Is there anyone in that support group that you can be friends with outside of the group Keith? Like swap numbers & maybe meet up for a coffee or a walk.
Would be cool, but Iām the baby of the group. My Doctor calls me one of her younguns. Life quite interesting I think, mum never really find anyone and when I came along she put all her energy and life into me.
Everyone has their own lifeās in the Myeloma group majority I think are in remission. I still have to make a decision with the SCT. Had a Echo procedure done yesterday which made me think about life and we all are walking miracles which leads you to think there must be a god, a creator. We are so complex and our bodyās and organs are a organic machine. Itās quite incredible when you get to see that side of it.
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How are you feeling Keith?
What is SCT?
Itās nice to have friends of all ages. One of my closest friends is 17 years older than me.
Stem Cell Transplant
A little tired at the moment, thanks for asking Anna.
Life is a miracle so hold on to that thought. You can do this.
Make sure your are eating properly to keep your strength up.
I do wonder when people see 68 and think thatās my age ? it isnāt!
@ Mad it so is incredible itās like we all are biological machines.
Unfortunately Maggieās can help with counseling for Myeloma Cancer but not really grief. Part of your life dies when you lose a loved one.
It was a struggle yesterday, was feeling tired! I think this country needs a war to wake people up from this nightmare country. We not surviving, we existing nothing more. If there was a war we all would have to work together to survive or perish. We would be on our own, so rules would not apply, governments would not apply, there would be no law. Rule 1 would be survival and rule 2 working together in order to survive.
No I didnāt see 68 & assume it was your age Keith. All I was saying is that age is no bar to friendship & hoped you might find someone at Maggieās who can become a friend. Age brings experience & the older we are the more likely it is that we have been affected by grief & ill health whether in person or amongst our closest circle.
I certainly struggled with other peoplesā grief when I was younger. I didnāt know what to do or how to react.
We only meet once a month, there are things I can do at Maggieās. But I was at hospital twice this week and will be twice next week. Age doesnāt play any resemblance regards health.
@ Everyone
Visited mum today and took a plant up. If mum had still been alive mum would have been 97. Miss her, lifeās not the same without her. I was alone with her just like I was in life, not much changes!
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Thinking of you Keith. That was a nice thing to do xx
Yeah, I wanted to! mum never far from my thoughts.
I think sometimes I struggle to relate to people on here. Every person is different, every loss is different, every scenario is different. I think sometimes a different jigsaw piece from one jigsaw is trying to communicate with another jigsaw piece from another jigsaw. Sometimes this is how it feels to me. But we all having different days, different emotions etc.
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Hi all, youāre correct in your thinking there @Keith68 everyone experiences grief in different ways, no grief is the same. The only common factor is we have all lost someone dear to us, and if different views come out along the way then so be it, itās an open discussion for people to feel they can offload their crap and never be judged,which too many people do now itās gone to the extreme
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Itās more then grief, my life totally has changed and the world has changed way too much too. Change and isolation is a serious key factors too.
Isolation is a massive problem now for people, itās just a case of trying to throw yourself into different things which can be hard when depression etc kicks in, itās a viscous circle @Keith68. No one has the answers unfortunately most people are quite selfish these days and everyone looks after themselves
yep and Christmas maginifys that! not even started shopping for it as of yet. Trying to avoid it at all cost. Might get a few Christmassy things but no way will I go overboard.