You’re right. When I hear menopause being discussed, I usually cringe. I’ve gone through it. I barely noticed it. I had a few hot flashes, but nothing else to speak of.

It was a poor choice of words.

I’m donating a kidney in the spring to a young father with three kids that I heard about on facebook. Having an extra kidney isn’t what it’s cracked up to be- the doctors tell me that when one fails, usually they both fail. The process has been pretty easy so far. I’ve gone through all testing necessary. I’m only…