Thats great news David,keep it going,sounds like your doing really well,and i hope you have a wonderful time when you visit Rhine and Moselle,..Best wishes Shirls :)…

Glad to hear all is going in the right direction. I've had 2 sct now my last was at xmas just gone,i'm 6months down the line now and doing really well,so good luck to you on getting your 2nd one. Enjoy your time away,i'm away in August,like you it will great not to think of hospitals,needles,bloods ect;take care Shirls 🙂

Big massive well done to Steve,you must be so proud of him,i'm a mm patient,and so wish i had the energy to achieve something like that,. It trully is an inspiration to us all,keep it going Steve and well done again.Best wishes Shirls x x x 🙂

Roz,i agree with Tom,never ever feel your on your own,we are always here if you want to rant and rave,scream,cry,or to have a good laugh.I'd be lost without this site,haven't been on for awhile because i've been abit poorly and depressed but i can gladly say i'm picking up again,but enough about me. Enjoy your garden when you finally get it…[Read more]

Hi Angelina,this disease has alot to answer for hey,i'm a mm patient,so i can sympathise with you and your husband,not a very pleasant ordeal to go through hey. But i must say i love the idea of the memory book and i think when the girls are ready to read it they would love and cherish what everyone has written about their dad,i know i would've.…[Read more]

Hi Roz,lovely to see you back online,your period of mourning will take time and with time it does get better,your pain will never go away but you learn to deal with it better,remember all the brilliant and good times you had. I too agree with Bridget on the idea of the rose garden,sounds really beautiful,and then on lovely sunny afternoons(thats…[Read more]

Hi Bridget,sorry to hear your in alot of discomfort with your back,really do sympathise with you there. I haven't taken Oxycontin before,i normally take 30mg a day of morphine MST,if i know i've a busy sort a day ahead of me then i take a dose of Oramorph,. I do hope you start to feel comfortable again once you get the right medication take care…[Read more]

Oh poor old you,you've had a right a poopy time hey,glad its all sorted and your comfortable again,certainly a lesson learnt,and something i won't rush into doing myself ha ha,anyway you take care best wishes Shirls, P.S… I'm glad your taste buds are back,mine is still gone and my sense of smell too,oh well hopefully it won't be long before…[Read more]

Dear bridgett, my sincere condolences to you and your family,thinking of you,take care Shirley x x x

Bridgett and Tom,loving your sense of humour ha ha,keep it going.I'm not doing to bad,although i now have blistered lips and a very sore mouth,went to my hospital to have it checked out,and i'm glad i did as i might have a very bad case of thrush or it could be graft verses host in which they want to happen,they gave me anti fungal tabs to clear…[Read more]

Hi Ian,i had an allo-graph back in December,like you i had all the test done,and i'm doing really well. Hope your mini allo goes really well,stay strong and positive and you'll be fine,take care and good luck Shirley x

Awe thanks Jo,just very grateful that it was just a fracture and nothing else,. It really did shake me up,i don't even remember going up the stairs let alone coming down them ha ha. But i'm doing ok,best wishes Shirls x

Thanks everybody,i'm getting and feeling better each day,just doing gentle jobs around the house,and Steve bless him has been fantastic,really looking after me and the family come up when Steve is working,so everybody has been great. No more diving for me,begining to think i've more lives than a cat ha ha ha anyway all have a good sunday,take care…[Read more]

Hi its me again,i didn't read further done the page,well done you,bet your glad mum & dad know now,just remember your never alone ok take care Shirls x

Hi Arthur,i'm not a mum myself but i am a stepmum to a 16yr old and a 14yr old,and i know that if i was a mum,i would be totally devasted that they couldn't talk to me or their dad,but at the same time i can understand your dilemma,sounds to me you have a great relationship with your parents and do understand you don't want to burden them with…[Read more]

Thats great news,hope all goes well for Stephen,i'll be keeping a watch out to see how he's doing take care and be strong x Shirls x

Missed out day in late in the day sorry x x

Hi Gill,has most people have said everyone is differant,when i was diagnosed almost 2yrs ago now,i was so poorly,my paraproteins was at a high of 66.3,when i had my sct i went down to 8.4,then on my 2nd sct which i had in december my paraproteins went down to 2.2,last week i got told my last paraprotein count went undetected,so i'm now in full…[Read more]