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Author: Michael McFarland Campbell

Neurodivergent liturgical writer, organist, and storyteller exploring the sacred in everyday life, shaped by chronic illness, care, and Benedictine spirituality.
2025-09-222026-07-15 Michael McFarland Campbell

Dialysis, Alarms, and a Patch of Sunlight

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2025-09-152026-07-15 Michael McFarland Campbell

🟢 Standing Up for Mental Health: Why I’m Proud to Wear the Green Ribbon

Michael in front of his dialysis machine.
2025-09-152026-07-15 Michael McFarland Campbell

Back on Track: A Step Closer to the Transplant List

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2025-09-072026-07-15 Michael McFarland Campbell

🚶‍♂️Stepping Up for Heart Health: My Week of Walking for the Irish Heart Foundation

2025-09-052026-07-15 Michael McFarland Campbell

🥡 From Sweet & Sour to Emergency Room: My Accidental Adventure with Chinese Takeout

2025-09-02 Michael McFarland Campbell

☕ A Step Toward Better Service: Costa Coffee Responds

2025-09-01 Michael McFarland Campbell

When Accessibility Is Just a Sign on the Wall

2025-08-212026-07-15 Michael McFarland Campbell

Today’s Journey: A vascular scan with sensory sensitivity in mind

2025-08-152026-07-15 Michael McFarland Campbell

🧠 Your Voice Matters: Share Your Experience with HIV Treatment in Europe

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2025-08-11 Michael McFarland Campbell

🩺 Why We’re Rethinking Milk and Tomatoes: A Dialysis-Friendly Diet Journey

Memorial to Mgr Hugh O'Flaherty
2025-08-07 Michael McFarland Campbell

God Has No Country: A Pilgrim’s Journey Through Kerry by Rail

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2025-08-05 Michael McFarland Campbell

Exploring Ireland by Rail: A Journey from Monasterevin with Heart and Hope

2025-07-302026-07-15 Michael McFarland Campbell

Enhancing Safety and Peace of Mind: The Role of Cameras in the Dialysis Waiting Room

2025-07-30 Michael McFarland Campbell

A Delightful Dublin Discovery: Tea and Toast at The Pepper Pot

2025-07-232025-07-23 Michael McFarland Campbell

📝 Patient Perspective: adjusting to the new afternoon dialysis time

2025-07-212026-07-15 Michael McFarland Campbell

🕊️ Still at the Heart of Our Home: Remembering Scholastica

2025-07-212026-07-15 Michael McFarland Campbell

⏳ Dialysis diaries: a day of beeps, battles, and breakthroughs

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2025-07-082026-07-15 Michael McFarland Campbell

The post went live, then the phone rang

2025-07-082026-07-15 Michael McFarland Campbell

Undetectable, breathable, endurable

2024-12-01 Michael McFarland Campbell

World AIDS Day – time for the HIV Hop

2024-11-222026-07-15 Michael McFarland Campbell

Navigating a Cold Night: Asthma, Emergency Care, and Gratitude

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2024-10-292026-07-15 Michael McFarland Campbell

A fresh start: simplifying my medication tracking routine

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2024-10-082026-07-15 Michael McFarland Campbell

Why a kidney transplant matters: my journey with dialysis and the hope for living donation

2024-08-152026-07-17 Michael McFarland Campbell

Now on Bluesky

A seven-day pill box with four individual slots for pills each day, filled with medication.
2024-08-042026-07-15 Michael McFarland Campbell

Managing Medications: My Journey with Dialysis and Diabetes

2024-06-162026-07-16 Michael McFarland Campbell

Managing a chest infection: out-of-hours GP visit and medication

2024-06-132024-06-13 Michael McFarland Campbell

AV fistula considerations: exploring options at Midlands Regional Hospital, Tullamore

2024-06-012024-06-01 Michael McFarland Campbell

Daily dialysis care: recording key measurements for medical monitoring

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2024-05-302026-07-15 Michael McFarland Campbell

Managing a nighttime asthma attack: my experience and lessons

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2024-05-292026-07-16 Michael McFarland Campbell

My GP consultation: prioritizing Covid booster with kidney failure

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2024-05-262026-07-16 Michael McFarland Campbell

Managing health issues: overcoming health challenges through nutrition

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2024-05-092026-07-15 Michael McFarland Campbell

Blood pressure continues to worry

2024-05-09 Michael McFarland Campbell

Hospital clinics at awkward times

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2024-04-282026-07-15 Michael McFarland Campbell

Back to Juluca – transplant-friendly meds

2024-04-122026-07-15 Michael McFarland Campbell

European men who have sex with men Survey 2024

2024-03-05 Michael McFarland Campbell

New blood pressure medication dosage has desired effect

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2024-01-252026-07-15 Michael McFarland Campbell

First clinic of 2024 — a positive experience

2023-11-042026-07-15 Michael McFarland Campbell

Blood pressure was very low on dialysis

2023-11-02 Michael McFarland Campbell

Yet another diagnosis

2023-10-18 Michael McFarland Campbell

Not so great sleep last night

2023-10-17 Michael McFarland Campbell

New hot water bottle

2023-10-162023-10-16 Michael McFarland Campbell

High heart rate alert, high blood pressure today

2023-10-162026-07-17 Michael McFarland Campbell

Video: PLHIV People living with HIV by Steven Doyle

2023-10-132026-07-15 Michael McFarland Campbell

Rollercoaster blood pressure this week

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2023-10-072026-07-15 Michael McFarland Campbell

Haemoglobin is finally above 10! Hurrah

2023-09-16 Michael McFarland Campbell

Study: module website opens

2023-09-122026-07-15 Michael McFarland Campbell

It’s not the worst outcome…

2023-09-10 Michael McFarland Campbell

Public health: health promotion and health security

2023-09-10 Michael McFarland Campbell

Sunday in hospital: feeling low but also feeling good

2023-09-09 Michael McFarland Campbell

Another week of more challenges on dialysis

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