My husband was diagnosed with MM in April 2021. This came about after he had Covid last December and decided to donate his plasma as he wanted to see if he had antibodies. Also at the time a request had been made for men over 60 to donate their plasma. A letter was sent to him from the blood donation centre advising him to contact his GP. From there on numerous tests were carried out and the diagnosis was confirmed. He had had no symptoms, was/is super fit and we were knocked sideways.
Fortunately, it was caught early and that’s what we’re hanging onto
Our youngest daughter was due to get married in August of this year and my husband didn’t want to tell her or our oldest daughter until after the wedding. However, deep down we knew we had to tell them both and we wanted to tell them together. It was the hardest thing either of us have ever had to do. My husband broke down and I had to tell the girls and their partners.
Anyway, back to the present Husband had his stem cell harvested last week and we’re now waiting for a date for his transplant I’ve never felt so scared!
Hi and a warm welcome to the Online Community although so sorry to hear about your husbands diagnosis, this is such a hard time for all the family but I do hope you will find lots of comfort and support from people who understand here on the Online Community.
The New to Community area is like our reception where you can be signposted on to our many dedicated support groups and I see you have already joined and posted in our Myeloma group, but I see your husband is embarking on the Stem Cell Transplant (SCT) Rollercoaster - I understand this journey well as I have had two Allo (donor) SCTs for my rare type of Lymphoma,
We actually do have a dedicated Stem cell transplant support group. SCT is a rather unique journey so talking with others who have walked the walk can help a lot.
This group is a safe place to talk to other people who might have a similar blood cancer diagnosis, SCT treatment experience or are supporting someone on their SCT journey..
I will keep an eye open for you in the SCT group ((hugs))
