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Saya bayar, ... https://www.blogged.my/ping-874737-a-simple-gesture.html https://www.blogged.my/ping-874736-double-dose-of-peritoneal-dialysis.html Sun, 24 Feb 2019 12:49:58 +08 My usual 10 hour peritoneal dialysis ended at 8.30am just now. Im hooked up to the cycler again for another 10 hour session to end at 10.00pm tonight in preparation for the Peritoneal Equilibration Test PET tomorrow. This test checks whether wastes from my blood stream are absorbed quickly or... https://www.blogged.my/ping-874736-double-dose-of-peritoneal-dialysis.html https://www.blogged.my/ping-872581-when-dialysis-is-working-too-well.html Tue, 05 Feb 2019 23:52:57 +08 The uf ultrafiltration for this morning was 1166ml. That is the amount of water pulled out from my body at the end of peritoneal dialysis. Apart from losing the ability to filter waste from my blood, my kidneys are no longer able to draw out water as well. Water retention will manifest in swelling of... https://www.blogged.my/ping-872581-when-dialysis-is-working-too-well.html https://www.blogged.my/ping-872269-celebratory-lunch.html Thu, 24 Jan 2019 16:01:57 +08 Lunch was steak Testing my allergy to beef. And also because I need to increase my dietary protein. 10oz of grilled ribeye. Replaced the loaded mashed potatoes with another serving of broccoli. Potatoes are high in phosphorus and bad for kidney disease. This lunch is also in part because of the outcome of... https://www.blogged.my/ping-872269-celebratory-lunch.html https://www.blogged.my/ping-871903-unproductive-days.html Wed, 09 Jan 2019 17:36:26 +08 I have been feeling lightheaded on and off recently which I attribute to hypoglecemia. That is exacerbated by occasional hypotension related to peritoneal dialysis. I was advised by the doctor to stop taking amlodipine, the medicine to control my hypertension. Nevertheless, the convergence of these two... https://www.blogged.my/ping-871903-unproductive-days.html https://www.blogged.my/ping-871682-new-year-new-blood.html Tue, 01 Jan 2019 23:52:14 +08 Time for another monthly dose of 50mcg epoetin. My kidneys can no longer produce erythropoietin EPO , a hormone that stimulates the production of red blood cells. I was severely aneamic because of that. Epoetin is a man made hormone that has the same effect as EPO. My red blood cells have gone back to... https://www.blogged.my/ping-871682-new-year-new-blood.html https://www.blogged.my/ping-826493-inappropriate-disability-related-terms-wheelchair-bound-and-able-bodied.html Thu, 05 May 2016 23:27:28 +08 This post was written in relation to the headline and content of the following article Wheelchair bound Long Island teen is first in NY to compete against able bodied foes It is more appropriate to use wheelchair user instead of wheelchair bound and non disabled people persons instead of able bodied. We... https://www.blogged.my/ping-826493-inappropriate-disability-related-terms-wheelchair-bound-and-able-bodied.html https://www.blogged.my/ping-806531-when-ignorance-is-endangerment-n-breaking-barriers-n-the-borneo-post-n-6-december-2015.html Fri, 08 Jan 2016 04:51:01 +08 When ignorance is endangerment December 6, 2015, Sunday Peter Tan, mail petertan.com MY wife and I had wanted to get some shelves for organising our books, my training materials and various knick knacks that were occupying the three seater sofa and everywhere else we could pile them on. We were afraid if we... https://www.blogged.my/ping-806531-when-ignorance-is-endangerment-n-breaking-barriers-n-the-borneo-post-n-6-december-2015.html https://www.blogged.my/ping-804862-durians-to-the-rescue.html Tue, 22 Dec 2015 23:37:21 +08 We were in Putrajaya to submit an application to the Jabatan Pengangkutan Jalan early this morning and spent an hour circling around looking for the Ministry of Transport building. We had changed cars and required approval for the hand control attachment. Unbeknownst to us, the ministry had moved from... https://www.blogged.my/ping-804862-durians-to-the-rescue.html https://www.blogged.my/ping-804861-a-day-for-spurring-positive-changes-n-breaking-barriers-n-the-borneo-post-n-28-november-2015.html Tue, 15 Dec 2015 15:32:12 +08 A day for spurring positive changes November 28, 2015, Saturday Peter Tan, mail petertan.com THE International Day of Persons with Disabilities falls on Dec 3. The United Nations encourages governments, civil society organisations and the private sector to join hands with disabled people s organisations... https://www.blogged.my/ping-804861-a-day-for-spurring-positive-changes-n-breaking-barriers-n-the-borneo-post-n-28-november-2015.html