Tag Archives: COVID

Misinformation in the transplant community?

Posted on August 4, 2021 by Scott Linscott

If you believed in your transplant team enough to have them cut into you, cut out an organ and sew in a donated one, why do you refuse to believe them when it comes to vaccines? Continue reading →

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Do you trust your doctor? Your transplant center?

Posted on July 29, 2021 by Scott Linscott

I trust my transplant team with my life. If it recommends something, I do it. If it says to avoid something, boom, it’s dead to me. Why wouldn’t I? Continue reading →

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Why masks actually work

Posted on February 17, 2021 by Scott Linscott

By Scott Linscott I’ve been spending a good deal of time doing some vaccine advocacy work and trying to answer misinformation with facts, hoping to maybe make an impact here and there. Being a solid organ transplant survivor, I have … Continue reading →

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Some things confuse me.

Posted on October 3, 2020 by Scott Linscott

By Scott Linscott I’ve been given a stuffy to take care of this morning. I am not supposed to put him down. Meanwhile, loud Lego construction work is happening on the floor nearby. I don’t know why I am responsible … Continue reading →

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Cake is Good but Homemade Birthday Cake Ice Cream is Way Better!

Posted on September 18, 2020 by Scott Linscott

By Scott Linscott I try to eat healthy most of the time but when I fall off the wagon, I fall hard. Back in 1901, that expression meant that the driver of the water cart, going around spraying down dusty … Continue reading →

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I’m a weakling, wuss-baby, delicate snowflake.

Posted on September 3, 2020 by Scott Linscott

It’s me. I admit it. I’m the reason so many Americans have their undies in a twist. It’s my fault. Eight years ago I was given a second chance at life with the gift of a liver transplant and now … Continue reading →

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I feel like a shepherd in a hole

Posted on August 22, 2020 by Scott Linscott

By Scott Linscott I feel like a shepherd who has fallen into a deep hole. Every now and then, I hear one of my sheep pass by, up there somewhere, or I catch a glimpse of a shadow, but I … Continue reading →

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