Posted on September 10, 2020
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Gallbladders make bad Salad Dressing The sequences of events that have landed Dan in the ICU really have no beginning. One could argue that the day Dan came screaming into this world would have been the starting point. However, this particular spark that ignited… Continue Reading “Day 1 – 6: Gallbladders make bad Salad Dressing”
Category: Another Perspective, Awareness, Blog, Cystic Fibrosis, Gift Of Life, Life Story, Time line, Time LineTags: Aspergillus, Blog, Cystic Fibrosis, Life Story, perspective of another life, Pseudomonas, Transplant
Posted on March 22, 2018
by dangerdan
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Do not spoil what you have by desiring what you have not; But remember that what you now have was once among the things you only hoped for. Yesterday, (March 21st, 2010) and today, (March 22nd, 2002) are extremely important days in my… Continue Reading “A Gift of Eight Letters”
Posted on May 30, 2017
by dangerdan
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Marissa’s Perspective: CFers are an incredible bunch, and Eric is no exception. Having a close view of his courage, strength, and determination has changed me for the better…and the not-so-easy times we’ve encountered have helped me grow as a person. I’ve become more thankful… Continue Reading “CFers Are An Incredible Bunch”
Category: Another Perspective, Cystic Fibrosis, Gift Of Life, Organ DonationTags: caregiver, courage, Cystic Fibrosis, Cystic Fibrosis Awareness Month, Cystic Fibrosis Life, determination, hemoptysis, lung transplant, lungs, perspective of another life, Perspective of Cystic Fibrosis, Relationships with Cystic Fibrosis, storys, strength
Posted on May 23, 2017
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Eric’s Perspective: Most chronic, invisible diseases are like an iceberg. Even once you think you’ve got a complete picture of the shape of the monster, you haven’t seen the largest, scariest part. CF isn’t something that just flares up sometimes and lets you live… Continue Reading “Life’s Fragility”
Category: Another Perspective, Cystic Fibrosis, Gift Of Life, Organ DonationTags: cf, Cystic Fibrosis, Cystic Fibrosis Awareness Month, Cystic Fibrosis Life, Health, hemoptysis, infections, Infectious disease, perspective of another life, Perspective of Cystic Fibrosis, Relationships with Cystic Fibrosis, storys, Transplant
Posted on May 23, 2017
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Ashley’s Perspective: Living with a chronic illness is never easy, especially Cystic Fibrosis. I was born in Denver, Colorado and diagnosed with Cystic Fibrosis at birth. Colorado was the first state in the nation to include Cystic Fibrosis in newborn screening. From a young… Continue Reading “But We Are Warriors”
Category: Another Perspective, Cystic Fibrosis, Gift Of Life, Organ DonationTags: Ashley's Roses, cf, CFRD, chronic illness, Colorado, Cystic Fibrosis, Cystic Fibrosis Liver Disease, Cystic Fibrosis Related Diabetes, Cystic Fibrosis Warriors, Denver, digestive system, Liver Disease, liver transplants, perspective of another life, Perspective of Cystic Fibrosis, TIPS Procedure, Transplant
Posted on April 19, 2017
by dangerdan
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Have you ever wanted to be a Hero, what is a Hero these days anyway? I am sure if you ask around you’ll get some interesting answers. As the world has evolved the definition of a hero has changed. The dictionary defines a hero… Continue Reading “HERO-AS-SELF”
Category: Another Perspective, Blog, Gift Of Life, Life Story, Organ Donation, Pass.it.on, Think Green, UncategorizedTags: achilles, Alberta, Awareness, Blog, blood donation, bone transplant, British Columbia, burn victims, Canada, cerebral brain hemorrhage, CFRD, Chronic rejection, cornea transplant, diabetes, Donation, Education, enzymes, family, florence nightingale, fun fact, Fundraising, gilgamesh, gloria steinem, Health, heart transplants, hero, idiopathic pulmonary disease, illnesses, insulin, iphigenia, islet cell transplantation, joan of arc, Kidney, kidney transplant, Life, life saving, liver, liver transplants, lungs, mahatma gangi, Manitoba, martin luther king jr, Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care, National Organ and Tissue Donation Awareness Month, necrotizing fasciitis, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Northwest Territories, NOTDAM, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, obstructive pulmonary disease, Ontario, Organ Awareness, pancreas transplant, Prince Edward Island, purpura fulminans, Quebec, recycle, rejection, Saskatchewan, skin cancer, skin grafts, Sweden, Think Green, tissue donation, Transplantation
Posted on March 23, 2017
by dangerdan
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My life has been based on numbers, predictions, percentages, baselines, decisions made by a team of doctors. I am not saying that I have not been a part of any of these decisions, in fact, I am the final call on all the end… Continue Reading “15 Years!”
Posted on March 22, 2017
by dangerdan
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For the past few weeks, I’ve been looking for some guidance some extra light to inspire me, due to the fact I no longer know what I want or know where I want to be. I know there are still things in life I… Continue Reading “Contemplation”
Category: Another Perspective, Blog, Gift Of Life, Life Story, Organ Donation, UncategorizedTags: Anniversary, Another Perspective, Blog, Life, Life Story, Transplant
Posted on March 22, 2016
by dangerdan
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Today is a special day, as well as yesterday even the day after tomorrow will be and so on for myself and others. March 21st marks 6 years since my second double lung transplant, followed by March 22nd making it 14 years from my… Continue Reading “Life is A Card Game”
Category: Another Perspective, Blog, Gift Of Life, Organ Donation, UncategorizedTags: Anniversary, Another Perspective, Antibodies, Blog, Bone Scan, Bones, bronchoscopy, Cystic Fibrosis, ivig, Life, Life Story, lung transplant, Organ, oxygen, PFT’s, Plasmapheresis, Pseudomonas, Pulse Steroids, Rheumatology, St Michaels Hospital, TGH, third lung transplant, Toronto General Hospital, Transplant, vitamin a
Posted on February 5, 2015
by dangerdan
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It has been almost 5 years since my second double lung transplant (March 2010) and 13 years since my first (March 2002). It is truly amazing how fast the time has flown by. I’m here because someone gave me the gift of life.… Continue Reading “In For An Oil Change”
Category: Another Perspective, Blog, Gift Of Life, Life Story, Organ Donation, Pass.it.onTags: (t-cells), Acute rejection, albumin, Another Perspective, Antibodies, antibodies count, anticoagulant, autoimmune disorders, Blog, blood pressure dropped, bronchiolitis obilterans, bronchoscopy, C.F. treatments, calcium, central line, central venous catheter, cf, Chronic rejection, CNS, collect sap, CT scan, Drug toxicity, drugs, family, friends, Gift Of Life, HCT, Health, hormones, Hyperacute rejection, imunnesupressed, Influenza, ions, Lymphocytes, maple syrup, OR Room, plasma, Plasmapheresis, PLTS, prednisone, proteins, Pulmonary function tests, pulse therapy, re-evaluated for a second lung transplant, saline solution, social media, stroke, taco neck, Tamiflu, Transplant, Transplantation, Ultrasound Machine, update, veins, vitamins, washing, WBC, Xray