Happenings with Dom and Nan

Making Chemical Giants Happy at Our Expense

Posted on May 15, 2012 by Dom and Nan

Thanks to the blessings of nature and good farmers, you and I can enjoy such scrumptious delights as fresh corn-on-the-cob, popcorn and many other variations of this truly great grain. And now, thanks to

Compelled CLarity

“No Drama” Continues

Posted on May 14, 2012 by Carole Leigh

Last Thursday, I had my monthly appointment with my oncologist and I had my Zometa infusion.

jm's Adventure with Multiple Myeloma

2nd ASCT Day Minus 4 Update Afternoon – May 14 2012

Posted on May 14, 2012 by rudi48

Dr. Han Myint and NP Shannon came by early to visit. Dr. Myint said I could expect the worst of my symptoms beginning May 21-25th next week.

The Adventures of Cancer Girl

Public speaking

Posted on May 14, 2012 by Karen

WCK goes to Catholic school, and this week she's reading a little prayer at the first-grade mass. Jay and I are very proud that she volunteered for this; her teacher has been trying to get her to do it for months, but WCK has always declined because she was "too nervous." Fo ...

Happenings with Dom and Nan

Special Report: Still Fighting (AGENT ORANGE)

Posted on May 14, 2012 by Dom and Nan

MOULTRIE, GA -In 1962, the United States started spraying Vietnam with a powerful defoliant known as 'Agent Orange.'Fighting in the Vietnam War ended in 1975, but even today, many veterans of that war are still battling health problems they believe were caused by the chemica ...

Deludia

An Exquisite Summer

Posted on May 14, 2012 by bk

As children, we all have a couple of summers that are perfect. Everything just seems to work in our favor and each day is simply pleasant. I had a summer like that. I lived on Butler’s Island in Darien, Connecticut, right on Long Island Sound. Looking at the water, dir ...

Riding The Wave - Multiple Myeloma

Stage at Diagnosis

Posted on May 14, 2012 by Lori Puente

“But when I first got cancer, after the initial shock and the fear and paranoia and crying and all that goes with cancer – that word means to most people ultimate death – I decided to see what I could do to take that negative and use it in a positive way.&# ...

jm's Adventure with Multiple Myeloma

2nd ASCT Day Minus 4 – Doing Well – May 14 2012

Posted on May 14, 2012 by rudi48

Behind in my blogging, but I am doing well. Later today, I will be filling in my experience for the last couple of days - so keep checking back.Here are my 4 AM CBC Results for this morning May 14 2012. My while blood cell count is hovering in the normal range at 4.5 (norms ...

jm's Adventure with Multiple Myeloma

2 ASCT Day Minus 5 – May 13 2012

Posted on May 14, 2012 by rudi48

I tried a new breakfast entree here at UCH.

Roobeedoo

Wuthering Weekend

Posted on May 14, 2012 by Roobeedoo

The Farmer's Wife, 12 May 2012 Originally uploaded by ruknitsAnother weekend without sewing progress. Sigh.I did cut out my bluebird pansy tulip skirt - a slippery and exhausting process, even after employing Casey's top tip to lay the fabric on muslin*. It does work, exce ...

jm's Adventure with Multiple Myeloma

2nd ASCT Day Minus 6 – UCH Inpatient Night May 12 into May 13 2012

Posted on May 13, 2012 by rudi48

Had a good night. My UCH Room 1132 is right across from the doors to the secured kitchen and area where

Nick's Myeloma Blog

Plant vs. Zombie…

Posted on May 13, 2012 by Nick

Another pop culture reference...Plants vs. Zombies is an extremely popular game for mobile phones. As I tell the wife, the best jokes are the ones you have to explain!

Myeloma Hope

Revlimid and Second Primary Cancers

Posted on May 12, 2012 by Don

Newly-diagnosed patients: Last Monday, May 7, 2012, the FDA issued a Drug Safety Communication which says, in part, "in clinical trials of patients newly diagnosed with multiple myeloma, those patients treated with Revlimid had an increased risk of developing new cancers." ...

My Life With Myeloma

Why does nothing go right for me?

Posted on May 12, 2012 by Sean Tiernan

I was at the Hospital on Liverpool on Friday where I got the results of my latest paraprotein levels. Guess what! They have gone up again. They were 13 now they are 23. They will probably continue to rise. There are a couple of things that we are going to do, we being the do ...

Myeloma Hope

We Lost Another One

Posted on May 12, 2012 by Don

Mike Olson, from Menominee WI, participated regularly in the Stillwater, MN support group meetings, and was instrumental in starting a support group in Eau Claire, WI.

Feresaknit's Blog

It wasn’t the geriatrics that needed the ambulance

Posted on May 12, 2012 by feresaknit

Guess where I am. Thinking about it that’s not difficult enough, heck its not difficult at all – chances are if I’m on a short break I’ll be in The Royal – so have an attempt at what brought me here, other than an ambulance. It didn’t ...

Feresaknit's Blog

It wasn’t the geriatrics that needed the ambulance

Posted on May 12, 2012 by feresaknit

jm's Adventure with Multiple Myeloma

Blog Visitor’s Map May 12 2012

Posted on May 12, 2012 by rudi48

People from all across he world are following my "Adventure with Multiple Myeloma" blog. I'm only using a free service which just shows the last 200 site at any given time.

jm's Adventure with Multiple Myeloma

2nd ASCT Day Minus 6 – May 12 2012

Posted on May 12, 2012 by rudi48

Had a pretty good night - IV pumps ran all night and NEVER "BEEPED" which is a miracle to any one getting chemo. Did wake early with a headache and my jaws ached. RN Kim gave me a pain pill and an ice pack - both worked nicely and although my headache is not gone, it is bett ...

jm's Adventure with Multiple Myeloma

Admission UCH – 2nd Autologous Stem Cell Transplant Day Minus 7 – May 11 2012

Posted on May 12, 2012 by rudi48

Jani and I drove down to the University of Colorado Hospital (UCH) located on the old Fitzsimons Army Base in Aurora, Colorado.