Tomorrow is a big day. You can follow along with this website to get information on both our statuses, or doesderekhaveanewliver.com will give you the one word answer. Thank you everyone for the kind words, encouragement, and thoughts so far. Tomorrow, take some time out of your day to enjoy the sun and fantastic temperature for …
Are You Excited?
A couple of people have told both Derek and me that they are really excited about the surgery. This is typically followed up with, "Is that weird?" It's not weird, it's exciting! It's exciting that it's even possible to take part of my liver, give it to Derek and then have both parts grow back …
Yoga! Yoga! Yoga!
[Advance to 2:37 for the TOGA! action.] Derek and I have signed up for a beginning class in yoga. Just when you thought we couldn't possibly be a more twee couple––with our homemade pastas, chest freezer, pez collection, wind-up toy collection and substantial selection of retro video games––we add couples yoga to the mix. Sling …
Therapy As Therapy
Part of being cleared to be Derek's donor was a psych evaluation by a psychiatrist and a clinical social worker. When I met with the social worker I mentioned that I was concerned about my anxiety ramping up as a result of pre-surgery jitters and post-surgery pain. Not to mention the worry surrounding Derek's procedure …
So This Is The New Year
"So this is the New Year. And I don't feel any different." - Ben Gibbard, Nick Harmer, Jason McGerr, Chris Walla It's not unusual to feel the sinking sense of anticlimax on New Years Day; we're trained to believe the new year will bring us a sense of newness, relief, hope for the future. I liked what Neil deGrasse …
The Derek Janiak Hepatobiliary Forum 