I feel invigorated and alive!  Who knew it would take a trip to Wollongong to help me feel like me again.

Ill be the first to admit that recently I haven’t been doing great.  Since my latest stint in hospital I have struggled to bounce back.  I have felt over whelmed by my illness and confused by my future path.  The reality of dialysis and the changes that I would need to undertake in my life hit home hard.  I didn’t like what I saw in my new ordinary and I didn’t want my life to progress.

Over the past two days I’ve travelled from one side of the country to the other.  This is the first time I’ve been on a trip since my diagnosis.  I was a bit anxious about going to the other side of Australia.  How would flying impact me?  What if I fell ill while away? But my worrying was wasted energy.  Surprisingly I felt great!  I’m not sure if it was the change of scenery or the new people I met but somehow I felt lighter.  I felt more like my old self than I have in a long time.

This has been an awesome trip.

Thank you Brad for being the boss you are and a great travel companion.

Thank you Illawarra Coal for making me feel so welcome and for helping me realise that my future doesn’t have to be grim.

I have a now to enjoy and I am going to focus on doing just that.