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Multiple Myeloma

Blood Cancers & Disorders | Last Active: Jun 23 10:21am | Replies (58)

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I loved this. Beautifully said.
“My dr said to look for horses before we look for zebras.”
To this I say, “amen.”
I am with you on the bone biopsy. My medical team and I have discussed and it does not change the trajectory of my treatment. We watch the blood analysis and if it gets wanky we will take action.
I try to eat right and exercise. I’ll do my part and I expect my medical team to do theirs. Sometimes I feel that they are a little too solicitous. Most of the time I am grateful that they are invested in my care. They are good clinicians.
I have added gratitude to my morning routine. I am grateful for each new day and the opportunity to watch and experience all that surrounds me. I will be 71 in a few days and I hope to have another 20 or so more years of beautiful spring mornings.
I have baby birds nesting in my front door wreath.
Life is good.
Patty

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Love the nest! Wow! We had doves one year but stray cats made that a bad idea. A neighbor home has a seagull nest AGAIN THIS YEAR it is halfway made and they are settling in on the roof where we can all watch the babies learn to fly…

No idea how the homeowner stands the poop AND fish bones! LOL

Very grateful for tolerant neighbors!

I definitely have spent a good deal of my life seeking the elusive diagnosis.

I’m not going to be doing anything differently except lifestyle and self care habits.

That’s no fun at all! But life is the stuff in between the stuff that we are paying attention to.

I am still able to do my jobs safely, so I better GET TO WORK.

I got myself a couple of jobs I can do while lying down when needed. Created both jobs before it got cool to work from home…

I’ve wanted a diagnosis with a proper label and a handicapped - parking - placard, forever.

But my therapist mentioned the other spots in front of stores are often available to anyone! LOL. So I get my front parking 🅿️ near those assigned spots. It helps! Being NEAR the store is possible without a special designation.

Got an injured thumb from getting an unauthorized bone away from a dog and I’ve been “crippled” by the lack of a fully functioning thumb on my right hand. It’s VERY FRUSTRATING and I’m SO GLAD I’m not unwell every minute of the day. That would suck.
All of my friends are in their 70’s and 80’s and apparently there is lots of stuff to do if we simply take care of our own health.