My Life / My Thoughts
A Difficult Time This is an update on the difficult time I had, some days ago. Something I hope I don’t need to get through again, but maybe it also was a look at my future. On November 20, I had a telephone appointment with the Heart Failure group nurse. This was because of all Read More…
Slow Down! I need to Slow Down! This week was a “busy” week. The week before, I got the news that I could start with cardiac rehabilitation. This would be, twice a week, for 6 weeks, 1 hour per session. It would be on a Tuesday and Friday morning. For this week there would be Read More…
Not Much Sleep Not much sleep, again. On September 20, I had two appointments in the hospital. The first appointment was for an X-ray of the lungs. After this, I would have, what they call, a pulmonary function test. With this test, they hope to see how the lungs are working. I had no idea Read More…
A (Scary) Moment A (scary) moment. People who follow my blog, know that very recently I posted my previous post. It was about the blood results that I had gotten. You can find the post HERE. I posted that post last Monday, at the end of the afternoon. While I was busy finishing and posting Read More…
The Blood Test Results Are In The blood test results are in. And I am not really happy about it. It feels like a setback. It may be a small setback, but it feels like a normal one. Somehow, you are still disappointed about the results. Inside you always hope and pray that they will Read More…
I Am a Little Sad/Worried I am a little sad/worried. I know a lot has happened these last few months, but this has shocked me a little and made me a bit sad. Retaining Liquid I know, that with my heart failure, you are retaining liquid faster than other people. Because of heart failure, your Read More…
Don’t Give Up Don’t give up. I heard this a few times during my stay in the hospital. The other thing I also heard was, you poor man, I am amazed by how strong you stayed, I admire your strength/perseverance. Don’t give up. What else can you do when you are in the hospital? Nothing. Read More…
This Pandemic Has Changed My View On Things.
I Think I Need to Make Some Decisions. I think I need to make some decisions. In our life, we make many decisions. Sometimes, several times a day, or maybe several times per hour. Some decisions are life-changing. Others can take a long time before we can see the effect they had. During this COVID-19 Read More…
Life (and Death) Life and death go together. You cannot have death without life. And in life you know, that death will follow. Believers know that this life here on earth is temporary. And that after we die, we will find eternal life. Maybe it is a bit of a sad thing to talk about Read More…
Not Happy. Already for some weeks, I noticed that I am short of breath after some walking. The advice of the hospital is to try to walk every day.They prefer that I would walk every day at least three times a day, for 15 to 20 minutes. So during the day, I am trying to Read More…