My father
Hi everyone, It's been a while since i've been here. A lot of things happened in my life the past few weeks. My father is seriously ill. He has Multiple myeloma, a cancer of the plasma cell. Diagnosed 3 weeks ago. Here's a link if you'd like to know more about the desease: http://www.multiplemyeloma.org/about_myeloma/ He has had 4 treatments with chemotherapy. Until December he gets 4 treatments every month and he needs to take a lot of medicines. He's a little tired but fortunately not too sick. Maybe that will change, but for him i hope not. The desease is incurable, but if the treatment works, you can live with it for years. It's going to be a long and hard way. My help comes from the the Lord, Which made heaven and Earth. And all at the same time, my sister finally got herself a house and i'm going with her. So i'm going to move out of the parental home! We've been busy fixing the place up and picking out furnature. It's weird, i guess normally this has to be so much fun and all, but now there's a big shadow hanging over it. I'm happy with our own place, but i'm also not happy. I just want my father to get better. Miranda. Reason for editing: Wrong information and English is still hard sometimes!!

Hi Miranda, I am so sorry to hear about your father. I have looked it up, the disease and I know it, also known as the disease of Kahler. How old is your father ? I wish you a lot of strenght and I will pray for you. Love Marthe

Miranda - So sorry to hear about your Father. You and your family will be in my prayers and thoughts. Even though this sadness is going on, I hope that you will have the opportunity to enjoy your sister's new house. :hug

Thank you. It means a lot. The desease is indeed also known as Kahler, but in most of the world it's called Multiple myeloma. Since there are people from all over the world on this board i used the name MM. My dad hopes to be 55 in November.

Sending good thoughts of strength, hope and spirit to you and your family, HH :hug MM is a tough one, but my fingers are crossed that your Dad will be one of those strong ones who fights and has many more years with his family. Good luck in your new home too! If nothing else, it will be a welcome distraction, perhaps! My thoughts are with you :hug

I'm sorry to hear about your father, Miranda. My thoughts and prayers go out to you and your family. :hug

I,too,send my best regards to you and your loved ones. I'll keep lots of good thoughts going your way,and please let us know how things are going,won't you? We're here to listen. . . . . . .

Ma prayers and thoughts are with you. Wishing your father a lot of strength through this. I know this must be hard for you and your family but you will overcome it together. And good luck with new home with your sister.

Hello everyone. Here's a little update. My dad is doing pretty Ok. He has his better days and bad days. He gets tired very quickly. He still doesn't look ill. January 2nd, he needs the last chemotreatment. But that one is stronger than the ones he's had and they say he will lose his hair. After that, they will remove stem cells. The first step in the process of stem cell transplantation is the collection of stem cells from a patient or a donor. When a patient's own stem cells are used, they are frozen and stored until needed. Stem cells can be collected from a donor when they are needed. The patient then receives high-dose chemotherapy and the stem cells are infused into the patient's bloodstream. The stem cells travel to the bone marrow and begin to produce new blood cells, replacing the normal cells lost during high-dose chemotherapy. From MultipleMyeloma.org During this period of producing new blood cells, my dad has to stay in the hospital for about 5 weeks in quarantine. So if i want to visit him, i have to wrap myself up in special sterile clothes. But i believe they don't allow many visitors. This is what awaits in the new year. Yeah, the new year starts with a lot of discomforts....... :no no

I'll keep your father in my thoughts and prayers, HH. I hope the treatments he has to undergo will lead to his recovery, though they are heavy. :hug

HH, I wish you, your family and your father a lot of courage. And for your father strenght during the difficult period in quarantine. I also hope that it will help him to recover. This is such a painfull time for all of you, and yes a sad start for the new year, but let us pray that it will get better during the year. Have hope. Love Marthe

Miranda, I am sorry to hear about your father. I hope the treatments are a great success and he is on the road to recovery soon. GinaP

The treatment sounds very difficult, but we can hope and pray that it will mean that this time next year, your father will be recovered and feeling well. :hug to you and your family.

It's very difficult living with loved ones in isolation, but seeing it from the nursing perspective, families seem to adapt very quickly to the necessary routines. I'm so glad your Dad is doing well and wish him all strength for the future and big hugs to yourself! :hug

I'll keep a spot in my thoughts for you,Miranda. My hope is that your dad will be as comfortable as possible and I know he has a wonderful daughter to give him love. Wish I could :hug you really tight right now...................... Lots of love, Ship