1 year on....
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golightly
Posted in: Blog Posts in Kidney Failure
Last Saturday I celebrated one year post transplant! I can hardly believe it has been a year since Oli kindly donated his kidney to me...I also never realised how ill I actual ...
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Save Jess-tival!
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golightly
Posted in: Blog Posts in Kidney Failure
A couple of weeks ago I wrote about how ill Jess is, thankfully she has now improved a bit and has been allowed home to rest but she is still desperately awaiting that call th ...
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Alderney
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golightly
Posted in: Blog Posts in Kidney Failure
Alderney was everything I remember it being - full of long hot days lying in the sun, fish and chips by the harbour, amazing sunsets whilst munching on freshly bbq-ed sausages ...
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back to the island...
by
golightly
Posted in: Blog Posts in Kidney Failure
On Friday I will be climbing aboard the tiny (and rather antiquated) Aurigny plane and flying across the Channel to go to the island of Alderney. Alderney is a teeny tiny isl ...
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kidney love
by
golightly
Posted in: Blog Posts in Kidney Failure
Remember a while ago when I mentioned my friend Ally who had been on dialysis for years and years? Well, I received the awesome, fantastical, amazingist news that she had had ...
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summer is here!
by
golightly
Posted in: Blog Posts in Kidney Failure
The thing that I am loving most about this summer is that I can actually do things in the day AND in the evening on the SAME day! As you all no doubt know when summer comes ar ...
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Finding Sol
by
golightly
Posted in: Blog Posts in Kidney Failure
The film I produced at the beginning of the year has been nominated for another award! Woop! Here's a bit of info....Film London, with support from the Mayor of London, launch ...
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essential viewing
by
golightly
Posted in: Blog Posts in Kidney Failure
Thursday morning is the premiere of Holly's Battlefront episode including all the antics of Donor Day! It's on at 11.30am on Channel 4 - tune in, you may even get to see me an ...
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Presenting...
by
golightly
Posted in: Blog Posts in Kidney Failure
www.hollycocker.comThanks muchly to Dan who spoke to the computer in web language and came up with this (I'm paying him in rocky road later). It's prettybasic at the moment bu ...
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Gifts of Life
by
golightly
Posted in: Blog Posts in Kidney Failure
I have been super busy with lots of projects over the past couple of weeks... most excitingly of all I have teamed up with Sarah and her 'Gifts of Life' photography project. I ...
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donor day
by
golightly
Posted in: Blog Posts in Kidney Failure
Oli and I set out bright and early to Spittlefields Market where we set up our stall and attempted to lay out the leaflets in an artistic and eye catching fashion. By handing ...
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donor day photocall
by
golightly
Posted in: Blog Posts in Kidney Failure
What a week... Oli arrived at my house on Sunday evening for a big family supper and early on Monday morning we set off to Leicester Square for the Donor Day photo call, which ...
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home sweet home
by
golightly
Posted in: Blog Posts in Kidney Failure
I left the land of Oz a couple of days ago, and am now back in sunny (yes, sunny ) London. Apparently Spring arrived whilst I was away. My three weeks of relaxation, reading, ...
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down south
by
golightly
Posted in: Blog Posts in Kidney Failure
We've just returned from a few days 'down south' in Dunsborough. We stayed in a little youth hostel on Geographe Bay, which was one of the most stunning beaches I have ever se ...
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road trip
by
golightly
Posted in: Blog Posts in Kidney Failure
road trip, originally uploaded by Holly Cocker.Just got back from an awesome road trip to Dunsborough, which is south of Perth. Will post a proper blog with more photos tomorr ...
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happy dances!
by
golightly
Posted in: Blog Posts in Kidney Failure
5 films, 3 in flight meals, 2 seats to myself and one questioning over dodgy passport photo... I have arrived! Han and me with white chocolate ice cream, crushed up with peanu ...
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Wellness update
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golightly
Posted in: Blog Posts in Kidney Failure
I hardly dare say anything at all when it comes to my UTI and Australia due to trying not to tempt fate! But I'll say this - Mean ol' UTI has run off leaving me feel about a m ...
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