There is no stopping this liver transplant recipient!
Regular readers will know that my husband had a liver transplant nearly four years ago…he got so sick from an autoimmune disease, PSC, that he came almost too close to dying. But he was one of the...
View ArticleLiving with Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis
Please note: this post is about our experience with PSC and should not be a substitute for health and medical advice from a qualified health professional We are often amazed at how many people do not...
View ArticleLooking Back – Waiting for a Liver Transplant
A “memory” from about four years ago popped up on my Facebook feed recently…I had written how I was so hoping my husband would get a new liver for his birthday, which is in a few days. Although my...
View ArticleA Very Happy Birthday…Another Milestone after Transplant
Today marks another milestone…it’s my husband’s birthday. It is significant because it is another year that he wouldn’t have seen if he hadn’t had a much needed liver transplant. He barely made it to...
View ArticleFour Year Post Liver Transplant
Today, we woke up extra early and headed out in the dark along a familiar route to hospital. The journey was for nothing major…just a regular checkup appointment at the Liver Transplant Unit for my...
View ArticleDonateLife Week 2016 – Talking Organ Donation
For those who follow Zinc Moon on social media, you will know that we had an awesome day yesterday. And it all happened because my husband has had a liver transplant! DonateLife Week 2016 is coming...
View ArticleDonateLife Week 2016 – Organ Donation in the News
One of the unexpected benefits of going on this roller coaster transplant journey has been the wonderful opportunities that have been presented to us. Neither of us were ever fond of public speaking,...
View ArticleDonateLife Thank You Day 2016
Today is DonateLife Thank You Day (20th November 2016). This is a day to say thank you to all the donors and their loved ones for giving the gift of life…and it is a day that is very important to us....
View ArticleA Birthday…and a Liver Transplant Checkup
Yesterday was my husband’s 45th birthday…birthdays are always a good reason to celebrate but for us, each one is now a wonderful gift. Because when he turned 40, life was looking rather bleak…he was so...
View ArticleLiver Transplant Anniversary….Five Years On!
Today marks five years since my husband had his life saving liver transplant…five years….can’t believe how quickly they have flown. Especially as the years leading up to that day went so slowly…the...
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