Dancing in the rain
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- Myeloma Beacon : Independent, up-to-date news and information about myeloma, from the USA
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- Myeloma UK : Supporting people with myeloma and related disorders
- 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
Cancer
- Macmillan Cancer Support : Providing practical, medical and financial support and push for better cancer care
Donating
- Anthony Nolan : A UK charity that registers and matches potential stem cell donors for people with a blood cancer
- Be the Match : National Marrow Donor Programme, in the USA
- 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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Tag Archives: blogging
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
Injured in the line of duty…
You might think that no posts from this quarter means no interesting news. You’d be wrong… Mostly I’ve been so busy and so high and unable to concentrate due to the effects of steroids, that I’ve either not found/made the … Continue reading
Posted in Other health, Work & volunteering
Tagged A&E, Anthony Nolan, arm, Attenborough, Beeston Bakehouse, Bilborough College, blogging, bone marrow register, Bone Marrow Registry, British Bone Marrow Registry, buddy bandage, buddy taping, cake sale, Charlotte Connolly, concentration, cord blood, Delete Blood Cancer, dislocated, dog sledding, Dr Carolyn Lott, Dr Rashbal Ghattaora, driving, elevate, Emergency, Facebook, finger, Finland, First Aid, fracture, fundraising, hand, ice bag, Marrow, medical history, medication, MediLink, myeloma, NHS Blood Service, Nottingham, Nottingham Trent University, Paracetamol, proximal phalange, R&BE, recruitment, Register & Be a Lifesaver, Russell Pollard, stem cell register, steroids, student medical centre, students, Sunrise Medical Centre, swelling, swollen, variety, volunteering, x-ray
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2013 in review – just because I can!
The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2013 annual report for this blog. Thank you all for reading, following and commenting. I began this blog mostly for me, but things change and with the positive feedback from readers, I now … Continue reading
Posted in * Myeloma
Tagged allogeneic stem cell transplant, blogging, boil, Hickman line, PICC line, statistics, WordPress
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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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Apologies
Two weeks ago, I invited readers to ask me questions or to ask me to write about something in particular. I’ve had a few responses, for which I’m very grateful. Thank you to those who responded for your contributions. This … Continue reading
Posted in Miscellaneous
Tagged blogging, Cancer, Liebster Award, living, living with questions, relief, surrender, treatment, uncertainty
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jet black living... 