Still Here, Folks

[nyyki]

This is a lot brighter.
Five years ago I was in surgery at the hospital. This was a good surgery – I was getting a kidney transplant.

When I was diagnosed on 07/31/2018 with end stage kidney disease they told me that the average survival duration was five years on dialysis. I of course beat that in getting my kidney. Still, had I not gotten it there's a substantial chance I'd have succumbed, because dialysis is survival medicine, not healthy medicine, and the dialysis diet is in no way healthy

So I've beaten the prior diagnosis. Yay!

When I got that diagnosis the nephrologist presented the options of me going on dialysis or not, and what the reality of those two paths were. He asked me which one I was going to do, and I told him, "I've still got people to annoy, so of course I need to remain around." My PCP laughed at that, and I think I mystified the nephrologist with that answer. So those of you who create annoyance for others, I'm still here, and still up for giving you what you're giving to others. For the rest of you folks, let's at least attempt to do some life living.

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[flamingsword]

*dances a celebratory flamenco dance of joy*

[nyyki]

Note: I wanted to use the 80's Nyyki looking over sunglasses graphic, but it's not in my options so far.

[flamingsword]

Let me see if I ever made an icon out of that before the Apple Pencil died. If not I’ll set an alarm tomorrow to see if I can do so when I have spoons, without it.

[nyyki]

Thanks.