Category Archives for Reflections on Training and Life
Ch 2 of 5: “This Is The Day That I Die” – Part 3
We just wrapped up dinner and my wife & I looked at each other and our eyes locked, both knowing what each other was thinking…”Should we do it? Should we tell them?”I had the idea of bringing the kit the transplant center sent me and putting a bow on it — this would be our […]
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Ch 2 of 5: “This Is The Day That I die” – Part 2
“This person is an angel from God”After my mother-in-law said these words — they didn’t sit well with me.Of all the mistakes I’ve made in my life, I’m no angel.To this point, we’ve done everything anonymously — but I could see how the “unknown” was bothering my wife’s family.They wanted to know so they could […]
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Ch 2 of 5: “This Is The Day That I Die” – Part 1
There’s A LOT to unpack in this chapter so I decided to break it up into a few parts for time reading constraints. 16 October 201909:30“Hey Mr Gutierrez! We’re SO glad you called — you’re approved and a PERFECT match, do you still want to proceed with the testing?” So went the words of the lovely Mrs. […]
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Ch 1 of 5: The Day I Said, “Yes”
F*ck, I don’t even know where or how to start this thing so I’m just gonna roll with what flows from my head, cool? Cool. I’ve struggled with writing this post (and almost decided not to) — I wanted to have it out to you last week as… last week was the 1 year anniversary I kickstarted the in-depth […]
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Ch 5 of 5: The WORST Day Ever
Today was the absolute worst day everAnd don’t try to convince meThere’s something good in every dayBecause, when you take a closer lookThis place is a pretty evil place.Even ifSome goodness does shine through once in a whileSatisfaction and happiness don’t last.And it’s not trueIt’s all in the mind and heartBecauseTrue happiness can be obtainedOnly […]
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