[AlixParticipant]

Hi Eliz,

Snow, Ice, sand, rocks, grass, surfaces I wouldn't even know how to describe 🙂

I have put some pictures up:

http://www.flickr.com/iceland2012

[AlixParticipant]

Just wanted to say an unbelievable thank you for those who have supported the donation page. I completed the Ultra-Marathon on Saturday 14th and have updated the JustGiving page with the relevant information and with a link to pictures from the event.

Thanks so much once again!

[AlixParticipant]

Thank you for your support and donation Elizellen, massively appreciated!

[AlixParticipant]

Thanks for your kind words Andy, I am extremely sorry to hear that Myeloma eventually cut short your running career. All we can hope for is that with raised awareness and funding that we can eventually get to a stage where there are better treatments available. My Dad was unable to have the stem cell transplant having failed the harvest on multiple occasions and it's those stages/steps where additional funding for new treatments or options would be an enormous help.

[AlixParticipant]

Just wanted to say an unbelievable thank you anyone who has donated. There are a couple of names that I do not recognise on the donation list, one with an unbelievably generous donation.

Thank you so much for your support, it means a lot!

[AlixParticipant]

Thankyou for all your comments, they are hugely appreciated.

Badger, thankyou for the name, we are already in the process of drafting an initial email to Dr. Kwee Yong on the back of your advice, with a view to getting a 2nd opinion and on the best course of treatment.

Angelina, It's actually for my Dad who in the last 4 weeks has been through the shock of discovering this on the back of just a routine trip to the GP for a pain he had in his leg. The initial anger has turned into hope with a view to getting the best possible treatment going. My Mom has been doing some reading from a lady in America who suffers from Myeloma and has made it her personal goal since being diagnosed to find the best treatments possible. On the back of reading some of her information we have gathered the names of highly recommended trial treatments so we will at least have some counter questions to the ones that are initially offered.

Dai, thankyou for that, it's another hospital we will be looking into, along with the Newcastle Freeman Hospital which has also been recommended to us.

eve, that's a mistake we don't want to make up here, for something like this, at this stage of diagnosis, we want to use the time we have been given at this side of the treatment to find the absolute best place because no doubt at some stage, health will restrict where my Dad will be able to travel to.

Just also want to say I hope for all those who are suffering or are closely related to someone with Myeloma the absolute best, you never think you are going to be in such close proximity to such an awful disease but when you are, it quickly brings everything else into perspective.

Regards

Alastair

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