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Month: July 2020

Poem – Almost

Sometimes, when it comes to describing how I feel about this whole leg thing, less is more when words are used.

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Author MelaniePosted on 31/07/202012/08/2020Categories Opinion, vascular surgeryTags poem, poetry

Into and out of deep dark places

I truly have been to deep deep dark places and it has taken me a considerable time to be able to even face writing this. I don’t even know where to start explaining what I’m feeling right now.

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Author MelaniePosted on 25/07/202012/08/2020Categories vascular surgeryTags femoral artery bypass, vascular surgery1 Comment on Into and out of deep dark places

Poem: How do I?

Poetry- something I haven’t written for a long time. But sometimes it has better words – less is more.

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Author MelaniePosted on 10/07/202012/08/2020Categories vascular surgeryTags how to, poetry, vascular surgery

Dealing with an uncertain future…

I am struggling to wrap my head around this whole thing. The real chance of significant permanent disability, the stark reality that my right leg will not ever be as good again, and the actual fact that I cannot ride a bike and do not know if I ever will.

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Author MelaniePosted on 08/07/202012/08/2020Categories vascular surgeryTags vascular, vascular surgery

Major surgery – and that’s not the end of it.

It’s tough writing this: the outcome wasn’t what I had hoped, and rather than the story ending, it has only just begun.

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Author MelaniePosted on 05/07/202012/08/2020Categories vascular surgeryTags surgery, vascular surgery

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