Hello, it's a beautiful Monday. Or is it...?

My name is Joanna. I am 47 years old and here I am, writing my #introduceyourself post. It took me a while, I know, but I needed some time to think why I came here and what I would do. Well, I cannot say I have figured it out completely yet, but chances are high.

Who am I? I am a middle-aged woman, haha, it sounds awful as I don't really feel all those years on my back. Well, maybe sometimes. I am a certified translator of the English language. I have my MA in American literature and I was hoping to translate and write books, however, years have passed and I've ended up with translating contracts, certificates, court decisions and many other documents which definitely are not literature. It doesn't mean, however, that I quit dreaming about writing, so who knows... Though there's so little time and so much to do.

Seven years ago I underwent a septic shock, I had a very complicated surgery saving my life and the following 3 months I spent on the verge of life and death in the intensive care unit.
My life has changed dramatically. I used to be a healthy, energetic, full of life woman, a mother of two young children.
Now the rhythm of my week is marked with dialyses. If it is Monday, I go to the clinic to have a dialysis. Then it's Wednesday and finally Friday. As you can easily imagine, Friday is the most favourite day.
Our family life is closely connected with my illness. Dialysis calendar organizes our life. I got used to it.
Actually I am going to write here about dialyses, about kidney failure and hospital life. I hope I will have some funny stories, some horror stories, you name it - the nephrology clinic offers them all.

Despite the fact that dialyses control my life, I still dream about travelling. There are so many places around the workd I'd like to visit. The French Polynesia, oh, my dream since childhood. If they have a dialysis centre in Tahiti, I'll move there right away. Patagonia, New Zealand. If only I could afford it, I would travel all the time.
Since I can't, though, I am here at home, a boring person trying to live her life.
Well, perhaps this is the reason I am here on Steemit. I want to do something more, to experience more, to earn, to enjoy. To live the fullest life possible because seven years ago I nearly lost this life and I think I should not waste the second chance.

Welcome! :)