Hi Caz and welcometo club none of us wanted to join. I was diagnosed 5 years ago and I have had the full range of treatment so far! On being diagnosed I had to have spinal reconstruction as 3 vertebrae were destroyed This was followed by CDT and SCT , which gave me 18 months partial remissionWhen I relapsed with a new tumour on my spine I went on…[Read more]

Hello Elaine

I'm glad you have decided to join this site. I am sure you will fimd it very helpful. You haven't said which treatment you are on. If you share this I am sure there will be folks who can compare notes about side effects with you.

Do be kind to yourself and don't try to do too much while youa re on the chemo.

All best…[Read more]

Hi Caz

Sorry you have had to join this "merry" band. I was interested to hear of your journey thus far as I also was diagnosed following a plasmacytoma and RT. Was the break the thing that heralded your MM progression? Had your paraprotein levels jumped up? I am currently having zometa monthly (starting last month) before that I was on…[Read more]

Hi Bridget
Nice to hear from you hoping you are keeping well,and have pain under control:-)
It,s the only way,Otherwise you would just give in,it,s so important to stay positive,just for your own well being,and if you can make people on this site more positive,then it has achieved a good result,and you do this all the time.;-)
We are going in…[Read more]

Hi Gina Mum and sister
Glad to see you are still holding out:-)
must be hard but try looking at some of the trials,you could always ask for a lower dose of Dex,it would give your mum a bit more energy.
Must be hard maintaining a job,fitting your own family in,then looking after your mum,hope your mum takes advantage of all she is due to make…[Read more]

Thank you David what a touching video Some people are truly special whatever life has dealt them Eve I have worked in special needs schools and they are wonderfully joyous places wher it does your soul good to spend time with the children love Bridget x

Dear Min its lovely to hear you feeling a bit more like yourself Have a wonderful holiday with Tony and his family , the endless sunshine and shopping doesnt sound too bad either ! It is so hard for children to understand how someone they love is gonebut your grandson will find a way to come to terms with it and having you there will help him a…[Read more]

Hi Eve like you life has taught me things always get better in the end too ! I have always told my children to smile when they are feeling down It may start off being a false smile but just keep on and people around you smile too , eventually there is nothing false about it Hope you and Slim are having a good weekend love Bridget x

Hi Gina thank you so much for keeping us up to date on how mums keeping , she has been in my thoughts a lot lately and its good to hear she is back on treatment . I think getting out and about is a great idea for lifting your mums spirits , I know when the longer I am stuck indoors when poorly the worse I feel . Hopefully there are still a few…[Read more]

Hi Mal and Bruce good to hear things are going well Bruce hopefully it wont be long before you are home again You both hve such a positive outlook on things I am sure it will help you get through the rough bits . Mal I hope you try and get some rest too its often much harder watching someone you love going through tough times and even just…[Read more]

Hi David
Yes it does touch your heart,I could take you some were in this country, very much the same,my grandson goes to a school in Valance school in Westerham in West Kent.A school for profoundly special needs children the only one in Kent

When you go in there are a mass of wheelchairs with smiling children in them,some can operate a switch…[Read more]

Dear Scott
I know,I put weight on all the meals Slim asked for and could not eat,don,t like waste so the dog and I got fat,and Slim got thinner and shorter,
As for drinking, YES guilty,but realised from old,it does not help so try my best to moderate it.( a bottle a day) LOL:-P only kidding but i do understand.:-S
When I was . 30 I had a life…[Read more]

Same here Eve

Dear Eve (and Slim!) and Helen

I'm sure you have both found reservoirs of strength this year that you didn't know you had. Hang in there and enjoy the good times. I remind myself often that "this is the day"!

May there be many more years and may they be good ones.

Mavis

Hi Everyone
Sometimes you just do not believe what can happen in such a short space of time,I do not know which is worse,1 year or 15 years,It,s never ever going to go away.I suppose we have to draw strength from any remissions and as you say sue,there are good times,
It has made me appreciate Slim more,as for bringing us close,we got married…[Read more]

Hi Everybody
Nice to hear everyone getting out and about:-)
Jean the pneumonia jab is good ,once in a lifetime but will not protect you from every type:-(
Glad to hear your enjoying Spain,and Ted enjoy your holiday to Cornwall.
Love Eve

Hi Sue good to hear your day wasnt too bad even if it was tiring( it always is!) Interesting news about the new trials I will keep my eyes and ears open too Incidentally my consultant feels that not being able to measure paraproteins should not prevent us from taking part in trialsas I had been told before , they can only measure any activity…[Read more]

Hi Craig
How did you manage to get sod through the senses ,you cannot say h-e-l-l with out getting your hand slapped on here:-P lol
good for you ,about getting help,don,t forget some people never ever draw there pension on here,work for a life time,and never get to collect.So take everything you can,I got messed up by pension people who lost…[Read more]

Hi Min
So glad you are looking forward to the holiday,There is lots to do there,the only thing I found was just keeping myself covered up,except in pool or in hotel,need light clothes,taxi,s can be a bit of a rip off,negotiate before you get in.Good place to buy gold.Have a wonderful time.
Do not forget to tell us all about it when you get back.:-) eve