Hi Dai
Merry Christmas and here,s to a good new year,this Christmas I was thinking it must be better than last year when Slim was so ill,well it was a bit better,Slim managed to eat half his dinner and was falling a sleep at the table,grand kids thought it was hilarious ,after tip toeing around him for a hour decided to take him home,boxing day…[Read more]

Hi Linda

Welcome,you are not alone and we have all felt exactly what your feelings are at this moment,even the guilt,wishing you had made hubby go to the doctors months before,looking for a reason why this myeloma started wondering about what the future holds and how an earth are you going to cope.

Treatment a bit mind blowing,we use to…[Read more]

Hi Linda welcome to the group Nowhere will you find more support and first hand experience of myeloma from such a fantastic bunch of people! I am glad your husband isnt having too many problems with his chemo Although everything seems very confusing at first it does get better You will find that hospitals , treatment and everything that goes with…[Read more]

Hi Shirley so glad you had a lovely christmas and your lovely family spoiled you , you deserve it. We had a wonderful time too Two of my daughters and the eldest grandson stayed on christmas eve as usual so it was a bit crammed here Unfortunately George was so excited this year he didnt sleep all night so neither did anyone else as we were waiting…[Read more]

Happy Birthday Dia,
many more of them,simply pleasures are the best,so glad your Janet and you are enjoying them.
take care love Eve and Slim.

Hi Sarah
Banks are there just to squeeze as much money out of you as they can.!!!!

If its any help in the future Sarah,we had an awful lot of problems with Slims mum,s banks,and had to go to the court of protection which in it,s self is a robbing legal organisation,but because of the problems we had,we decided that we had to make plans if…[Read more]

Hi Mari
Dex for Christmas,at the least Steve should have a good appetite,and be on a bit of a high,a little bit more energy and less sleeping,that,s what I call a Christmas present from the nhs.

Hope the Velcade works for Steve,it seems to have worked for Slim,he has started on a tablet to help him sleep at night,sorry we did not do it earlier…[Read more]

Wishing everyone a very happy christmas and a very healthy new year and if it turns out to be wealthy too all the better !! Thankyou so much my cyber friends for being here when I need you most lots of love Bridget xx

Hi Everyone
My Christmas wishes to you all,plus the team behind this site in Myeloma UK.

Today my main thoughts are to the people who have stopped posting for what ever reason,you might have left us,but your not forgotten,and to all the people who look in to this site but never post,remember you have something to give,and that,s your…[Read more]

Dear Mavis I too am in awe of the wonderful people I have met on this site. At the darkest times when it is sometimes hard to remain positive the lovely people on here lift you up again and make everyting seem less bleak with a kind word. To all the people who care for a loved one with mm thankyou for helping me to understand what it is like from…[Read more]

A very merry Christmas and a peaceful new year to everyone,enjoy the festivities!
Paul8-)

Dear Keith

I do hope you will have kicked off the worst of this chest infection by Christmas.

It's no wonder everyone is catching things – I'm getting a real down on folk who just sneeze and cough all over the place and never use a hankerchief.

All best wishes.

Mavis

Hi David you are definitely not alone with the memory problems ! I always had a good memory but since being diagnosed it s gone downhill all the way Sometimes it is so annoying especially when trying to remember names ! As for the going upstairs thing I do that as well nd like you remember very clearly when I have sat down again Still its a…[Read more]

Hi Catriona I am sorry your dad is going through such a tough time It is a shock when you hear them say you have relapsed but it wont take long before treatment begins to work and everything will look less scary for all of you. I am like your dad , my blood test dont show paraproteins either but the doctors look at everything including mri ,…[Read more]

Hi Sarah it never ceases to amaze me how bloody useless banks are! You must be furious after doing all the right things they have left you in the lurch Ithink I would push for compensation as they are potentially damaging the good name and reputation of your business Mind you come christmas eve say bugger the lot of them and forget about them…[Read more]

Hi Roisin I am so glad your father -in-law is in the right place to get the care he needs He is a lucky man to have such a lovely family watching out for him he must be very proud Wishing you a happy christmas and all the best for the new year love Bridget

Hi Everyone
Yes I can accept some forgetfulness is age related,sorry boys and girls it,s the Chemo,we have lists for every thing you could imagine,and if things are not in hand reaching distance,they are never found again,stands up two steps,then cannot remember why he got up,good job he has not lost his sense of humour,we can at least have a…[Read more]

This is the week I dread before Christmas,shopping done even went to France for some goodies most Christmas presents bought,trying my best to keep away from the shops,because I know I will not be able to resist the so called Christmas bargains,I am a sucker for a bargain,and we all know the previous price was inflated.It is all a mind game,and I…[Read more]