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DAY 8 and more than half way through the VALLEY OF DOOM ! AND I feel OK😊 The Melphalan is doing its very important job of ‘seek and kill’ 🤺 any Myeloma cells it finds. It also affects my digestion a bit, so I have tablets for that. But yesterday, after a Doctor session, they… Continue reading DAY 8

I was woken, in the dark, at 5:00 this morning by a voice which said … “Richard! I’m here for your blood!” 🧛‍♀️ It’s going to be a good day 😊 5pm It’s been a strange day 🫣 I did get a chance to see blue sky this morning, from my special window … I’ve… Continue reading DAY 7

DAY 6 and all, or almost all, is good 😊 It’s 10 am, and there’s an imminent Ward Round. I need to think of anything that needs reporting … I can’t think of anything 🤔 They’re here, all 6 of them, and we talk about everything I’m experiencing. All the little bits ‘n pieces that… Continue reading DAY 6

It’s 8 in the morning and I’ve just eaten two slices of beautiful pineapple … a lovely way to start the day 😊😋 At 5 days in, I feel fine – though I’m a bit worried that my worrying about becoming unwell will make me feel/be unwell 🤔. And might worrying about my worrying make… Continue reading DAY 5

DAY 4 and I feel ok !! 😊 In my hospital room, there’s an amazing electric bed which does interesting things, and a similar electric chair. Unfortunately the chair has decided this morning that it wants to be a sun-bed – forever! Nurses have tried to fix it but they’re going to call in the… Continue reading DAY 4

Really very tired today following a slightly rough night because of a tum problem. After breakfast a consultant appears with many questions, which I very carefully answer. She’s very pleasant and helpful. Things seem to be progressing as expected 🙄 but she can’t help with my problem😕 Then a very enjoyable FaceTime daughter call. So… Continue reading DAY 3

A BAD start … the nurses have locked themselves out of the kitchen 🙄 so there’s no tea 😕. What next ? I walked up and down the long ward corridor 3 times yesterday – just to get moving. Later a nurse said, “I noticed you getting some exercise … were you trying to do… Continue reading DAY 2

There’s a bit of a technical problem here at HubbleBubble due to lack of forward planning. So, blog posts will be a bit limited. Day ZERO went well, and my stem cells rushed home, so that they took half of the expected time. Must have been a mutual attraction thing going on. Today, Day ONE,… Continue reading DAY 1

Today is day Zero …  the day that I get my stem cells back.   These are my own Stem Cells that were collected on 22nd and 23rd August. Yesterday was day ‘Minus One’, and a very long day too, with lots of fluids being pushed around me. The main fluid was Melphalan. And now I’m… Continue reading DAY ZERO!!!

I’m fantasising about a cup of tea, as Nurse Maisy arrives to measure my BP and stuff.  And bless her she gets me a cup of tea.   That’s so much better. Now for a shower, this could be a challenge. I was given a whole lot of infection detection swabs last night, for various… Continue reading Maisy & France