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I Was Looking For You

I was looking for youwhen hot days seared my mindand starlit nights were often kind,when all those handsome boys danced by,I was looking for you.When warm breezes brushed my cheeksand I had studied for weeks and weeks,when I could swim in warm blue seasand honeysuckle...

Up-Date

Hamada is not so good today – the pain in his back is really bad – he is taking Oramorph – and today unable to get out of bed unaided. I feel so sorry that this is so, especially after doing so well with the ‘Harvesting’ last week....

A Stem- Cell Lament. June 2007

We’re always there and never lateagain the day we sit and wait,thrice again we must believestem cells elusive, are for thee,the nurses come for blood to taketo send to lab, a longer pray.The swinging doors the patients bringbut my dearest one, no longer sings.I...

A Thank You

A big “thank you” to Sir Richard Branson who added his comments to my poem ‘You Elude me’ at 2.53 am today.Thank you Sir.

Further To The Post Below.

Further to the Post below – Have just heard (17.30) from the Haematology Dept, at Nottingham City Hospital. Hamada’s collection today has yielded just 320,000 stem cells – which although is not very good – does now bring the total over the...

Another Try

We have been at Nottingham City Hospital since Sunday evening, Hamada has now managed to ‘harvest’ a further 500,000 Stem Cells on tuesday. We are not so hopeful for today’s collection as the count was down again – as it was on monday. They...