Christian, compassion, direction, eyes of Jesus, faith, focus, gospel, love your neighbor, ministry, new perspective, prayer, purpose, quiet, transplant
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Um, I think you forgot an important birthday …
June 2 is going to be a big day for me. First, it will be our 29th wedding anniversary. Second, I’ll be walking 3.5 miles in the Liver Life Walk to benefit the American Liver Foundation. Wait! Before you’re out … Continue reading
Posted in Liver disease
Tagged American Liver Foundation, Back Bay, Boobs, breast cancer, donatelife, June 2, Lahey, liver life walk, Liver Loving Linscotts, organ donation, Scott Linscott, support, team, transplant, under dog, walk
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I can’t breathe …
There’s a 50 pound bag of cement sitting on my chest. No, wait. There are two. They are so heavy that I can barely breathe. Crushing. Suffocating. But, the strange thing is that even though I feel like I have … Continue reading
Posted in chronic illness, End Stage Liver Disease, Fatty liver, Fatty Liver Disease, Liver disease, liver keys, NASH, organ donation, Organ transplant, transplant
Tagged chronic illness, cirrhosis, death, Donate Life, Facing death, Fatty liver, fear, Graft verses Host, GVHD, health, Liver disease, liver transplant, loss, organ donation, Organ transplant, transplant
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When side effects limit, pray.
Dear God, Don’t get me wrong, Lord. Not a day goes by when I do not thank you for sparing my life and giving me a new liver. I am so very grateful for your intervention in my life. I … Continue reading
Where do you find peace? Where do you soak it in?
Think of a favorite place; a place where you feel peace saturate your soul. Do you have such a place? I have friends who will think of the vast view at the top of a mountain trail while others will … Continue reading
Posted in chronic illness, depression, discouragement, End Stage Liver Disease, facing death, Find God, hope, Liver disease, organ donation, Organ transplant, transplant
Tagged chronic illness, Chronic pain, cirrhosis, depression, finding peace, helping a friend with chronic illness, hope, Liver disease, liver transplant, NASH, organ donation, transplant
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Life is full of ironies. This one gives me chills.
Well, ain’t that ironic? Some ironies make me tilt my head. Why do we park on driveways and drive on parkways? Why do they call them apartments when they are so close together? Shouldn’t they be closements? Iceland is green and … Continue reading
Posted in chronic illness, End Stage Liver Disease, facing death, Find God, hope, Jesus, Organ transplant, transplant
Tagged chronic illness, cirrhosis, Donate Life, Facing death, faith, gospel, healing, health, help, hope, inspirational story, ironic, ironies, irony, Liver disease, liver transplant, Motivation, organ donation, Rotary, speaker, transplant
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Side effects, milestones, purpose, road trip and answered prayer…
I’ve just hit a milestone. Most of you won’t think it’s a big deal, but I do. My transplant docs just reduced the daily dose of my anti-rejection medicine from 8 milligrams to 6. YAHOO! Why am i so thankful? … Continue reading
Posted in Liver disease
Tagged chronic illness, cirrhosis, direction, faith, Fatty liver, health, help, help for someone needing a transplant, hope, Liver, Liver disease, liver transplant, living liver donor, love your liver, Maine pulpit supply, organ donation, Prograf, purpose, recovery, side effects, speaker, transplant, transplant data
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Why do I get to live while others die?
I just don’t get it. I want life to be fair but I don’t worry about “fair” when things are going great. Who does? Have you ever seen a lottery winner shake her head and say, “I don’t know. Life’s … Continue reading
Posted in burnout, chronic illness, Liver disease
Tagged chronic illness, Chronic pain, cirrhosis, depression, faith, fear, healing, help, help for the hurting, hope, liver transplant, ministry, organ donation, transplant, transplant ministry
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Facing the storms in your life with determination
My clock said 2:36 AM. I woke up praying for little Adam Chambers. Adam is at the Barbara Bush Children’s Hospital fighting cancer. He’s only 2. My prayers shifted to EJ, another little warrior fighting a similar fight as Adam. … Continue reading
Posted in Liver disease
Tagged cancer, casting crowns, crisis, Facing death, faith, health, Liver, nemo, positive attitude, storm, transplant
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Do you ever feel like a number?
I’ve read the whole book cover to cover numerous times. It’s a well-written, rhythmic read that I’d classify as an American classic. But, every time I read it, I’m left with a sad, empathetic realization that we never learn the … Continue reading
Posted in Christianity, chronic illness, depression, discouragement, End Stage Liver Disease, facing death, Jesus, Lahey Clinic, Organ transplant, relationship, transplant
Tagged 24601, Christian, chronic illness, Chronic pain, cirrhosis, depression, dialysis, dilysis, faith, feel like a number, following Jesus, Green Eggs and Ham, help, hope, Jean Valjean, Lahey Clinic, Lahey Hospital. Pomfret, Liver disease, liver transplant, loneliness, name, names, Pomposelli, prodigal, remember, transplant, Zacchaeus
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Insomnia, Liver disease, Duck Dynasty and Infomercials..
I watch some pretty weird TV shows. Well, maybe they aren’t weird but they certainly are different. Maybe I’m getting old but shows like “Two Broke Girls,” and “Two and a Half Men” are just so crass that I feel … Continue reading
Posted in change, chronic illness, End Stage Liver Disease, Fatty Liver Disease, Organ transplant
Tagged American Pickers, As Seen on TV, changes, Doomsday Preppers, Duck Dynasty, end stage, Forever Lazy, Furniture Fix, humor, Ice Road Truckers, infomercial, insomnia, Liver disease, Pawn Stars, perspective, Slap Chop, sleeplessnes, Storage Wars, transplant
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What has been the hardest part of this transplant journey?
I’m more than 8 months post transplant. There have been some very difficult challenges. I’m pretty sure you know that. But what has been the hardest part? Pain and discomfort? I can’t even describe the pain I felt at times. … Continue reading
Words fall like snow
Snow falling lightly. Pajama’s all day. A long chat with mom. Coffee pot decreasing. Dancing orange flames in the stove. Warm. Comfortable. Content. Silly text messages with my wife. Moments with my God. New life for a transplant friend, Smiling … Continue reading
Posted in peace, discouragement, simple, direction, transplant, chronic illness, Organ transplant
Tagged chronic illness, Chronic pain, cirrhosis, contentment, free verse, Life, Maine, new beginning, poetry, recovery, Scott Linscott, snow falling, surgery, transplant, Westbrook, whiter than snow
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I love to tell the story. Wanna help?
A couple weeks ago I had the pleasure of speaking to a group of people in Raymond, Maine. It was extra sweet because Josh was able to be with me to speak from his perspective as a living organ donor … Continue reading
Posted in Liver disease
Tagged booking, camp, campus evens, Chamber of Commerce, chronic illness, church, college, conference, fill in, guest lecture, guest speaker, health, humor, inspirational, interim, lose weight, Maine, marriage, motivational speaker, new hampshire, organ donation, organization, parenting, preacher, pulpit suppky, Rotary, schedule, seminars, speaker, special speaker, story, substitute, transplant, weightloss, workshop, youth events, youth speaker
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