here is my memory for today
My mum use to buy every week something for Christmas,tinned fruit and things and put them at the bottom of the wardrobe,we were not allowed to touch them.

I can remember thinking if i made a little whole in the tin,I could drink the juice,and my mum would never know i got the old fashioned can opener and put a tiny…[Read more]

Any one remember green shield stamps,i know we saved books of them,cannot remember were we got them from??? or what they bought.

As you know i come from Liverpool,known as scousers,but did you know there is a stew that they call scouse you had it on Mondays made from left over meat from Sunday,and on Tuesday you had blind scouse which was the…[Read more]

Hi Gina
Your mum must be feeling low just being anaemic ,a blood transfusion should make her feel much better,until they decide treatment.When will you know what comes next Gina.
May be if you do some research to see what other drugs they use for Myeloma it might help,Hope your mum gets some blood as nothing worst than feeling washed out,and let…[Read more]

Tom can't remember the stamps but we had Co quarter did you have it? Bought things in Co Op they put it in your book and every three months it had to be paid. My birthday – August fell in Co quarter so that was the excuse for not getting a good present. We always knew when it fell as none of the mums and dads were talking. Its coming back, you…[Read more]

Hi Angela
What i am saying is you cannot second guess without more information,May be the nurse on Ellane on this site might be better at explaining it than I am.
I would hate you to think your father died because he was not well cared for.
I can only tell you after every cycle bloods are checked and any problems show up and your meds are…[Read more]

Hey Tom I remember ours were Navy coats over the bed and we used to fight amongst ourselves and the winner got them!
Jean x

Hi Angela
So very sorry to hear about your father.
It would be very hard to comment on people who are having chemo unless you know what type of chemo your father was on.was he on any special trials.
To be on the intensive chemo he must have been deemed to be fit,as your are boarder line at 65.How many cycles of chemo were given .
DVT are a…[Read more]

Hi Min

I was the 2nd of 7 children and my mum let me at the age of 11 get the bus into town (cost hapepenny (half penny)to go to Littlewoods to do shopping. They sold groceries then. The only thing I remember buying was Goblin Meat pudding!! I thought I was the big girl.

Eve as Min days I raise you one. All seven of us went to church in…[Read more]

Min
Be positive,IT took sometime for Slims infection to be controlled,and Yes it might not have got to this stage if he had listened to you.This just might be the wakeup call Peter needs,Slim does not believe me when i tell him half the things he did( has no memory) so he says 😛
Had to take him to hospital yesterday,local,took skin off…[Read more]

Hi Min
I am the youngest of 7 as I have grown older I realise why we were all sent to Sunday school.We lived in a 3 bedroom house with just a tap in the kitchen and outside loo.even if you were dying you were sent to Sunday school,I thought it was for our mortal soul,not for my parents.

Believe it or not Min our tea came from the ships,My dad…[Read more]

Min it is a real hard way for Peter to learn a lesson. I am so sorry that he is having such a bad time. I hope that he stats to feel bette soon. My love and prayers are with you both.

Jean xx

Hi Bridget
I can see were you are coming from,and I can understand you superstitions, do not worry you will know when the time is right for you.
It has taken you a few days to tell us,and I do not understand why you posted in this part of the site.
You are worth alot more than this,if you had posted on treatment people would know,what is…[Read more]

Hello Dia

sorry you are not to well lets hope the anti B's soon sort you out you need to be fit and well for your holiday with your family

Love Jo

PS enjoy your hols x

Hi Tom

I missed your post about the kitchen well done you must be very skilled to fit a new one. We are going up the east coast starting in Durham for a couple of nights then on to Edinburgh then to inverness for a couple of nights then down loch Lomond 3 stops on the way down stopping in Carlisle and Tamworth on the way back we have free…[Read more]

Hello Tom

Where have you been I have missed your cheery face have you be taking the young bride on an exotic holiday or what have you been upto 😛 We are going to Scotland on tuesday I bet we need snorkels and flippers by the look of the forcast oh well onwards and upwards as you would say8-)
Keep well
Love Jox

Hi Bridget
I have to say it Bridget your a brave lady,very brave,were an earth do you find all this strength,and courage.It,s not just the illness it is the courage,as you go through each treatment,you manage to find a smile and help other people on this site,all though you are in a great deal of pain yourself.
In you own way you are a…[Read more]

No Tom have never been told that,I would hit them with my handbag if they
did:-P ,
Tom its just my personality,my sister says " I just tell it the way it is",as I have got older I do try to curb it because the last thing I would do is offend someone.It is also the fact that I am a scouser and they tend to be a bit abrasive.
So now you back i…[Read more]

Hi Susannah
I do not know any thing about Bendamustine trials only MX1 trials,I can only go on information I have.This is were Gaya would be very helpful,she fought hard for frontline drugs.
It is postcode lottery,you would think having roughly 3000 patients diagnosed with mm per year they would be trying to sign them all up for trials,because…[Read more]

Hello Dia

I too am old enough to remember 2/6 half a crown that was my pocket money;-)

as for getting confused I am always making journeys up and down stairs forgetting what I went up for going out in the car getting to the end of the road and turning back having forgotten some:-P thing again I think its call senior moments
Love Jo

Hi Gill and Stephen

I am so sorry Stephen is still not feeling so well lets hope he is soon up and walking like he did sfter the first SCT
GOOD lUCK
Regards jO