Dancing in the rain
Anyone who thinks that only sunshine brings happiness has never danced in the rain...
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- Myeloma XI trial : Information about the clinical trial I was on at the beginning of treatment
- Wendy : Living with Myeloma in remission, in Manchester, UK
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- Give Blood : If you’re generally healthy and aged 17 or over, do something amazing!
- Nottingham Marrow : A student group recruiting people to the Anthony Nolan stem cell register
- Organ donation : A place to register as a donor – even as a living donor
- Register & Be a Lifesaver : A UK educational programme to raise awareness of blood, stem cell and organ donation
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Category Archives: Fun, play & adventure
Recording my anniversary
I’ve not written a blog post for ages. Lots of stuff, both medical and fun, has happened and is happening. Nothing serious or life-threatening on the medical side, although the visit from the Critical Care Unit nurse while I was … Continue reading
Posted in * Myeloma, Fun, play & adventure
Tagged afternoon tea, allo, allogeneic, anniversary, Anthony Nolan, blog, blogging, campaign, Chatsworth, Haematology, late effects, London, mini-allo, NHS England, Paris, respiratory, RIC allo, SCT, stem cell transplant, Video, World Service Nottingham
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One hundred Likes!
I’ve just received notification from WordPress that I’ve had a total of 100 Likes on my blog posts. Number one hundred came in the form of my good friend, Wendy who also blogs and for your prize… you get to … Continue reading
A pity party? No, a damn good myeloma party!
A pity party is one “in which you spend your time feeling sorry for yourself and whining endlessly about how crappy your life is.” (as defined by Urban Dictionary). It would be very easy and understandable for any of us … Continue reading
Posted in * Myeloma, Emotional health, Fun, play & adventure
Tagged anger, autologous stem cell transplant, birthday, blog, blogging, Bortezomib, CC Smugglers, celebration, clinical trial, devastation, Disco 2000, fear, fundraising, hospice, Jarvis Cocker, myeloma forum, Myeloma UK, pain, peripheral neuropathy, picnic, pity party, positive attitude, remission, smouldering myeloma, stem cell, stem cell harvest, stem cell transplant, stem cells, support, transplant, treatment, Velcade
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