Dear DeeDee
As Min says, here is the place for sensible help. 10 weeks is not long to get used to the life changing effect of this disease on someone you care about, you will still be reeling.
I was on Revlimid on myeloma xi and it is not easy, I can't stress the importance of him taking his temperature daily and when feeling more hot or cold,…[Read more]

Hello Eve

whats the saying when the going gets tough the tough get going! bet you dont feel tough most of the time crying and screaming inside and sometimes you have to let it go I think its the only way to manage then pick your self up and start again I am sure its you carers that suffer more because at times you must feel shut out with know…[Read more]

hello Dia

had the flu jab the other day hence a big bruise I tell everyone it was geoffs fault;-) I had the pnuemonia Jab a few years ago but it didnt stop me getting pnurmonia it only covers you from certain strains
Hope you are feeling well:-)
Love JO

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]

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,Dai and Sue
What a valuable source of sense and strength you all are. It helps to maintain optimism. I look forward to forgetting about myeloma even if only for a few hours:-/ And I too will raise a glass, water of course as wine still tastes terrible, to long journeys, made easier by good companions.:-)
Helen

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 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

Dear Eve
It is also 1 year since I began my journey, rejected by blood bank because I was too anaemic to give blood and sent to my GP for tests -these came back in the second week of October and I was sent to haematology, no diagnosis just the start of a very anxious time. I still find it hard to believe that I am in this position! I look in the…[Read more]

Hi Mari
How are things going for Steve and yourself ,its all a bit of wait and see,not a nice position to be in,but it just might be a blip
Hope Steve is keeping fit on the bike,long rides might take his mind off things.As Deb say,s retail therapy is a good thing shops are full of lovely things,might be worth your while to take your mind off…[Read more]

Good Morning Every One
Susannah thank you for information and yes i will be interested on your husbands progress,it,s a good thing for us to know about new trials,and it has to be helpful to you to be able to talk about it openly so I am looking forward to see how things are going,about the Dex on MYeloma X1 trial the dose was reduced on Slim to…[Read more]

Hi Craig
Just read your post do not know if you have looked at the financial side of things,but i found this a great help,just to have someone come in and do some heavy stuff,worth looking into,Slim gets attendance allowance as over 65,but Etta at 54 should qualify for independent living allowance plus carers allowance.It means you can go to…[Read more]

EXERCISE FOR PEOPLE OVER 6O

I,ve tried this and it really works !

Begin by standing on a comfortable surface with plenty of room either side.

With a 5 lb potato bag in each hand extend your arms straight out from your sides hold them there as long as you can.Try to reach a full minute,and then relax

Each day you,ll find that you can…[Read more]

Hi Sue
Nice to hear from you,did not think I would get any replies ,so glad you proved me wrong.Must state from the start Slims is not in this position but I have no allusions,that if the Velcade does not work,which path we will be travelling.
I am not shy,in terms what the future might hold, my attitude is the more you know, the more chances…[Read more]