All through the COVID-19 pandemic, those of us who are receiving kidney dialysis have been told by the HSE in Ireland that we are at very high risk (extremely vulnerable) of serious illness from COVID-19 if [we] are on dialysis … Continue reading Reprioritisation of dialysis patients for the COVID-19 vaccine
It is World AIDS Day, so it is time to share this video. However it is also 2020, so although kissing, hugging, sharing drinks, handshakes, high fives, smiles,1 and winks can’t transmit HIV, COVID-19 is another matter. Andrew McFarland Campbell … Continue reading World AIDS Day 2020
With the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, World Aids Day 2020 will be very different from previous WADs. In Victoria, Australia, there will be a number of events run by Living Positive Victoria which will be via Zoom. Have a look — … Continue reading World Aids Day in Victoria goes virtual
As readers will know, I have to attend hospital for dialysis treatment three times each week thanks to the kidney failure due to Goodpasture Syndrome back in December 2018. It is surprising that it is nearly two years ago now. … Continue reading Fantastic new clothing for dialysis
The new BP medication doesn’t seem to agree with me as have been having terrible headaches and light-headedness. Yesterday afternoon I asked to speak to a doctor about it. I had forgotten to take it on Tuesday evening and felt fine. So when I spoke to the doctor I said this and when asked if I would try again I just said “No.” With a bit of to-ing and fro-ing I was advised to stop taking it until a review by the consultant later in the week. Continue reading New BP medication doesn’t agree with me
Sometimes it is hard to believe that we are approaching the second anniversary of the failure of my kidneys. Yet, that is where we are. So many people ask Are you on the transplant list yet? And every time thus … Continue reading More changes to medication as we investigate transplant possibilities
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Many of my friends across Europe were shocked to hear that when I was first diagnosed with my Goodpasture Syndrome and its associated kidney failure, I received no sick pay from my employer. It… Continue reading Ireland needs sick pay for all
Those of us who have long-term chronic conditions quite often have to take multiple tablets daily. Sometimes, it becomes difficult to remember what you have taken and what you have not. I started off better recently with a pill box … Continue reading Fewer tablets to take – this will make life simpler
For the last eleven years and more, I have been writing about what it is like to live with HIV. Every so often, in the media—be it print or broadcast—I have seen some shocking ways of referring to people living … Continue reading HIV terminology guidelines: how to write about living with HIV or AIDS
The third step of humility is that for the love of God one should be obedient to a superior in all things imitating the Lord of whom the Apostles says, ‘He was made obedient even unto death.’ The Rule of Saint Benedict, Chapter 7: Humility, translated by Abbot Parry OSB, Gracewing, 1990. In recent weeks and months, I have been re-reading The Rule of Saint Benedict, with a view to putting the principles of his rule into practice in my own life. A couple of Sundays ago I was on a Zoom call with the House of Initia Nova Benedictines … Continue reading Meds: a matter of obedience — thanks St Benedict
