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When the good part of life hits you hard
What do you do when good stuff hits you hard? Have you ever had moments when you just sit back and think, “holy smokes, I have it good?” There are piles of crap pulling for my attention. Gross, right? Crass, … Continue reading
Posted in Liver disease
Tagged Christian, depression, Facing death, faith, family, fear, focus, healing, health, hope, liver transplant, organ donation, Organ transplant, recovery, Scott Linscott, transplant
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Holy Freak-out, Batman! What just happened?
Sheesh, that was out of control. It felt like I was a combat veteran in one of the thriller movies I like to watch. You know the scene? A car backfires and the loud bang sends the vet into a … Continue reading
Posted in burnout, change, Liver disease, recovery
Tagged chronic illness, Chronic pain, direction, faith, fear, healing, health, help, hope, life after transplant, Liver disease, liver transplant, purpose, recovery
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Flashback to Oct. 31, 2011 and my biggest fear
At the end of October 2011, I posted the following blog entry about my biggest fear. I am reposting it now, after accepting a position as Interim Pastor at First Baptist Church here in Westbrook. Last week was spent preparing … Continue reading
Posted in Liver disease
Tagged chronic illness, Chronic pain, cirrhosis, depression, fear, health, hope, Liver disease, organ donation, Organ transplant, transplant
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Liver biopsies ain’t no fun
Slogans. Mottos. Most businesses have them. It’s stuff like, “Service with a smile” or “We don’t spit in your tacos.” I could probably quiz you on famous and well-known slogans and you would do well. Try some. Just do it … Continue reading
Posted in Liver disease
Tagged biopsy, chronic illness, cirrhosis, Donate Life, Fatty liver, fear, life after transplant, Liver disease, liver transplant, NASH, transplant
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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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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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Here it is! The day you’ve longed for has arrived.
It’s already time to write another Christmas letter? I know, I know … you spend all year waiting for this glorious day. And here it is, Linscott Christmas Letter Day. C’mon, ring those bells! I really thought last year’s letter … Continue reading
Posted in Liver disease
Tagged Christian, chronic illness, Chronic pain, cirrhosis, direction, Donate Life, faith, fear, healing, help, Liver disease, liver transplant, organ donation, purpose
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I used to be thankful … but now?
Today’s the day. It’s the day when everyone in the U.S. pauses and thinks about being thankful. Thankful Facebook statuses roll up my screen one after another. Thankful for family, friends, spouse, pets, house, new job, provision, troops, Jesus, new … Continue reading
Posted in change, Christianity, End Stage Liver Disease, facing death, Fatty Liver Disease, hope, Jesus, organ donation, Organ transplant, transplant
Tagged Chronic pain, cirrhosis, death, Facing death, family, fear, group, holiday, hope, illness, Lahey Clinic, Linscott, Liver disease, organ donor, organdonor.gov, support, thankful, thanks, thanksgiving, Thanksgiving idea, transplant, waiting
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I’m actually GLAD it happened
I’m sitting here on the couch in my home office/guest bedroom with my dog curled up in a ball sucking the heat out of my leg going through my sermon for this morning. “Sermon.” I don’t care for that word. … Continue reading
Posted in Liver disease
Tagged camps, chronic illness, Chronic pain, church, cirrhosis, conferences, depression, direction, Donate Life, events, faith, fear, healing, hope, Liver disease, Motivation, motivational speaker, NASH, organ donation, pulpit supply, speaker, teen, transplant, youth
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What a weekend. The second Linscott family transplant in one year!
Wow. What a weekend. Thrill! Hope! Cautious Optimism. Fear. Worry. Cautious Relief. Is this what I put all of you through? Oh my gosh! What a roller coaster of emotions. My phone rang at 12:10 AM Saturday morning. You know … Continue reading
Posted in Liver disease
Tagged Christian, chronic illness, Chronic pain, cirrhosis, faith, fear, healing, hope, Liver disease, liver transplant, NASH, organ donation, transplant
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I saw God on the corner this morning.
I have a cold. Yeah, so what, who doesn’t? Yesterday I realized I also have a new label slapped on my back as I heard myself tell someone, “I’m immunosuppressed.” I never thought that would be part of my introductions. … Continue reading
Posted in Christianity, chronic illness, community, Find God
Tagged beautiful, chronic illness, Chronic pain, cirrhosis, depression, faith, fear, finding God, healing, hope, leaves, Liver disease, liver transplant, Maine foliage, orange, organ donation, perspective, red, shared life, thankful, transplant, yellow
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Four months ago yesterday the storm came to a head
Yesterday was my four month anniversary of my life-saving liver transplant. That’s old news, right? I mean, you might be thinking, “Okay already! Move on.” I get it. I really do. We get sick of hearing something repeatedly. I remember … Continue reading
Posted in Liver disease
Tagged chronic illness, Chronic pain, cirrhosis, death, depression, direction, Donate Life, faith, fear, focus, Haiti, Hardship, healing, help, Katrina, Liver, Liver disease, liver transplant, Mercy Me, NASH, organ donation, Praise You in this Storm, prayer, rebuilding, starting over, survival
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When death ruins your day…
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
Posted in community, depression, discouragement, facing death, Find God, hopeless, Jesus, love, ministry, pain, relationship, religion
Tagged bear with one another, coping with loss, death, faith, fear, friendship, healing, hope, love, neighbor, relationship, shared life, tears
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Am I out of the woods?
I love vanilla soft serve ice cream. My wife hates it. Since most soft serve places don’t offer hard ice cream we usually end up at shops with pretty teenage scooper girls digging into ice cream buckets. While I prefer … Continue reading
Posted in change, chronic illness, depression, discouragement, End Stage Liver Disease, Lahey Clinic, Liver disease, organ donation, Organ transplant, transplant
Tagged chronic illness, Chronic pain, depression, direction, fear, focus, healing, help, hope, Liver disease, liver transplant, NASH, organ donation, transplant
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You can’t spell “community” without u and i
This liver transplant journey has been the most difficult period of my life but I see lots of good that has come out of it. For instance, I now am part of a pretty tight community. We all speak the … Continue reading
Posted in change, Christianity, community, depression, direction, discouragement, hope, Liver disease, organ donation, Organ transplant, relationship, transplant
Tagged bear with one another, change, chronic illness, Chronic pain, cirrhosis, community, depression, faith, family, fear, finding friends, gospel, healing, help, hope, leadership, Liver disease, liver transplant, organ donation, relationships, support, support group
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Drinking from the Same Dipper 