Category: Life

Life

This and that

Beth 31 March, 20095 March, 2011 1

One of my classmates from the Travel Channel Academy has used her video skills to win the use of a car!

“I am one of 100 people to win a 2011 Ford Fiesta (international model) for 6 months! Be sure to check my blog (http://hotfuzzonmylegs.blogspot.com) and twitter (www.twitter.com/lex112884) for more info and to learn more about the winnings!”

That’s very cool. I haven’t done much video myself, but have some projects in the works. Just local stuff, which I’ll post when it’s ready.

I’ve been approved to attend the tenth session of the Southern Pines Police Department’s Citizen’s Police Academy, and am looking forward to participating. My nephew wonders if that means Buddy will get to be a police dog.

I have Zometa tomorrow. It’s been a while since I did that, but there’s a possibility (I’m told) that it has an anti-myeloma effect. I only have it about 3-4 times a year now.

Categories Life, Southern Pines Tags police, police academy, Southern Pines, Travel Channel, video, zometa

My Uncle and www.MyelomaForums.com

Beth 15 March, 20097 June, 2009 3

All,

My uncle Darryl Ramsey was recently diagnosed with Stage 3 Multiple Myeloma and was told that he has aprox 1 year to live. However, my uncle feels that Chemo and Radation are a waste of time because he now knows he has been sick with Multiple Myeloma for over 10 years and thinks he is still here today because of the fact that he was the type of person to refuse going to doctors and he for years started jucing and eating better every day. Like most people the first thing my uncle did was a Google search and he found nothing but grimm information. I started www.myelomaforums.com because I wanted him and others like him to have access to information from other people so that him and others like him know about all the best treatments and have access to all the answers. However, the hardest part of getting a sucessful forum started is getting people and content. I am here to ask everyone to please sign up with www.myelomaforums.com as well because the more your stories are out there the more people we can help.

Thanks,

Andy

P.S. Beth your’re a sweetheart and thanks for the kind email and willingness to help.

Categories Family, Internet, Life, Myeloma, Myeloma Treatment, News Tags multiple myeloma, Myeloma, MyelomaForums.com

Exactly how to throw a party

Beth 1 February, 20096 May, 2017 1

What a great party! We had the honor of attending our sister’s 50th birthday party last night. It was perfect! The guests were a great group of people, the food was outstanding and the music was great. This one surpassed even a “Night Affair on Elm Street.”

Everyone should now go on over to the WriterHouse web site to make a donation in honor of Rachel’s birthday.

Beautifully presented food was a part of the celebration

Categories Food, Life Tags birthday, Charlottesville, donation, Unkefer, WriterHouse

2009 Myeloma update

Beth 15 January, 20097 June, 2009 15

I don’t have a lot to blog about here because my myeloma has been stable since last fall. There’s not much there at all. If you don’t have myeloma, I have only a little bit more than you do.

These labs were done 12/08/2008


IFE SERUM
(2) MONOCLONAL IgA-LAMBDAS DETECTED BY IFE.
SPE M-SPIKE 1                      0.17        g/dL
SPE M-SPIKE 2                      0.12        g/dL

IG FREE LIGHT CHAINS SERUM
                                                         Reference
  IG FREE LIGHT CHAIN KAPPA         *0.16mg/dL       [0.33-1.94]
  IG FREE LIGHT CHAIN LAMBDA         1.85mg/dL       [0.57-2.63]
  IG FLC KAPPA/LAMBDA RATIO         *0.09            [0.26-1.65]

IMMUNOGLOBULIN PROFILE
IMMUNOGLOBULIN G                  *374mg/dL       [588-1573]
TEST REPEATED TO CONFIRM
IMMUNOGLOBULIN A                  *415mg/dL       [46-287]
TEST REPEATED TO CONFIRM
IMMUNOGLOBULIN M                  *31mg/dL       [57-237]
TEST REPEATED TO CONFIRM
IMMUNOGLOBULIN E                   13 IU/mL       [4-269]

Categories Cancer, Duke, Life, Myeloma, Myeloma Treatment, News, Southern Pines, Stem Cell Transplant Tags FREE LIGHT CHAIN, IFE, IgA, IgE, IgG, IgM, KAPPA, LAMBDA, M-SPIKE, monoclonal, Myeloma

There’s a moon

Beth 15 January, 200915 January, 2009 3

This is a view of the moon through the clouds. It was such a striking image that I had to take a pic with my phone.

The moon in my back yard — The moon as seen from my back yard

There’s a moon
It’s in the sky
It’s called the moon
And everybody is there
– The B-52’s

As M knows, I can tell you (because I learned this from a recent dream) if aliens ever arrive on earth and try to kidnap us using their blue light, all we have to do is sing! They hate music, apparently. It drives them right off.

Categories Life, Stem Cell Transplant Tags b-52's, moon, sky

I love AFLAC

Beth 10 January, 200915 January, 2009 15

Before I got cancer, I made sure I had an AFLAC cancer policy. They’ve been great, and I recommend that everyone who is planning on having cancer enrolls in one of their plans before getting it. The trouble is, you don’t know if/when you might get cancer, so you better just plan for it. Expect the worst and hope for the best, some say.

I filed my claim for 2008 a week or so ago and was really surprised when I received a check in the mail for $4600. Something wasn’t right. It should have been $900. I’ve been filing these claims for years, so I knew a mistake had been made. I picked up the phone and called AFLAC. They’re going to investigate it and will send a letter when they figure out what happened. Wouldn’t it be nice if they said it was a reward for making it 6 years with myeloma?