Margaret's Corner. Living with smoldering myeloma

26/03/2025

Now that I can read with only one eye, I keep seeing (!) interesting studies. Figures!

An Italian study on the use of complementary therapies March 26, 2025 / Margaret / Leave a comment A recently published Italian study (yaaay!) in MedPress Oncology just popped under my one eye, no pun intended…well, okay, intended, hehe. Very interesting. Here’s the link: https://medpresspublica...

23/03/2025

I’ve seen versions of this, with other animals, too, but it still makes me chuckle…

20/03/2025

https://margaret.healthblogs.org/?p=17208&preview=true

A new pilot study on curcumin and myeloma patients March 20, 2025 / Margaret / Leave a comment I’m baaaack!!! Well, no…just sort of. I’m actually typing while using only one eye, my unoperated eye, to be precise. Long, boring story, ho hum, but even though my operated eye is doing extremely we...

23/02/2025

Finally, a new, chatty post. 🙃

Cataract surgery, recent test results and personal news snippets… February 23, 2025 / Margaret / Leave a comment I haven’t felt like writing anything in quite some time…well, actually, I’ve written a couple of posts but haven’t published them. But today I decided to publish a post I’ve b...

19/12/2024

This post will explain why I have "disappeared" from my blog, etc.

Apologies! December 19, 2024 / Margaret / Leave a comment Hello everyone, I know I know I know! I have had so many things happen since we got back from Scotland at the end of August…and no time for sitting down and writing a post. Well, I did write a sort of post about Scotland, but I never got ar...

02/08/2024

A very sad period. After Pixie, today we had to say goodbye to our Pinga.

Ciao, Pinga August 2, 2024 / Margaret / Leave a comment This is how I want to remember her…healthy and strong… Pinga is no longer with us. She was quite ill, not just renal insufficiency, a common condition of cats her age, but also some rather serious neurological issues….This afternoon, afte...

18/07/2024

https://margaret.healthblogs.org/2024/07/18/birthday/ New post...

Birthday! July 18, 2024 / Margaret / Leave a comment Well, today is my birthday. How old am I? Hmmm, let me think….Wait a sec, I have almost got it….Just kidding, hehe, I know how old I am: 63. Poppy, July 2024 63 and counting! After my diagnosis, I didn’t think I’d make it to my mid 40s (wh...

27/06/2024

https://margaret.healthblogs.org/2024/06/27/pixie/

Pixie… June 27, 2024 / Margaret / Leave a comment These past few weeks haven’t been easy. At all. On June 13 we had to have one of our cats put to sleep: Pixie, only 6.5 years old. We’re still in shock. It happened too quickly. Studies have shown that losing a beloved pet is like losing a belo...

29/04/2024

Going to London...yaaay!

Holiday! April 29, 2024 / Margaret / Leave a comment Potter, almost 4 years old, Florence, end of April 2024 Stefano and I and a couple of our closest friends are going to London for a few days. While they, including Stefano, will be returning on Sunday because they have to go back to work, I will b...

27/03/2024

Another cur cumin-patient case report. Thank you, Dr. Golombick!!!

Case report: regression of MGUS with long-term use of curcumin! March 27, 2024 / Margaret / Leave a comment I wonder if these case reports will ever catch the eye of our MM organisations, which, unfortunately, are so heavily sponsored by big Pharma…Doubtful… 😕 Well, Margaret, this is intended...

25/03/2024

Just a quick update...wear your masks! Just saying...

Fever!!! March 25, 2024 / Margaret / Leave a comment My faithful nurses (of course, Stefano was number ONE)… I’m usually soooo careful when I leave the house…If I’m going to be in a crowded situation, such as a supermarket, I pull out and wear an FFP2 mask. I don’t shake hands or kiss anyo...