Patient number six has passed away. Might even have been number seven. I call him patient number six because of the bed he was in. Before him auntie Nada left us, a noisy, heavyset woman […]
I haven’t been writing…
I haven’t been writing for some time because I was moving house. There’s a saying in Serbia, that people who are moving are never merry, which is true, more often than not. In spite of […]
The weekend in the time of Corona
It’s Friday, and I’m on dialysis. The situation has calmed down a bit, and things aren’t as tense as they were in the beginning. Both the patients and the staff are almost as calm as […]
Life in the time of Corona (and shortened dialysis)
I don’t want to write about the Coronavirus. After being on immunosuppresants for 24 years, I know how to stay safe. Everything, and I mean everything, comes down to personal hygiene. Wash your hands. Don’t […]
A baker, a policeman, and a person with a disability. I could’ve been… anything.
When you are an person with a disability, and one with 100% physical damage at that, you exercise the right to have the Parking service make your life a little bit easier by setting up […]
Excuse me, would you like a home dialysis?
Two dialyses ago (I’ve started measuring time according to dialyses in this past year: Dialysis 1, Dialysis 2, Dialysis 3, the weekend, repeat), I’ve received a pamphlet. On this pamphlet was a drawing of a […]
I’m not okay
When I write this blog, I try to refrain from letting people know about my negative personal emotions. You know the feeling that everybody gets during the week, due to work, children, exhaustion, and, in […]
Many young people like dialysis
When I was about 15 years old, an eminent nephrologist told me that many young people like dialysis. I told him that I would recommend it to them. I’ll never forget that. What a… A […]
What are you afraid of and why?
If you suffer from chronic illness, you’ve been through a lot. The first time you’re told you’re ill, you’re in shock. At first you freeze up, then you’re in disbelief, and then you start crying. […]
Everything I don’t remember
The title of this post is the title of a book which was the novel of the year of 2015 in Sweden, and which touches on the topics of love, friendship, and a lot of […]