1.Micheal O’Muircheartaigh
One Like no other
One October Monday morning I drove up to Temple St from Roscommon with Rebecca for her post transplant check up as I went to put money in the meter a friendly face was walking past -hello I said he said great morning. I asked are you
Remember these people are still going through a lot, and please be kind- I’m glad the mum came over to say hello, I’m glad I chat to all our new neighbours- I’m glad those kids are gonna have a good day now.
Omg I just met one of our local Ukrainian families I’ve met them a couple of times out walking and we chat a good bit. The teenager and younger boys were so sad looking - they had found a flat football and had gone to the garage to pump it up but couldn’t. The mum told me they
Were so sad for the children. I had my husbands car (immaculate only carries necessities in the boot) I smiled and opened the boot that had nothing in it only a pump- her teenager and young boys cheered with happiness to see the ball pumping up. Why am I sharing this here?
5. Rebecca’s breakfast or she would be late for bloods - so Rebecca delighted with herself got a nice big sausage roll (she loved them) and I got tea and toast - we had a 2 minute Mrs Doyle row over who would pay but of course he wouldn’t let me. There we were proud as punch
6. Sitting with our dear friend (of 30 minutes) it felt like we knew him a lifetime in a room where I often sat and felt so lonely and sad, waiting for results, operations, decisions-we chatted away about all sorts- time flew by and we had to make tracks. Micheal asked me to
Today is my daughter Rebecca’s
11th Kidney Transplant Anniversary. She is a great young adult and a great ambassador for young people. Please talk to your family about organ donation 🌻💜💖
#organdonationworks
@IrishKidneyAs
2. Michéal O’Muircheartaigh he said I am indeed - who are you and where are you from, I said my name and I’m from Michael Glaveys GAA club. With that he asked why we were up in Dublin so early and the chats started- a couple of minutes later a wonder struck couple walked over to
Michéal he chatted to them for a minute or two then excuse me now myself & my friend Bernie are just going for breakfast together- I couldn’t believe it - he said how is the tea in the hospital I said great. Micheal said he’d walk Rebecca across the road
4. As I (finally) put money in the meter. When I got to the hospital door there was no sign of them - I walked down to the canteen and there was Micheal and Rebecca surrounded by hospital staff and parents- Michael had a nice word for all of them - then announced he had to get -
@glaveys
10. Small at this stage. Micheal asked Lauren to get Conor a ball from outside- he told Conor to play around the kitchen as if he was on the pitch- and he started the commentary on our little Conor playing as if he was in the biggest match of his life…. Such a amazing memory
@Independent_ie
Dinner parties is that’s what is important to you?
I note not partners in Maternity wards, not hospital visitors to the long & terminally ill..... not for travel, sports, work, college, ........
who voted for these people 🤷🏻♀️
@chungk1031
@ismynamefornow
Oh god that’s shocking… as a mum of a transplanted child this is our biggest fear over the past two years.. we have had to be so careful for decades and then listen to selfishness- thank you for your care of the sick
After a long few months battling to get very high risk 16-18 year olds recognised on the vaccination prioritisation list and following 13 months of cocooning Rebecca it was such a relief to wake up today knowing she has had her 2nd dose.❤️🌷
The only acceptable excuse for Cabinet not meeting tomorrow is that they are on a 10 hour coaching course called “Leadership” given by
@jacindaardern
#Ireland
Happy 18th birthday to my beautiful daughter Rebecca, she’s been through more in 18 years than most do in a lifetime. Keep on shining that beautiful light this world needs it 😍💗🎊⭐️
@nbrez
No one knows what’s going on for someone else. Everyone needs to remember we are human beings just being. It’s only two weeks since we learned of CMO tough personal situation. We can all be kinder.
@Allsportztv
"The narcissist never believes they made a mistake, they are able to lie, manipulate the truth and make the victim guilty in order to retain their power over others."
This 👆
I’m 20 years teaching in my school today and every hour of those 20 years has been different. The highs and lows have been unimaginable. Young people are amazing.
#teacherlife
Thread 1/4💕Today marks the 10th Anniversary of my daughter Rebeccas kidney transplant following 16 months of 12 hour nightly dialysis. She is amazing and has taken great care of herself since coming home on her 7th birthday after her transplant. 🌷
Please could any 2 of my followers just copy and repost
Depression can isolate any of us.
