by Susie | May 4, 2011 | Articles., Carers Support, Multiple myeloma, Uncategorized
On the day of Hamada’s Funeral my very dear Sister Sally – who is really a cousin but we call her sister because we all grew-up very closely together, and we love her so – presented me with this very beautiful framed photo of Hamada with a verse...
by Susie | Jan 29, 2011 | Articles., Health Issues, Multiple myeloma, Open Letters, Uncategorized
Dear John, Monday 24 Jan.2011 Yes indeed we can John, we can do all manner of things if those things bring us comfort. Kissing the special bookmark is a tender act of remembrance as you think of your wife. We fought long and hard to help our partners and so the...
by Susie | Jan 22, 2011 | Articles., Health Issues, Multiple myeloma, My Family, Uncategorized
“Sorrow is better than fear… fear is a journey, a terrible journey, but sorrow is at least an arriving.†Alan Paton. Looking back on the fifty- five months of caring for Hamada and although the sadness is an utterly desolate pit to try to...
by Susie | Jan 7, 2011 | Articles., Multiple myeloma, Uncategorized
Although missing my lovely man so very much I feel somehow in a calmer place than the last few weeks. Nothing is easy when someone so precious to you is no longer there, everyday is an uphill climb; everyday a struggle to find yourself again. I have felt...
by Susie | Sep 24, 2010 | Articles., Carers Support, Multiple myeloma, Uncategorized
As Hamada approaches three years since his Stem Cell Transplant which undoubtedly saved his life, we are eternally grateful for the extra years he has obtained from this procedure. So many of us debate about which way treatment for Multiple Myeloma should evolve. What...
