September
As I sit here at the start of another Autumn, happy that my latest blood results as a kidney patient are where they need to be. Starting another month as the leaves start turning in September, I also feel a sense of peace. Not sure what is ahead for me, but feel I am well equipped to deal with whatever life throws at me now. Having been through so much in my life, I know those tough times have given me the resilience I now have.
There is a bit of a flip side to that as well though, as I find myself a bit to honest at times. Maybe with age, we get back to simplifying our lives a bit more. Whatever it is, I feel very proud of what I have been able to get through, so often on my own as well. When you face tough times, they challenge you, they test you and you wonder what you have done to deserve it. But then as you make your way to the other side, it’s like you have deposited that tough time away. You make a deposit in the bank of lived experience, drawing on it in times of trouble. We build up more and more of a resilience balance, turning to it as we face our next challenge.
Organ Donation Week
September also means Organ Donation Week and heading towards another kidneyversary for me a few weeks after. I will talk about that on the 23rd at the start of organ donation week. For now, here is another song I wrote, about September. I feel life disco keeps coming back into my life, but hey it’s all good. Have a great week.