Being human
and life's little mysteries

“Sadness gives depth. Happiness gives height. Sadness gives roots. Happiness gives branches. Happiness is like a tree going into the...

Sometimes it’s good to take a pause. A pause to clean up shop, so to speak (the body and mind where we live and work); to reflect on why...

Writing this letter has been a very important part of my healing, however, I am realizing that my journey of healing and recovery is just...

As I wait for my weekly clinic appointment at the hospital, a white blackboard looms in front of me with large black letters. A message...

A quick update as there are a few things in the pipeline in the lead up to the holidays. -I will be teaching tonight at the Life Centre...

Today marks the ten week point since I underwent a liver transplant, and the two week home mark. The first week was a blissful blur of...

Eight weeks is a long time to be in the hospital. In truth, though, it hasn’t been eight static weeks of horrible, or even a full eight...

Well, folks, I am still in the hospital, week seven starts tomorrow. The nurses and doctors are frustrated. My regular visitors are...

Over the past few days of being in the hospital, my mind and emotions have stabilized as I acclimate to the lowered doses of pain...

PYS III.24 Maitri Adishu Balani Through friendliness, kindness and compassion, strength and success will come. Since I’ve been in the...

Yesterday morning was month to the day since I woke up. I woke up from a twelve hour surgery and an additional twelve hours of being...

Today is my one month liver transplant anniversary. It is also the first time in a month that I have stepped outside of the hospital for...

“Fear comes, but fear passes.” ― Marianne Williamson As humans, many people seem to dwell on the anxieties of the unknown; thriving...

You can’t always get what you want but if you try sometimes you just might find you get what you need. The Rolling Stones Often in life...

The two words that come to for me when I consider the past week of my physical and emotional healing process are Pain and Love,...

I have been crying lately primarily due to the amazement of life and death: the wonderment of feeling Love as purely and simply as I do...

I imagine there is a certain set of emotions that come with receiving an organ transplant from someone who has lost their life, and a...

Upon opening the box I found a lovely wicker basket filled with delicious body oil, creme and a huge Ralph Lauren candle; the wicker...

What a difference twenty-four hours can make. After yet another sleepless night (crazy talk, I tell you), I spend the early hours taking...

I realize that when I write about the medical complexities of organ transplantation it’s not always easy to follow, even for me. Even for...