A guest blog entry from the chief protagonist:
Long time listener, first time caller. For a blog entirely dedicated to me, it's surprising that this is the first time I'm posting. As many of you are already aware the past few months have given me a couple of annoyances. After 14 years with my ex (my mom's kidney), I was cruelly rejected. The good news is that I found a younger flame (Remy’s 23 year old kidney).
In seriousness, it has been an eventful past couple of months between dialysis, transplant and recovery. I try to find outlets to relieve some of the pressure, so my days have been mainly occupied by Audible, chess, reading (mainly chess theory lately), Call of Duty, Yu-Gi-Oh and Lego. In other words, back to the basics. While the recovery process has been hard after dealing with dialysis for three months, the pain is quite welcome for the reward of getting back to “normal life” by next year.
With that said, I would be remiss if I didn't take a moment to thank everyone who got me here. The obvious being my wonderful parents. I wouldn't be here, or be the man I am today, without them. Also, huge thanks to my nurses, doctors, friends and support from all these different wonderful communities -- never did I think I'd make the prayer list for the three major religions, I guess my degree in Religion finally did something. Words cannot fully extend how grateful I am to each and every one of you who helped me get here - whether sharing the kidney search or just being a friend.
As some of you may know, right before I got sick I had just graduated college with a double degree in Philosophy & Religion. I even minored in Russian Literature (my only regret is not taking Russian I & II which would have put me on a triple major). Before I got sick, I was even a semi-finalist for a Fulbright. While I recover, I am considering getting a masters degree via remote study (probably in philosophy). My long term goal is still law school. In the shorter term,my goal is to try and reach a 1500-1800 ELO chess rating and finish the 10 Lego sets I have waiting for me.