If you need someone to listen, call
Samaritans 116 123 (UK)
Samaritans 116 123 (Ireland)
Just two. Any two. Just say done.
@alwaysgivingout
Statistically you are three times more likely to need and organ transplant than you will be a donor. Live donor here and mother of child who needed a transplant.
Today is Rebecca’s 12th year Transplant Anniversary ❤️ . She is amazing and we are so proud of her. Today we think of all organ donors and their families and all those patient on the list. Please talk to your family & friends about organ donation.
#organdonation
@IrishKidneyAs
My patience has worn very thin over this whole pandemic but to stoop to the levels of deprivation of the anti vaccine side this week to personally attack my daughters transplant surgeon is the lowest. Signing off to breathe
Another tough week in our house but thankfully a super ending both my mum and my sister told their cancers are gone in the space of four days💕🙌💛💙
#checkyourboobies
Then my sister does this⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️
I decided 36hrs ago to give into Facebook request and do a birthday fundraiser for
@BCResearchIre
€3259 so far. I'm blown away as regular fundraiser for different charities and groups it is usually so difficult to raise an amount like this
#feelingproud
#checkyourboobies
#Cancer
I fell over in Galway today. Hard and fast. My lovely husband and son were with me... three kind women all on their own cane to offer assistance and support, they understood that things may not be as they appear to be. Thank you to all 🦋❤️.
Delighted to say my daughter received a text for 3rd vaccination today- hopefully all those waiting will get theirs in the next few days. Thanks for all the support on here
@orlatinsley
My daughter on high immunosuppression and under 18 is last on list. Is there no one fighting for our transplant patients? Most of whom are still cocooning
Today my wife (who took day off work) & I, travelled from Co Clare to
@stjamesdublin
for a PSMA scan that I've waited nearly 12 months for. Paid €300 for the privilege to be told "Sorry Mr Wall your scan is cancelled, you may go home."
Gutted 😢
@SimonHarrisTD
#cancer
#disgrace
There’s a nurse in
@beaumont
called Ruth who retired yesterday. She was so kind and generous with her time. After three years liaising with the transplant clinic I met her for the first time yesterday on her retirement day. She’s is a fantastic nurse and an outstanding human.
@roisiningle
@RoanYellowthorn
Great interview. In school I’m currently facilitating lessons on unhealthy relationships and coercive control, it’s so important to talk about it.
At 16 all children are moved to adult services. Yet our 16-18 year old children have been left out of the priority vaccine roll out. 16+yrs health care workers, rightly so are included. All Transplant recipients told to cocoon since March including our 16-18 yr olds please RT
The Irish Kidney Association has written to the Minister for Health, Stephen Donnelly, appealing for transplant recipients and people on dialysis to be given urgent priority for Covid-19 vaccination. | Read more:
Bill Osgood my grandad. Fought in WWII member of Desert Rats. Hero.
He used to tell me that he was bald on top cos he was peeping over the sand dunes and a bullet came flying and whipped his hair off. I remember that so clearly. He died when I was four.
#VEDay75
was coming to
@glaveys
to join in a tribute evening commemorating the Great Dermot Earley organised by our neighbour Edel Coffey. I said to Micheal you’ll have to call for the 🫖 tea. He said you know I will- so that was the evening Micheal & Helena
My son and my youngest is at his confirmation right now. I’m at home isolating with Covid it angers me - it’s not over and yes this is a small inconvenience. We have all made huge sacrifices over 2 years many more than others. I despair at the wreckless decision making thats
@glaveys
9. Had dinner in our house after driving all the way from Dingle.
I don’t think I even said it to Iain that he was coming so he had a surprise when he came in from work. Mum dad and my sister popped in and Dad had great chats about the greyhounds and the horses. Conor was only
7. Write down our address as I had offered a cup of tea or maybe something to eat or place to rest if he was passing by any time- he was always on the go matches, meetings, seminars, visiting clubs and schools all over Ireland. We kept in touch and that was lovely-
I wonder how long do patients in other countries have to ‘wait’ for a bed in hospital- it’s ridiculous it’s so normalised accepted here. Three nights for our latest episode in ED. What is it in other countries?
Please don’t talk negatively about your children learning from home during a pandemic. They are scared too & don’t need to feel that they are an inconvenience. Compare child that completes loads of assignments to a child that feels truly safe & loved.🌷they are in a pandemic too