A Caregiver's Inspirational Journey Through Cancer
Posted in Caregiver Thoughts, Multiple Myeloma on Aug 4th, 2011
“Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known.” – Carl Sagan There is a terrific blog post over at Margaret’s Corner on the continuing debate over Cure vs Control of Multiple Myeloma. I urge you to have a read and maybe you will understand further for those of you newly diagnosed the importance of more dialog […]
Posted in Caregiver Thoughts, Multiple Myeloma on Jul 30th, 2011
“What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson Susie Hemingway shared on her facebook page that one of her poems has been “selected to be published in an anthology – Midlands & The East – “The Gentleness Of Your Silence” written in 2010 […]
Posted in Caregiver Thoughts, Multiple Myeloma on Jul 22nd, 2011
“History and experience tell us that moral progress comes not in comfortable and complacent times, but out of trial and confusion.” – Gerald R. Ford I will leave this up for awhile, so look for newer posts below… I have a stats program on my blog that tells me what folks are reading when they […]
Posted in Caregiver Thoughts, Misc, Multiple Myeloma on Jul 20th, 2011
“Without a knowledge of mythology much of the elegant literature of our own language cannot be understood and appreciated.” – Thomas Bulfinch “Science is a way of thinking much more than it is a body of knowledge.” – Carl Sagan A fellow TT-er and I were corresponding recently about an article we read and […]
Posted in Caregiver Thoughts on Jul 16th, 2011
“If you understood the extraordinary gifts that every single challenge in your life makes possible, even inevitable, you’d celebrate your challenges, new and old alike, as the omens that they are of new beginnings and spectacular change.” – 1
Posted in Caregiver Thoughts, Multiple Myeloma on Jul 16th, 2011
“Fatigue is a daily lack of energy; an unusual or excessive whole-body tiredness, not relieved by sleep.” – Chemocare.com A great article at The Myeloma Beacon on a recent study (by Nurses, of course!) regarding fatigue. As I was reading this article, which goes a bit round and round, I was feeling a bit validated […]
Posted in Caregiver Thoughts, Misc on Jun 27th, 2011
“You know what your problem is, it’s that you haven’t seen enough movies – all of life’s riddles are answered in the movies.” – Steve Martin I don’t know that I agree with that entirely, but sometimes you do find enlightenment in a good movie, a great story, a book, song, a play, poetry – […]
Posted in Caregiver Thoughts, Misc, Our Life on Jun 22nd, 2011
“Nothing contributes so much to tranquilize the mind as a steady purpose – a point on which the soul may fix its intellectual eye.” – Mary Shelley Some days I find myself feeling a bit lost and lazy. Lord knows I have plenty that needs to get done around here but I don’t much feel like […]
Posted in Caregiver Thoughts on Jun 10th, 2011
“Can’t see the forest for the trees.” – Unknown (“You cannot see the big picture, as your are immersed in the details. You have to get out of the forest to see it, because while you are in the forest, you only see the trees that comprise the forest; but you cannot see the forest […]
Posted in Caregiver Thoughts, Multiple Myeloma on Jun 8th, 2011
“What cancer does is, it forces you to focus, to prioritize, and you learn what’s important.” – Joel Siegel It felt good to be away, but nagging in the back of my mind as I was enjoying my family back east and little to no connectivity when at the farm, was “How is everyone doing? […]
Posted in Caregiver Thoughts, Kids, Our Life on May 15th, 2011
“Mommy – I can’t wait until I grow up and have blond hair and blue eyes like you.” – Tani, Age 4 Montana and I were getting ready together for our day in my bathroom. I was putting on my makeup and she was preparing for me to do pigtails or a braid, whichever trend […]
Posted in Caregiver Thoughts, Our Life on May 14th, 2011
“A friend is the one who comes in when the whole world has gone out.” – Grace Pulpit Lately, I’ve been very aware of other’s tragedies in life, including my own. We all have them. None of us are immune. And a common thread through them all that I have noticed that continues to trouble […]
Posted in Caregiver Thoughts, Misc on May 10th, 2011
“It is easy to get a thousand prescriptions but hard to get one single remedy.” – Chinese Proverb A story at Yahoo is stating that acetaminophen is now connected to increased risk of blood cancers. Now that caught my attention of course. But then, as we often do, I thought “Dave never took Tylenol or any […]
Posted in Caregiver Thoughts, Misc, Multiple Myeloma, Our Life on May 9th, 2011
All is well, no worries… Sarah chided me (rightly so) for using a sensational headline! Sorry. It’s just we never really are too far from “Myelomaville” and I have been ‘away’ doing other fun and meaningful things in my life of late… a good thing. Thus, ‘Back to Myelomaville’ to check in and write… 2
Posted in Caregiver Thoughts, Multiple Myeloma on Apr 22nd, 2011
“Soul-mates are people who bring out the best in you. They are not perfect but are always perfect for you.” – Unknown Something that is very important for us as caregivers and not so easy to do, is to remember, always, we are the support for the patient, but the patient needs to lead. While […]
Posted in Caregiver Thoughts, Multiple Myeloma on Apr 21st, 2011
“Myeloma may be what takes my life in the long run. But I’m not going to let it happen today.” – Terry Purdom Ok, you simply must watch this great video from Terry Purdom! (hat tip: David at workingwithme.com) Terry has Multiple Myeloma, diagnosed quickly in 2004. He loves Harleys and is spreading Hope about […]
Posted in Caregiver Tips, Multiple Myeloma on Apr 17th, 2011
“Drugs are not always necessary. Belief in recovery always is.” – Norman Cousins You’re going to start treatment. You are going to be receiving Melphalan as one of the chemotherapy cocktail drugs. This is what you need to know. Sadly, it is just one more thing YOU have to be proactive about – maybe. Some nurses, […]
Posted in Caregiver Thoughts, Multiple Myeloma on Apr 15th, 2011
“My cancer scare changed my life. I’m grateful for every new, healthy day I have. It has helped me prioritize my life.” – Olivia Newton-John You’ve just learned you have cancer and it is called Multiple Myeloma. Most of you will have never heard of it. Most of you will have had symptoms for sometime […]
Posted in Caregiver Thoughts, Multiple Myeloma on Apr 13th, 2011
“There is good news tonight” – Gabriel Heatter Well, we have completed our tests and consultations in Little Rock. What should have been a 6 month check was an 8th month check due to some moving around of the schedule as our doctor was unexpectedly called away. Dave continues in Complete Remission with all lesions […]
Posted in Caregiver Thoughts, Multiple Myeloma on Apr 11th, 2011
“Promise me you’ll always remember: You’re braver than you believe, and stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think.” – Christopher Robin to Pooh (A.A. Milne) When Dave and I were originally scheduled to go to Little Rock in February, we were disappointed we would miss Jan & Bruce. Then Bruce was out of […]
