A Caregiver's Inspirational Journey Through Cancer
Posted in Caregiver Tips, Multiple Myeloma on Apr 7th, 2011
“Most of our obstacles would melt away if, instead of cowering before them, we should make up our minds to walk boldly through them.” – Orison Swett Marden I wrote this piece for The Myeloma Beacon. I hope it helps those of you struggling with chronic pain, which can be so debilitating, both physically […]
Posted in Caregiver Thoughts, Misc, Multiple Myeloma on Apr 6th, 2011
“Take small steps and celebrate the successes.” – Sarah’s minister friend Sarah, a Myeloma caregiver has been dealing with the often overwhelming onslaught of Multiple Myeloma entering her life. She has been blogging about her journey and has a delightful honesty about her struggles and her successes. 0
Posted in Caregiver Thoughts, Our Life on Apr 6th, 2011
“Happiness is like a butterfly: the more you chase it, the more it will elude you, but if you turn your attention to other things, it will come and sit softly on your shoulder.” – Henry David Thoreau I was drinking my coffee this morning and listening to the morning song of the birds, contemplating […]
Posted in Caregiver Thoughts, Misc on Apr 1st, 2011
According to the study, one would have to “undergo 50 airport body scans to equal the amount of radiation received from a single dental X-ray” When the full body scanners hit the airports, I hit the roof. Having spats on my Facebook page with those who support stronger security and those who find this an […]
Posted in Caregiver Thoughts, Misc, Multiple Myeloma on Mar 30th, 2011
“We were prepared for death, we were not prepared for disability.” – Lori Puente A good article (hat tip, Pat Killingsworth) at Everyday Health talking about the high cost of treating Multiple Myeloma. Beth Morgan, who runs the Myeloma ListServ (Thanks Beth!) offers some her experience with the high costs she has encountered. 1
Posted in Caregiver Thoughts, Misc on Mar 30th, 2011
“Here comes the sun (dooda doodoo), here comes the sun, and I say it’s all right.” – The Beatles It’s just an incredibly beautiful day here in N. California. Blue skies, light breeze, sunshine, birds singing, flowers blooming, kids playing and one happy dog named Kip who got a midday walk! 0
Posted in Caregiver Thoughts, Multiple Myeloma on Mar 29th, 2011
“It is now clearer than ever that the human species is in the midst of a war with the microbial world – a resilient foe that will never be completely defeated.” Anthony S. Fauci, Journal of the American Medical Association, October 20, 2004 Germs! Germs! Germs! They are EVERYWHERE! We share our world with all […]
Posted in Caregiver Thoughts, Multiple Myeloma on Mar 27th, 2011
“The secret of health for both mind and body is not to mourn for the past, worry about the future, or anticipate troubles, but to live in the present moment wisely and earnestly.” – Buddha When I wrestled with the idea of starting a public blog, vs. the Caring Bridge site I had written on […]
Posted in Caregiver Thoughts, Multiple Myeloma on Mar 26th, 2011
Geraldine Ferraro was a pioneer in many areas, just one of them was Multiple Myeloma. A couple of weeks ago there was a story in the news on Ms. Ferraro and I wondered at the time how she was doing with her Myeloma. It would seem now, that it was a bit of a forewarning […]
Posted in Caregiver Thoughts, Misc on Mar 20th, 2011
“To a journalist, good news is often not news at all.” – Phil Donahue Do you ever find yourself getting blue, depressed, annoyed for no apparent reason? Generally when I’m feeling this way, its the NEWS. The 24 hour cable news cycle, repeating ad nauseum the disasters, political infighting, and other such bad stuff with […]
Posted in Caregiver Thoughts, Misc on Mar 15th, 2011
“I have the New York Daily News to thank for the jeans controversy.” – Calvin Klein As I have been “blogging” for awhile now, I have taken some time here and there to read up on it. It has become its own industry for generating income, ideas, etc. You’ve probably even noticed in some of your […]
Posted in Caregiver Tips, Misc, Multiple Myeloma on Mar 13th, 2011
“Every man dies – Not every man really lives.” – William Ross Wallace As we have all watched and heard about the disaster in Japan of such proportion its hard to get my mind around just how devastating this disaster has been in its size and scope. Intellectually I think I get it, but I […]
Posted in Caregiver Thoughts, Multiple Myeloma on Mar 12th, 2011
“There are things I can’t force. I must adjust. There are times when the greatest change needed is a change of my viewpoint.” – Denis Diderot You know I’m all about changing your point of view when faced with difficulties. It is really a miraculous ability to have and one I have worked on my […]
Posted in Caregiver Thoughts, Misc, Multiple Myeloma on Mar 11th, 2011
We are living in a world today where lemonade is made from artificial flavors and furniture polish is made from real lemons. ~Alfred E. Newman When treating MM with all manner of drugs, each drug often treating not only the disease but the side effects of the other drugs. At some point we hit the […]
Posted in Caregiver Thoughts, Misc on Mar 4th, 2011
“Prescription for a long life: Work hard. Don’t retire early.” – Article So my good Myeloma Buddy, Jim, sent me this article today. It will turn some viewpoints up on their ear. BUT… as I read it I have to tell you that if you ONLY are looking at living longer – in terms of […]
Posted in Caregiver Thoughts, Misc, Our Life on Mar 4th, 2011
“It is one of the most beautiful compensations of life, that no man can sincerely try to help another without helping himself.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson We caregivers are often asked and reminded about taking care of ourselves as we are running on high octane caring for our loved one in more dire straights than ourselves. […]
Posted in Caregiver Thoughts, Misc, Multiple Myeloma on Feb 26th, 2011
“I love you not only for what you are, but for what I am when I am with you. I love you not only for what you have made of yourself, but for what you are making of me. I love you for the part of me that you bring out.” – Roy Croft David […]
Posted in Caregiver Thoughts, Misc, Multiple Myeloma, Our Life on Feb 23rd, 2011
“Accept the challenges so that you may feel the exhilaration of victory.” – General George S. Patton A big win for Dave yesterday! He played 18 holes of golf! 0
Posted in Caregiver Thoughts on Feb 22nd, 2011
“They (children) will do as well as you do.” – Unknown As I was writing about this, I had a thought about a story a fellow once told when speaking to a group about enthusiasm, point of view, children, presentation, etc. He was probably a motivational speaker/psychologist type. I don’t remember, it was years ago, […]
Posted in Caregiver Thoughts on Feb 18th, 2011
“We worry about what a child will become tomorrow, yet we forget that he is someone today.” – Stacia Tauscher My wonderful sister, who I have discussed before, who has had years of struggle with sobriety and lived with my mother, and has a terrific son, my nephew, Drew. When my mother was ill and […]
