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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.
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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2023-08-312026-07-17 Michael McFarland Campbell

Minor miracle in the blood results

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2023-08-312026-07-15 Michael McFarland Campbell

The last couple of weeks have been somewhat frantic in our house: Part two…

2023-08-17 Michael McFarland Campbell

The last couple of weeks have been somewhat frantic in our house: Part One

2023-08-022026-07-17 Michael McFarland Campbell

PLHIV photography project

2023-07-242026-07-15 Michael McFarland Campbell

Successful study despite the ongoing chronic illnesses

A blue plate with a model of a brain on it.
2023-07-04 Michael McFarland Campbell

Neurology: all clear today

2023-06-292023-06-29 Michael McFarland Campbell

Up and down like a rollercoaster

2023-06-13 Michael McFarland Campbell

Hospitalised. Again.

2023-06-01 Michael McFarland Campbell

Best sleep in a long time…

2023-03-30 Michael McFarland Campbell

Hello how are you?

2023-01-052023-01-15 Michael McFarland Campbell

Monthly bloods repeated

2023-01-04 Michael McFarland Campbell

Day 4 of 2023 — hopefully, today is better

2022-11-04 Michael McFarland Campbell

An excellent start to the Latin module

2022-11-01 Michael McFarland Campbell

Finally activated on the list

2022-10-282026-07-16 Michael McFarland Campbell

Walking 121 Miles for the Royal British Legion

2022-08-30 Michael McFarland Campbell

Time for some more study

2022-08-22 Michael McFarland Campbell

Monday dialysis: it must have been a good weekend!

2022-07-31 Michael McFarland Campbell

Let’s be warriors of the truth

2022-07-26 Michael McFarland Campbell

Monkeypox – some thoughts

2022-07-262022-07-26 Michael McFarland Campbell

Unable to breathe on dialysis

2022-07-242022-07-26 Michael McFarland Campbell

Celebrating the most important day of our lives

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2022-07-142026-07-15 Michael McFarland Campbell

Laughter, vaccinations and blood tests

2022-06-072023-10-16 Michael McFarland Campbell

Hospital social workers in Tullamore: an update

2022-06-012026-07-15 Michael McFarland Campbell

Helping others learn about dialysis

2022-05-262022-05-26 Michael McFarland Campbell

725% of the target, can we get it to 1000%?

2022-04-232022-04-23 Michael McFarland Campbell

Gardening is good for my mental health… and helps some charity as well as I #PlantPink

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2022-04-19 Michael McFarland Campbell

Referral to neuropsychology

2022-02-152026-07-15 Michael McFarland Campbell

Not being colour-blind, blue and red should not be that easy to muddle up…

2022-02-032026-07-15 Michael McFarland Campbell

Six months in arrears. Is this the best for results?

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2022-01-152026-07-15 Michael McFarland Campbell

2022 challenges for the year

2021-11-30 Michael McFarland Campbell

UNAIDS warns of millions of AIDS-related deaths and continued devastation from pandemics if leaders don’t address inequalities

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2021-11-09 Michael McFarland Campbell

Keeping track of blood results is important

2021-11-022026-07-15 Michael McFarland Campbell

Right amount of fluid taken off, but still ½ a kilo over my dry weight?

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2021-10-212026-07-15 Michael McFarland Campbell

B. Braun Wellstone Midlands Renal Care Centre opened in Port Laoise

2021-09-142026-07-15 Michael McFarland Campbell

Patient information leaflets are important

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2021-08-162026-07-17 Michael McFarland Campbell

What does Undetectable=Untransmittable mean?

2021-08-132021-08-13 Michael McFarland Campbell

Progress on gay blood donation: does it take account of U=U?

2021-06-202026-07-16 Michael McFarland Campbell

Walking challenge helped mental health: near 110,000 steps in last week!

2021-06-13 Michael McFarland Campbell

Revised format for recording dialysis and HIV medications and stats

2021-06-11 Michael McFarland Campbell

HSE computer hack has helped mental health for me as a dialysis patient

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Michael McFarland Campbell is an independent journalist, editor, author, hymn writer, photographer and organist. Through Gyronny Herald and NeuroDivine.ie, he explores politics, society, faith, identity, chronic illness and the sacred in everyday life.

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