Still a bit of a cold Tom,cant seem to shake it off. Did any one read in the press that they are going to use a type of cannabis spray for pain releaf in cancer.Tests have begun in Manchester.

Hi Tom and Jean, Yes we love the g/children even thogh they are growing up now,we have 7 ,from 12 to 23, all great kids,when people say kids are awful I always think well all my G/kids are OK so they cant all be bad.
Hi Lorraine, thanks for the welcome I am finding some good advice on here.
Ted.

I shall have to get a bigger hat Gill ,would you like my autograph. 😉 Ted

Hi All,
I've been off here for a while ,we have had 2 of our grandsons visiting,they are 21 and 23 and live in Cornwall,they have been to Spain and said they would call in on their way home ,we live in Leeds,just like todays kids. We had a great 3 days and had a good time, went to York and to the rail museum, great day out.They have gone…[Read more]

Yes I can vouch for the forgetfullness we went to Beamish museum last week and I have been mentioning it in E-mails I have had to ask my wife three times the name of the place, come to think of it I remembered it this time. Ted.

Thanks for the reply Tom, all you say is quite true , I'm not sorry to join this group ,though I am sorry to get this rotten illness, the people on here seem to be keen to help and I've already got quite a few questions answered.I think you do understand how I feel with the absence of any sort of treatment, worrying and also makes you feel a bit…[Read more]

I live near Leeds, but the charity is only for local people, and Im sure you are much too good to be in my class.>:-) we are very basic , nothing fancy you know.Ted.

Hi Eve, Part of my charity work is teaching older people how to use computers and its very satisfying but non so far with Myeloma, perhaps a good thing:-D Ted

Hi again all,
Nice to hear from you though as a new guy with nothing to show I dont want to hog the place. Thanks for the answers which all help me to understand this strange illness, to Eve I didnt know this illness was so exclusive that docs didnt know a lot about it and no I dont know anything about a specialist nurse, though I…[Read more]

Hi Bridget, Thanks for the reply, I think I was just a little surprised that after being diagnosed over 5 years ago that non of the other doctors had realised that myeloma could be the cause of my infections which they were treating. I think all the doctors I have seen in that time have been open and frendly, I may have to be more aware in future…[Read more]

Hi and thanks every one,its nice that so many people have found time to reply, I just put the bare facts into the first note ,I am in fact 80 tomorrow, and I often hear the old saying hes had a good innings and I suppose I have but I just want to know whats ahead and this seems to be a place I might find advice. We (my wife and I) dont spend a…[Read more]