Thanks everyone. I got a good quote from Avanti (the insurer is a sister company called Good To Go) so I’m all booked and off in May!!

It certainly is. Thanks Patricia.

I too am looking for travel insurance (though I have no right to be on this forum as I’m not 50 anymore!). Newly in remission I hope to go on a mediterranean cruise with my sister, who is over 70. I will check out all clear, thanks Jean. There is a booklet by MacMillan “Getting Travel Insurance” which lists a number of companies who have covered…[Read more]

I too am looking for travel insurance (though I have no right to be on this forum as I’m not 50 anymore!). Newly in remission I hope to go on a mediterranean cruise with my sister, who is over 70. I will check out all clear, thanks Jean. Anyone had any other experiences with other companies?

Hi Carol

I was started on CDT (it does seem to be the default “first move”) but when I stopped responding to it I was given Velcade. In my case Velcade was easier to live with but I did not respond to it and I am fairly certain that it was responsible for my developing VF which has left me with more of a disability than the Myeloma has up to now.…[Read more]

Hi Kay
Listening to your story has finally made me take the plunge and join in this forum. Dealing with a relationship breakdown and your diagnosis at the same time is the kind of “double whammy” that many of us have probably experienced. In my case it was retirement and the whole “what is the point in me now?” which came along with a diagnosis of…[Read more]