Year: 2025
A Year of Faith, Creativity, and Community
Christmas Dialysis: the first session back
Writing Through Resilience: An Irish Writers Centre Membership
🌍❤️ Last week we marked World AIDS Day.
Writing, Publishing, and What Comes Next
⏱️ A Day in the Emergency Department
An update from dialysis
On the Threshold: journeying to Beaumont, waiting for World AIDS Day 2025.
Dialysis day: the Aranesp question
Bearing the Cold: Asthma, Chest Lines, and the Ethics of Dialysis Support
A Dragon at My Side
Bearing the Numbers: Blood Pressure, Dialysis, and the Ministry of Presence
Mask. Shift. Breathe.
Still Too High: A Blood Pressure Snapshot of Chronic Life
Managing Hypertension on Dialysis: A Patient’s Tightrope
They Should Know Better. But Sometimes, They Don’t.
Dialysis, Decisions, and Sticky Blood: A Gentle Pause
From Diabetes to Dialysis: Plushie’s new mission.
🧠 Remembering Phosphate Binders: A Real-Life Struggle
🛑 PrEP Access in Ireland: A Public Health Promise Unfulfilled
Finally: Costa Drive-Through in Port Laoise Installs Emergency Alarm Cord in Accessible Toilet
Why I Skip My Blood Pressure Meds Before Dialysis
Still Waiting: Accessibility Delayed at Costa Coffee Port Laoise
Stepping Forward: A September of Heart and Hope
Dialysis, Alarms, and a Patch of Sunlight
🟢 Standing Up for Mental Health: Why I’m Proud to Wear the Green Ribbon
Back on Track: A Step Closer to the Transplant List
🚶♂️Stepping Up for Heart Health: My Week of Walking for the Irish Heart Foundation
🥡 From Sweet & Sour to Emergency Room: My Accidental Adventure with Chinese Takeout
☕ A Step Toward Better Service: Costa Coffee Responds
When Accessibility Is Just a Sign on the Wall
Today’s Journey: A vascular scan with sensory sensitivity in mind
🧠 Your Voice Matters: Share Your Experience with HIV Treatment in Europe
🩺 Why We’re Rethinking Milk and Tomatoes: A Dialysis-Friendly Diet Journey
God Has No Country: A Pilgrim’s Journey Through Kerry by Rail
Exploring Ireland by Rail: A Journey from Monasterevin with Heart and Hope
Enhancing Safety and Peace of Mind: The Role of Cameras in the Dialysis Waiting Room
A Delightful Dublin Discovery: Tea and Toast at The Pepper Pot
📝 Patient Perspective: adjusting to the new afternoon dialysis time
🕊️ Still at the Heart of Our Home: Remembering Scholastica
⏳ Dialysis diaries: a day of beeps, battles, and breakthroughs
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