Kirstie #UTB
@kirstie71.bsky.social
Bereaved mum of an organ donor. Sheffield United fan and lover of Life on Mars and Ashes to Ashes. Also Finance Manager of a local charity
May 24, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Morning 🙂 Hope everyone’s day is going well. Half way through the week and not long til #playofffinal #UTB #sufc ⚔️
May 21, 2025 at 10:21 AM
Morning 🙂 Hope everyone’s day is going well. Half way through the week and not long til #playofffinal #UTB #sufc ⚔️
Back to the doctor this morning. Blood pressure even higher than last time. Got to go back in two weeks! More bloods taken too as pre diabetic. Is it any wonder my blood pressure is high. I’m quite worried, tearful and anxious 😔 Playoffs too lol ⚔️🤷♀️
April 22, 2025 at 9:05 AM
Back to the doctor this morning. Blood pressure even higher than last time. Got to go back in two weeks! More bloods taken too as pre diabetic. Is it any wonder my blood pressure is high. I’m quite worried, tearful and anxious 😔 Playoffs too lol ⚔️🤷♀️
Not my favourite weekend of the year but again I have amazing friends in my life who remember me on #MothersDay This is the 11th without my son and the 20th without my Mum. Remembering them both always 🧡
March 29, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Not my favourite weekend of the year but again I have amazing friends in my life who remember me on #MothersDay This is the 11th without my son and the 20th without my Mum. Remembering them both always 🧡
OMG my #brainfog is so bad today I’m struggling to do my usual work! I’ve got to face a board meeting shortly and explain our financial position 😵💫🤪 #fibromyalgia #chronicillness
March 25, 2025 at 3:36 PM
OMG my #brainfog is so bad today I’m struggling to do my usual work! I’ve got to face a board meeting shortly and explain our financial position 😵💫🤪 #fibromyalgia #chronicillness
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Sonia shares her story how kidney failure continues to touch her life as she lives a life on dialysis following her previous transplant failing::
“Ive struggled with having this disease, but desperate to spread the word on how important #organdonation is.”
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“Ive struggled with having this disease, but desperate to spread the word on how important #organdonation is.”
shorturl.at/pAk7Z
March 24, 2025 at 7:20 AM
Sonia shares her story how kidney failure continues to touch her life as she lives a life on dialysis following her previous transplant failing::
“Ive struggled with having this disease, but desperate to spread the word on how important #organdonation is.”
shorturl.at/pAk7Z
“Ive struggled with having this disease, but desperate to spread the word on how important #organdonation is.”
shorturl.at/pAk7Z
Reposted by Kirstie #UTB
Sonia shares her story how kidney failure continues to touch her life as she lives a life on dialysis following her previous transplant failing::
“Ive struggled with having this disease, but desperate to spread the word on how important #organdonation is.”
shorturl.at/pAk7Z
“Ive struggled with having this disease, but desperate to spread the word on how important #organdonation is.”
shorturl.at/pAk7Z
March 24, 2025 at 7:20 AM
Sonia shares her story how kidney failure continues to touch her life as she lives a life on dialysis following her previous transplant failing::
“Ive struggled with having this disease, but desperate to spread the word on how important #organdonation is.”
shorturl.at/pAk7Z
“Ive struggled with having this disease, but desperate to spread the word on how important #organdonation is.”
shorturl.at/pAk7Z
So my list of health issues continues to grow. I have fibromyalgia since losing Oliver. My anxiety is not good so on meds for that and now I have just found out I have high blood pressure and possibly diabetic. Might explain why I’ve felt exhausted for so long though I suppose.
March 22, 2025 at 6:22 PM
So my list of health issues continues to grow. I have fibromyalgia since losing Oliver. My anxiety is not good so on meds for that and now I have just found out I have high blood pressure and possibly diabetic. Might explain why I’ve felt exhausted for so long though I suppose.
