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Hi tom, you was another that I remember from when mum was ill. I am so sorry to hear your news. Now you have to fight the bugger and stay positive. I hope everything goes well for you xxxx

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I have not been on for a long while and was so saddened to hear this news. Dai was a very good listener, and giver of advice when I was going though the devastation of mum and her mm. He will be sorely missed on here and I hope he is now at peace. He is being laid to rest on the same day as my mum was 2 years ago. I am thinking of Dai’s family at this sad time xxxxx

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Hi Roz, I havent been on for a while,but I do remember Michael and your journey,it was an hard time. Dont know if you remember me but my mum passed with myeloma nearly 2 years ago, she was here to see me married but then left us not long after. It is still very hard and I dont think I will ever get over it. But we have to go on . I hope you are well Roz, take care
Gina xx

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Hello Tanya, I felt i had to answer your post as i have been there myself. My dad passed away in 1989 age 52 of cancer he was an alcoholic and wasnt very nice to my mum as we grew up,but he was my dad and I loved him. My mum then found out she had myeloma in 2009 and fought bravely for 2 and a half years. We were all with my mum at the end and I am so glad she went to sleep peacefully without pain,especially when she had been through so much.hope you are ok and that your dad goes to sleep as peacefully as my mum did, you take care xx

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Hi Kerry My sister and I are doing a coffee morning/raffle/tombola on the 1st of December, my sister has booke the etherow lounge in the town hall in Ashton under Lyne. We are trying to make it bigger this year as it will be a year since mum passed. We have got lots of little prizes,the stuff for the drinks and people making cakes etc.
But my sister has got a letter from Myeloma UK which she carries with her,it verifies that we can ask for prizes from different companies.
Yesterday we got a bouquet of flowers from michael halls florist, a voucher from a nail shop for £20, we are promised something from a cafe in town and also the body shop are coming to give free hand massages etc for us.
We just approached them and showed them the letter and we asked if they could help by donating anything.
You normally find the big businesses are hard to get from as you have to get in touch with people in charge. But if you go round your town to the small shops,florists,cake shops etc, then you will get something.
Good luck with your event.
Gina x

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Dear Sue, i am so sorry that you were told the way you were. my mum passed last november and we were told there was nothing more they could do and we asked how long, they couldnt say but did say imminent. mum went home and had palliative care there and she was glad that she got her wish. She passed very peacefully.
I am so sorry you are facing this hard time. I hope that you do get your head round it and talk about Michaels wishes.
I am thinking of you and your family, please take care.
Dont apologise for posting, the people on here are so lovely and supportive
Gina xx

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Hi Ellen, was with you all this time last year, but lost mum in November and finding it hard but mum would want us to carry on and be strong. We wont be coming this year but would recommend it to anyone else,it was a brilliant informative day and we met lots of lovely people that were going through the same, be them,patient,carer etc.
I hope this year is as big a success as last year.
Gina xx

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I am so sorry for your loss, its such a hard thing to lose a loved one to this awful disease.
I am thinking of you and your family at this sad time xx

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Gill i am so sorry on your loss of Stephen, i havent been on for a while but do check on you all. It always saddens me when we lose another. Mum was agitated the day before she passed, they say it does happen, mum was also given something in her drip they did say it wouldnt help her on her way but it would just help her sleep so that she would pass peacefully, and she did. I do hope that you are ok, please take time to grieve and look after yourself.
Gina xx

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lovely to hear some positive news Eve,
you book that holiday and have the time of your life
Gina xxxx

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I am so sorry to hear about Bridget, this is the thing i dread the most when i come to check on how you all are doing. Bridget was a great support when mum was ill and always commented on everyones post making sure that we were all ok, even though she was going through her own pain. I hope that she is at peace now. we know that our friends that have passed will no longer be talking about myeloma up in heaven, they are free from it and the pain it caused. god bless
Gina xxxx

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Really sorry to hear that you are not well Dai, lets hope the doc can sort you out and you will be back on your feet.
Hope that you are doing ok, you take care of yourself
Gina xx

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Hi Min, its lovely to hear from you. Mum passed 6 months ago today. Still findign it hard but keeping busy trying to move on with life without mum. Its very hard but the family are looking out for each other and we try to get out together.
We have put a verse in the memory book in our cemetary and we try to remember the good times with mum before she was ill. Glad to see you are doing ok, please keep in touch and look after yourself
Gina x

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Dear Carol, I am so sorry for your loss. We lost our mum to myeloma in november last year. We are finding it very hard without her,but we try to think of mum before myeloma when she was well. We do not want to remember her when she was fighting this awful cancer. mum fought for 2 and a half years. She was well at the beginning but near the end very ill. I wouldnt want mum to have to go through that again.
I hope in time you will think of all the good times with your husband and look to the future again.
You take care x

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Hi Chrissie, i am so so sorry for your loss. I lost my mum on the 30th november 2011 to this awful disease that takes no prisoners. My family was with mum at the end at her home where she wanted to be. I tell myself that i am just pleased that we got mum home where she wanted to be and at the end she went peacefully. mum didnt want to be the way she was anymore froma strong independent woman to a woman that couldnt even walk to the shops and she hated it. I tell myself that she is now out of pain and at peace.
But that doesnt stop me crying for her waking up in the night and even wanting to pick up the telephone to have a chat with her. I miss her so much but i cope by trying to keep busy and think about all the good times.
A friend of mine has just lost her husband to bone cancer she does the same as i do she also is going to get involved with the charitys that helped him.
Nothing will stop you missing him, i hope that you are ok, please take care of yourself and if you need to chat there are plenty of us on here that will be there to chat.
Gina x

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