Again thanks for all the kind comments and good wishes.
Richard is not as well today. He's had trouble eating and is more sleepy. This may be a side effect of his last radiation treatment on the mass on his clavicle. He received a higher radiation dose on Friday since they cut the total number of treatments.
It also may be from enlargement of the abdominal plasmacytoma. I wish I could accept these changes as they come and not speculate about cause or look for a solution. I'm a nurse...I want to fix it.
I get so angry at times. I remember him as he was 10 or even 5 years ago and I want that man back.
Nurses from Hospice came today and admitted Richard to their program. Right now we don't need too much from them, but the time will come, and everything is now in place for when their services are needed.
I'm not really sure what direction to take with this blog. My original purpose was to provide information, but I seem to be writing more emotionally recently. I hope that will also be helpful to others at this stage of their disease.
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- Teresa Krone
- I'm writing this story to help others diagnosed with this relatively rare cancer. I'm a family nurse practitioner, working in a hospital. My husband Richard was a fifth grade teacher. He retired on disability in 2005 after thirty years of teaching. He was diagnosed with multiple myeloma in April of 1999, one week after his 49th birthday. He died February 28, 2009. The blog will stay for awhile. Hopefully our experiences can help others.
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7 comments:
As I read what you wrote about Richard having trouble eating and being more sleepy, the word "Avemar" popped into my mind. Last November, I did some research on Avemar (I have a blog page on it, actually), which is a “nontoxic fermented wheat germ extract demonstrated to significantly improve the survival rate in patients suffering from various malignancies.”
Avemar has helped improve the QOL of cancer patients even in advanced stages. I thought I would mention it to you because it apparently also improves appetite. One of the good things it does is reduce the flow of glucose into cancer cells. Well, it was just a thought...
My thoughts are with you both.
Take good care,
Margaret
Florence, Italy
Please don't feel you should apologise for your emotions. This is your space to express yourself as well as to share facts and I for one appreciate your open-ness. Hugs from afar.
Emotions are part of the journey we are all on. I, for one, applaud the courage shown by continuing to write. Your blog makes a difference.
How it is going for you:
Most precious information.
Bless you for sharing.
Continuing prayers for your journey and for you both.
Thinking about you and Richard ...
Thank you for continuing to write.
You and Richard remain in our thoughts and prayers.
You are indeed a wonderful and couragous lady, even finding time to leave valuable information for others. How I hate this 'Beast', forgive me, I send all my sincere best wishes to you, you are in my thoughts and my prayers.
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