Watched #adolescence on #NetflixUK Wow the performances were amazing in this tough story. Now to find something a bit lighter #Saturday #StephenGraham #OwenCooper
March 15, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Watched #adolescence on #NetflixUK Wow the performances were amazing in this tough story. Now to find something a bit lighter #Saturday #StephenGraham #OwenCooper
Full week at work completed. Changed my meds as the originals were making me dizzy but I think I’m starting to pull myself out of the pit I was in. Going to relax this weekend and then same again next week #keepgoing #nevergiveup #anxiety #MentalHealthMatters
March 14, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Full week at work completed. Changed my meds as the originals were making me dizzy but I think I’m starting to pull myself out of the pit I was in. Going to relax this weekend and then same again next week #keepgoing #nevergiveup #anxiety #MentalHealthMatters
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At the start of the @NHSOrganDonor #LivingDonationWeek Granny Dodo enabled Ruby to become a different child thanks to Dawn sharing her spare #kidney with her granddaughter. Ruby’s mum, and Dawn’s daughter, Chloe, shares their story:
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March 10, 2025 at 7:19 AM
At the start of the @NHSOrganDonor #LivingDonationWeek Granny Dodo enabled Ruby to become a different child thanks to Dawn sharing her spare #kidney with her granddaughter. Ruby’s mum, and Dawn’s daughter, Chloe, shares their story:
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shorturl.at/YnsMc
The dog decided to snuggle up with his head on my lap an hour and a half ago and now I’m having sugar free polos for tea as I can’t move him and that’s all I have in my handbag #Sammy #labrador #SaturdayEvening
March 8, 2025 at 7:28 PM
The dog decided to snuggle up with his head on my lap an hour and a half ago and now I’m having sugar free polos for tea as I can’t move him and that’s all I have in my handbag #Sammy #labrador #SaturdayEvening
March 8, 2025 at 11:40 AM
I’m struggling to manage today. It’s ten years today since the last full day of my old life. Tomorrow is ten years since Olivers accident and the following day ten years since he died. I wish I didn’t #overthink but that’s what #trauma #grief and #childloss can do 😔🥺🧡
February 25, 2025 at 11:55 AM
I’m struggling to manage today. It’s ten years today since the last full day of my old life. Tomorrow is ten years since Olivers accident and the following day ten years since he died. I wish I didn’t #overthink but that’s what #trauma #grief and #childloss can do 😔🥺🧡
Only got to get through this week at work before I have a week off to remember my son ten years after losing him. #missyou #grief #childloss
February 17, 2025 at 7:23 AM
Only got to get through this week at work before I have a week off to remember my son ten years after losing him. #missyou #grief #childloss
In the September after Oliver died it was 10 years since I lost my mum. Now I’m on the cusp of 10 years without Oliver and 20 years without Mum. Each day I am a day closer to seeing them again 💔🧡 I didn’t think I’d survive this long without them. It feels like forever but also only yesterday #love
February 10, 2025 at 9:34 PM
In the September after Oliver died it was 10 years since I lost my mum. Now I’m on the cusp of 10 years without Oliver and 20 years without Mum. Each day I am a day closer to seeing them again 💔🧡 I didn’t think I’d survive this long without them. It feels like forever but also only yesterday #love
Binged the last two #SilentWitness Loved it. Roll on the next series 🥰🥲
February 3, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Binged the last two #SilentWitness Loved it. Roll on the next series 🥰🥲
With the 10th anniversary creeping closer please consider a donation in Olivers memory. His friend is also running the London Landmark Half Marathon in his memory so please consider supporting her too. More to come later in the year to remember his 30th birthday. x www.justgiving.com/page/kirstie...
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February 2, 2025 at 10:55 AM
With the 10th anniversary creeping closer please consider a donation in Olivers memory. His friend is also running the London Landmark Half Marathon in his memory so please consider supporting her too. More to come later in the year to remember his 30th birthday. x www.justgiving.com/page/kirstie...
I went sofa shopping today. Found a couple I like but the sale ends tomorrow. Feel bad that the sales person who was very helpful is expecting me back tomorrow to buy one of them but I can’t decide which. I really feel bad for letting them down! I know I’m a complete nightmare 🙄
February 1, 2025 at 7:18 PM
I went sofa shopping today. Found a couple I like but the sale ends tomorrow. Feel bad that the sales person who was very helpful is expecting me back tomorrow to buy one of them but I can’t decide which. I really feel bad for letting them down! I know I’m a complete nightmare 🙄
An awful last 7 days which culminated in me sleeping for almost 12 hours last night to catch up on the exhaustion caused by stress and anxiety. Hopefully the next week will be better. #StayPositive #KeepGoing
January 26, 2025 at 8:26 AM
An awful last 7 days which culminated in me sleeping for almost 12 hours last night to catch up on the exhaustion caused by stress and anxiety. Hopefully the next week will be better. #StayPositive #KeepGoing
I managed to shoot myself in the foot yesterday with a work colleague. Didn’t sleep worrying last night but pulled it out the bag today as I turned it around. Sometimes it’s a good day 🙂
January 23, 2025 at 8:37 PM
I managed to shoot myself in the foot yesterday with a work colleague. Didn’t sleep worrying last night but pulled it out the bag today as I turned it around. Sometimes it’s a good day 🙂
Sony precious boy Sammy has dementia and is losing weight. Blood tests today and lots of cuddles. I’m so scared……..
January 20, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Sony precious boy Sammy has dementia and is losing weight. Blood tests today and lots of cuddles. I’m so scared……..