~ Poems of Love ~

The following poems have been written by me, for my husband Hamada, who is suffering from Multiple Myeloma [IgG Kappa] a cancer of the plasma cells, which are found in the bone marrow. After many months of chemotherapy, contracting pneumonia twice, once given only twelve hours to live and having three bad fractures to his spine and also now showing in his Pelvis, we have made it to three years! The Muliple Myeloma also attacked his Kidneys, first showing at diagnosis in May 2006 leaving Hamada only a small percentage of kidney function. He never complains, using his most amazing smile even when I know he has severe pain. Hamada has achieved a Stem Cell Transplant, using his own 'harvested stem cells' During October 2007 he spent seventeen days in the 'Centre For Clinical Haematology' at Nottingham City Hospital UK. where he achieved this transplant. We had a scare at six months after transplant, when told 'the beast was back' but subsequent tests showed a partial remission. Now once again in 2009 it has been confirmed that Hamada is out of remission. This blog contains poems written for Hamada, telling of our life together, also updates on Hamada's journey, and his personal fight, against Multiple Myeloma :Info @ http://www.myeloma.org.uk/ I hope you like these poems of love and this site is dedicated to Hamada.

28 September, 2008

Extract from "Seasons Pass" - by Susie Hemingway


As pears that do not ripen
affirmation takes it's place,
when Autumn leaves turn to gold
my mind trenchant and keen;
I conquer many fearsome things
subdue and overcome, and as the mists
arrive, how precious days become...

Written in January and shown below.
All Rights Reserved @ 2008
Photo: Susie Hemingway@Flickr

2 comments:

Michael Morse said...

Beautiful words. I hope all is well, I read this numerous times and felt a little unease.

Susie Hemingway said...

No need for unease Micheal, I wrote this poem last January and felt it appropriate for the changing season of Autumn. Hamada is doing quite well and 'hanging in there' but all these days are precious. Do hope all is well with you and yours and come on get that blog going again we miss it.

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