Well, the balloon has gone up, the bomb has dropped, the cat’s out of the bag and other such nonsense. I have a match and I have a date, my kidney has a new home to go to. After all the waiting these final steps have come around dizzyingly fast. […]
Dylan Orchard
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Writing this just after my last post so might be best to check that out first… After my psych interview the next (and last) big step on my adventure in kidney donation was the HTA interview. The HTA is the Human Tissue Authority and, when you’re going in as a […]
Been a while since my last post on the kidney donation process and a fair bit has happened over the last couple of months. All of it, fortunately, good. The first big step after my last post, or at least the first one that comes to mind, is the mental […]
Tuesday was the first really big step on the path to giving up one of my (lovely) kidneys to a stranger. At least it felt like it to me. My last visit to Guy’s Hospital was for some quick blood tests and a long talk with a consultant. A step […]
A new edit of something written nearly 10 years ago. The sign might be meaningless. She’d spent two days wandering this time. Aimless but energetic steps leading her miles away from the great machine before fear, or guilt or something had forced her to turn back. Now, as she made […]
Just back from my first proper, in person bit of kidney donation business. Was up at Guy’s Hospital this morning pissing in cups, giving blood and being told I’m average height (fair enough), not fat (good to know) and my BMI is decent. Also sitting down and talking to the […]
In two minds over whether to write about this really, it’s of interest to me but like most things people do in life – it’s probably of zero interest to anyone else. Still, as an exercise in self reflection it is interesting to me at least so why not? Anyway, […]
I’ve gone and got myself a tattoo gun. It’s been a thought on my mind for a long time, partly because I’m fairly well covered in the things myself and I’m a big fan of the medium but also because, every now and then, someone stops me out in the […]
It’s a slow process but gradually adding more and more prints to this site, as well as getting all the other (myriad) brands I’m running going. As things stand you can find the London stuff here, my main brand of the moment, Laika57, here and the Barney Farmer/Lee Healey + […]
Procrastination is the habitual destination but a bit of progress today as pub and portrait prints are (finally) back up for sale over here. More prints will be coming (back) to the site soon too so keep an eye out, trying to get on top of everything now but life […]