//podcastplus.net/feed/podcast~d56773b3f508140b207c06fedc7b1328cc318434386b4eba8809fd906793abc6 Podcastplus.net Sun, 27 Sep 2026 08:50:50 +0000 https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/thissecondchancelife/2264867-episode-1-a-thank-you-note-like-no-other.mp3?dest-id=1806140 A letter to your organ donors family. As Christmas approaches, those of us who have been given the gift of life through an organ transplant face a challenging writing exercise. In this first episode of the new series of 'This Second Chance Life' I talk about how it is, to be faced with trying to say thank you for a gift which saved your life, and yet, for which the words 'thank you' will never seem enough. Note - apologies for getting the date wrong - this is a typical example of how in recovery you can still be struggling with fatigue and confusion. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/thissecondchancelifepodcast) Wed, 22 Jan 2020 17:00:00 +0000 https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/thissecondchancelife/2264867-episode-1-a-thank-you-note-like-no-other.mp3?dest-id=1806140 https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/thissecondchancelife/My_Story.m4a?dest-id=1806140 I was 17 when I was given the life-changing diagnosis of autoimmune hepatitis. In this feature-length episode I describe what it's like to be told you are dying and then begin the wait of 17 years for a transplant which at some points you even considered not having.  Please be warned, I don't sugarcoat the experience I had. And this is entirely my own views. Not those of a medical professional, or someone else. Everyone's journey is totally different.   But, what I want you to take away from this episode though, is that although this wasn't a small deal, something which could have been seen as a negative has actually been the most incredible blessing. On the days I have been sick, I have learnt to be kind to myself. On the days when I have a little energy and can get up and get out, I really appreciate being alive and every small bit of existence that we so often take for granted.  My story isn't over, I'm just starting a new chapter but part of my future is my continued efforts to continue the ... Wed, 01 Jan 2020 17:00:00 +0000 https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/thissecondchancelife/My_Story.m4a?dest-id=1806140 https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/thissecondchancelife/1._This_Second_Chance_Life_-_Introduction.m4a?dest-id=1806140 ‘This Second Chance Life’ aims to showcase stories of hope & triumph over adversity. Could you make the worst thing that’s happened to you into a good thing? Or, even, just maybe the best thing that's happened to you? 'This Second Chance Life' - the podcast that puts a positive slant on life's challenges. If something terrible happened to you, or someone you loved, could you make a positive out of the situation? Hard? Yes. Challenging? Very. Impossible? As it happens, no. That's exactly what happened to Lucinda when she was diagnosed with an incurable autoimmune disease and told that by thirty she would need a liver transplant or she would die. Told all the things she couldn't do, all the things she couldn't have. What next? She had two choices - accept the negativity, crawl up into a ball and howl... Or... What she did. Which was she went out and started to say yes to everything? It wasn't easy. Quite the opposite. However, 18 years later she is two years post-transplant, has self-pub... Sun, 01 Dec 2019 17:00:00 +0000 https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/thissecondchancelife/1._This_Second_Chance_Life_-_Introduction.m4a?dest-id=1806140