Susie Hemingway - A Power Within.

There will be no more entries here, Hamada's journey is now complete and so all further writing will be over at http://www.susiehemingwa...

Let me not falter dear Lord. Let me not fall at this final hurdle. Guide me now to complete this task. Let me not plaintively wail and screa...

My beloved Hamada quietly and peacefully and with great dignity left us today to go home to be with God. Dear Universe a new angel has joine...

Just a short update for those who are awaiting news of our dear Hamada, especially our family in Egypt. Hamada has started his final journey...

Hamada has spoken very little during the last two days. managing only to smile and greet the family who have all been here at "Hemingwa...

The terrible headache which has been with Hamada for a week now, has become too much for him to bear. Yesterday he was prescribed control re...

Hamada has now received two whole blood units and one of platelets which took six hours, being slowly transfused as to protect the remaining...

A very watchful weekend for me as Hamada recovers from six hours of transfusions on Friday. Transfusions were done very slowly as to protect...

After blood tests done yesterday at Lincoln County Hospital the results show that Hamada's platelet level is extremely low at 16. So thi...

When I started this blog more than four years ago I promised always to tell how it is for a Carer of someone with MM. It was important for m...

Beautiful mellow Autumn days spent quietly, enjoying precious time with good food and sweet music. Nothing terribly important to report. We ...

As swooping as the Rollercoaster my heart hangs in fearful suspended news that fills these 'purple days'. Days that bring sh...

For a short time now Hamada has been having problems with his toe nails and I have insisted he show these to the nurse at MM clinic. She rec...

Further to the post below: On Friday afternoon we received two calls from Lincoln Hospital, one from the Haematology Department and one from...

After a worrisome week and Hamada's well considered decision not to continue with more treatments certainly for the time being, which wo...

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Not such good news for Hamada this week. In the past few days it has be detected that Hamada's kidney function has taken a sharp downtur...

If tears could talk as gentle fall they gather all, in misty path that's made. On flushed cheeks like warm 'soft nymph of sadness...

Hamada attending a recent family celebration with courage and dignity, staying for three hours and enjoying an evening of laughter, fun, go...

As Hamada approaches three years since his Stem Cell Transplant which undoubtedly saved his life, we are eternally grateful for the extra y...

My thoughts and prayers today are with Dianne and Vern West of Nevada USA. Vern who was diagnosed with MM at the same time as Hamada , has e...

As Summer fades and the air is filled with signs of Autumn. As the leaves start their change in colour and their sprinkling fall; the rhythm...

Just the best news received today at Hamada's consultation at Lincoln. I felt he was doing well (see below) but to my surprise, the Para...

A short update to say that Hamada has now completed his first course of Revlimid and all seems to be progressing well. No need for additiona...

Do we pretend dear one? As judgements are made and disclosed In fretful haze we nuzzle closer To mirror the fears that we know Do we pretend...

After a rather long visit with Hamada's consultant at Lincoln yesterday it was a general consensus between us that Hamada would start R...

Perhaps we are doing something that is completely frowned upon by the medical profession but just as the last of the Chemo free days are her...

Hamada has been resting well since the four cycles of Velcade chemotherapy treatment, which as regular readers will know, was not successfu...

As soft as the evening breeze that trembles through the tallest trees as meditative as your words allow, entwined and tangled in these Summe...

This week we learnt that our friend and Hamada’s fellow warrior, travelling the same MM road has passed away. He was a lovely gentleman whom...

A hauntingly beautiful song written, played and sung by Jo Moursi is now available to download from itunes - all proceeds are going to Myelo...

After consultation this Thursday it has been jointly decided to adopt a wait and watch policy after the poor response from the three months ...

We swing together you and I in that old shaded place we love, peaceful sweet smelling garden air that gentle breeze that tickles hair, the y...

It was an eternal wait that day a long perpetual tedious episode an abuse on the senses, the faces filling the clinic suite sitting too clos...

Sunlit shafts streak in rays across celestial blue skies, pink fluffy pendulous blossoms wave their clusters in the breeze, the vivid startl...

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Written on the 4th anniversary of Hamada's diagnosis with Multiple Myeloma. Recently I left a comment on a fellow bloggers site thanking...

Under a lovers gaze stoic and stubborn I fight for you, in watchful waiting the power of my mind spurs me on… The tiredness of these determi...

It was a sad day for us both yesterday which brought bad news that Hamada is just not responding well enough to the chemotherapy drug Velcad...

Just recently our dear blogger friend Nancy of www.lacootina.blogspot.com lost her short fight against Multiple Myeloma. There is no way to ...

Never forgetting how far we've come I've posted the above photo today showing Hamada when he first come home from Nottingham City Ho...

You watch your family well my love with twinkling fervency of pride, not much I’m sure escapes those beaming eyes whose rays emit relentle...

Well the friendly G-CSF injections have done their work, Hamada is now able to receive more Velcade starting again with a reduced amount on ...

The very complicated 'river of life' with the quality and careful balances that must be maintained for Hamada to continue with Velca...

We waited the hours together, us and the man with the white knitted hat, pale and often slipping down in his chair he looked desperately ill...

Are you a jewel? Priceless exquisite, cut of flawless clarity. A glittering seven carat white diamond perhaps? A gleaming diadem of chosen s...

Hamada has been unwell for over a week with a cold which has now turned into a nasty chest infection. Our visit yesterday to Lincoln for his...

Hamada started his second course of Velcade this week, his platelets have risen back to 33 and although having a bad cold, the Doctor after ...

Hamada has stopped Velcade after just three infusions as his platelets have crashed to just twenty-two. He is having a rest of ten days with...

People’s eyes tell their story as sitting quietly deep in thought, magazines remain unread, heads often bow in contemplation. A visit to Onc...