My name's Holly Shaw and I'm 21 years old... I am in my 3rd year at Chester University (Warrington campus) doing an Early Childhood Studies degree! At the beginning of 2005 I was diagnosed with Kidney failure and dialysed 3 x a week for 4 years.
I received my new kidney on 25th October 2008. It...
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Quick one...
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hollyvshaw
Posted in: Blog Posts in Kidney Failure
Just a quick one (I promise), just to say I had a lovely weekend with my Mum and Abigail, lots of playing and giggles!
On the Sunday The guys arrived home from Wembley at ...
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Step forward...
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hollyvshaw
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Another step forward...
I went to the hospital in Liverpool today ON MY OWN! I am not the most confident when it comes to driving on the motorway but have had a few pract ...
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I did it...
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hollyvshaw
Posted in: Blog Posts in Kidney Failure
Well as the title suggests, I did it! I went to London all on my own!
I haven't updated the blog in a while... I bet you all thought I got lost in the Big smoke didn't yo ...
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Still here
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hollyvshaw
Posted in: Blog Posts in Kidney Failure
I have neglected this blog for long enough... Were any of you readers worried?
I'm pleased to say that my Tacrolimus levels are back to normal, no idea what caused them t ...
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Stockley Farm
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hollyvshaw
Posted in: Blog Posts in Kidney Failure
We took Abigail to Stockley farm this week!
We started and finished the day out with a trip in a tractor and trailer. Abigail really enjoyed looking at all the animal ...
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LLTGL on ThanksTo.com
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hollyvshaw
Posted in: Blog Posts in Kidney Failure
I love ThanksTo.com at the minute! Its a great website which is a new way to thank the people who have really made a difference to your life. It could be a teacher who inspire ...
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LLTGL talks
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hollyvshaw
Posted in: Blog Posts in Kidney Failure
So this week like I have already said is National Transplant Week... (5th July - 12th July), to mark this Turton High School in Bolton requested that a representative from Liv ...
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Engage Magazine
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hollyvshaw
Posted in: Blog Posts in Kidney Failure
I am on the front cover of engage!
Here is a snippit from the National Council of Voluntary Organisations...
Getting your message heard in a world that seem ...
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A big step...
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hollyvshaw
Posted in: Blog Posts in Kidney Failure
... well not for most people, but for me it is!
On Saturday I will be getting the train down to Birmingham ON MY OWN! This is the first time I will have done this since ...
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A personal story...
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hollyvshaw
Posted in: Blog Posts in Kidney Failure
I always think the best way to reach people and encourage them to think about organ donation is sharing personal stories. These often have the most impact and maybe prompt pe ...
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