https://www.blogged.my/ping-803877-toilet-tales-n-breaking-barriers-n-the-borneo-post-n-25-october-2015.html Tue, 15 Dec 2015 15:16:25 +08 Toilet tales October 25, 2015, Sunday Peter Tan, mail petertan.com THE first time I attended an international conference on disability, I was awed by the sheer number of disabled people gathered in a single place. Altogether, there were 3,500 participants from around the globe. It was the Disabled... https://www.blogged.my/ping-803877-toilet-tales-n-breaking-barriers-n-the-borneo-post-n-25-october-2015.html https://www.blogged.my/ping-803876-a-dream-coming-true-n-breaking-barriers-n-the-borneo-post-n-5-september-2015.html Tue, 15 Dec 2015 15:00:11 +08 A dream coming true September 5, 2015, Saturday Peter Tan, mail petertan.com I AM excited and there is a good reason for it. The vision I have been harbouring for the past 10 years is finally coming to fruition. Readers of this column may recall my journey into disability rights advocacy began when I... https://www.blogged.my/ping-803876-a-dream-coming-true-n-breaking-barriers-n-the-borneo-post-n-5-september-2015.html https://www.blogged.my/ping-803875-managing-the-unmentionable-n-breaking-barriers-n-the-borneo-post-n-16-august-2015.html Tue, 15 Dec 2015 14:44:11 +08 Managing the unmentionable August 16, 2015, Sunday Peter Tan, mail petertan.com THERE are some aspects of impairments that disabled people don t discuss openly, even with each other. Two of them are the lack of bladder and bowel control. More than often, we shy away from talking about them, perhaps due to... https://www.blogged.my/ping-803875-managing-the-unmentionable-n-breaking-barriers-n-the-borneo-post-n-16-august-2015.html https://www.blogged.my/ping-803871-celebrating-a-treasured-friendship-n-breaking-barriers-n-the-borneo-post-n-5-july-2015.html Tue, 15 Dec 2015 14:28:41 +08 Celebrating a treasured friendship July 5, 2015, Sunday Peter Tan, mail petertan.com Everyone needs a friend or two. By friends, I don t mean casual acquaintances we meet in the course of our work or leisure activities but the ones we can trust our life with and are more than willing to get us out of... https://www.blogged.my/ping-803871-celebrating-a-treasured-friendship-n-breaking-barriers-n-the-borneo-post-n-5-july-2015.html https://www.blogged.my/ping-787084-a-culture-of-kindness-and-gratitude-n-breaking-barriers-n-the-borneo-post-n-17-may-2015.html Tue, 04 Aug 2015 17:56:01 +08 A culture of kindness and gratitude May 17, 2015, Sunday Peter Tan WHILE I was seated in the driver s seat with the door wide open, my wife was busy taking my wheelchair out from the boot and assembling it. A young man who was walking past looked at my wife and then at me as Continue reading A... https://www.blogged.my/ping-787084-a-culture-of-kindness-and-gratitude-n-breaking-barriers-n-the-borneo-post-n-17-may-2015.html https://www.blogged.my/ping-787083-oft-asked-questions-about-disability-n-breaking-barriers-n-the-borneo-post-n-5-april-2015.html Tue, 04 Aug 2015 17:38:44 +08 Oft asked questions about disability April 5, 2015, Sunday Peter Tan IN the Disability Equality Training DET workshops I conduct, I encourage participants to ask questions and invite other participants to respond and comment. It is through this process of questioning and sharing that we are all able to... https://www.blogged.my/ping-787083-oft-asked-questions-about-disability-n-breaking-barriers-n-the-borneo-post-n-5-april-2015.html https://www.blogged.my/ping-787082-myths-and-misconceptions-about-disabled-people-n-breaking-barriers-n-the-borneo-post-n-8-.html Tue, 09 Jun 2015 18:17:04 +08 Myths and misconceptions about disabled people by Peter Tan. Posted on March 8, 2015, Sunday I WORK from home. The main door is always closed in the daytime to give a semblance that no one is home. An open door is usually an invitation to itinerant salesmen and donation collectors of dubious organisations... https://www.blogged.my/ping-787082-myths-and-misconceptions-about-disabled-people-n-breaking-barriers-n-the-borneo-post-n-8-.html https://www.blogged.my/ping-766568-the-sin-of-tsundoku-n-breaking-barriers-n-the-borneo-post-n-7-december-2014.html Sun, 29 Mar 2015 00:29:05 +08 The sin of tsundoku Posted on December 7, 2014, Sunday DECEMBER is the month I tread with a little trepidation. No, I have not been bad. I also have not made a list of things I want from the chubby guy with snowy white beard and ridiculous red costume. Even when I did, I never Continue reading The... https://www.blogged.my/ping-766568-the-sin-of-tsundoku-n-breaking-barriers-n-the-borneo-post-n-7-december-2014.html