Category Archives: pain

Reliving my transplant nightmare

Posted on February 17, 2015 by

Remember that book I was working on writing? I let it sit, untouched, from September 2013 until December 2014 when I gave it to my friend Jan Perry to read and clean up. She was my second reader. It’s about 60,000 … Continue reading →

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You are so pushy! Thank you.

Posted on September 26, 2012 by

Do you remember back almost about a year ago? One of the first fundraisers to help with my transplant was a rubber bracelet that said “P U S H.” It was an acronym for “pray until something happens” or some … Continue reading →

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When death ruins your day…

Posted on September 2, 2012 by

When do you feel most inadequate? I mean, what situations leave you stumbling for words or standing silently with absolutely no idea what to do? For me, it happens during one of life’s largest privileges. During the painful privilege of a … Continue reading →

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Yesterday, all my troubles seemed so far away

Posted on August 13, 2012 by

Saturday day was awesome. For the first time since I can remember I felt 98% normal. I felt like I was not one of the .000017% percent of Americans receiving a liver transplant this year. I felt like Pinochio after … Continue reading →

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MONDAY UPDATE: issues & surprises

Posted on July 16, 2012 by

The antibiotics did not trigger a “code blue” and are now waging war with the e.coli in my system. The last cephalosporin I took was quite an event culminating with a team of 12 reviving me. My doc is not … Continue reading →

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It’s not just me

Posted on July 11, 2012 by

I share the following from one of my readers who is writing his own story in the face of suffering… God bless you Scott. I totally agree with you. I went through a very debilitating illness myself two years ago. … Continue reading →

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A tear-filled prayer that I do not want to publish

Posted on June 23, 2012 by

PREFACE: I do not want to publish this. It’s raw, too personal and almost invasive. But, I promised God that I would write honestly back when he “spoke” to me in May 2011. It’s my prayer. Please don’t try to fill … Continue reading →

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Got goals? Mine have changed

Posted on June 14, 2012 by

It was just over year ago when my goal was to plant a new thing. I wanted to begin a faith community that was different than the standard church. It was not going to be built on tradition or institutionalism. … Continue reading →

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