Case report: regression of MGUS with long-term use of curcumin!
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 to be a celebratory post, and I really don’t have the energy to dive into THAT discussion again. It’s just so bloody frustrating that sometimes I have to let off some steam. But no, not today. Today is a super good day! Pinga, 14.5 years old A new case report, led by Terry Golombick (if you don’t know who she is, you can do a search of my blog…she’s one of my favourite people on the planet…!!...
Source: Margaret's Corner - March 27, 2024 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Margaret Tags: Blogroll case report on curcumin MGUS patient and curcumin Terry Golombick Source Type: blogs

Fever!!!
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 anyone, even my closest friends. They all know and respect that… But on Sunday, March 10, I let down my guard, unfortunately. We went to a friend’s house, and when we left, I gave her a hug, just as she was telling me that she didn’t feel that great (Margaret, duh!). We pulled apart, but the damage was done. The following day she came down with a ...
Source: Margaret's Corner - March 25, 2024 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Margaret Tags: Blogroll Source Type: blogs

Test results!
Hi everyone! Oh dear, I’ve been gone for quite some time, haven’t I? Life really does get in the way of plans sometimes. In this period, in addition to being super busy with a million other things, I’ve been focusing on getting my arthritic knee in shape. There’s no going back to the knee I had in my 20s, of course, but I can try at least to stop it from getting worse, mainly with physiotherapy. Okay, but enough about my knee….that’s not the reason I’ve written this post… Today I have some good news that I’d like to share with you…   Here’s the news: I just...
Source: Margaret's Corner - February 21, 2024 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Margaret Tags: Blogroll boswellia curcumin osteoarthritis Source Type: blogs

Happy Holidays!
Hello everyone! Time is really flying…it’s Xmas, already??? How did that happen? Anyway, I just wanted to wish you all a very happy and healthful and peaceful holiday… Just about an hour ago I read some interesting news on the curcumin front, positive news…unfortunately, I don’t have time to write about it now. But I will be looking into it, you can be sure of that… In the meantime… Buone Feste, Happy Holidays! Margaret (Source: Margaret's Corner)
Source: Margaret's Corner - December 24, 2023 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Margaret Tags: Blogroll Source Type: blogs

An update from TAB
TAB sent this (see below) as a comment to his older news post, but I decided to put it in a post so more readers will see it immediately. TAB, you are amaaaaazing! A big hug! Margaret.   Here’s his message: TAB’s Update December 8, 2023 Alive and well at age 82 after dealing with MM (IgA Lambda) for 25 years. I have been off Velcade treatment for a year. I am feeling good with no symptoms. I am taking 6 grams of curcumin, resveratrol, vitamins C and D, selenium and a multivitamin. My blood work is good but M spike is rising. I will probably be going back on Velcade in February 2024 if the M spike keeps rising. My ...
Source: Margaret's Corner - December 10, 2023 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Margaret Tags: Blogroll Source Type: blogs

Knee osteoarthritis and Pavarotta
Well, earlier this week we had to say goodbye to our eldest cat, Pavarotta. She was 19 years old. Here, in brief, is what happened: last Monday, November 27, I heard a scary, very loud howl coming from the dining room, where the kitties have their water fountain. I got there in time to see Pavarotta fall on the floor and begin scrambling about, trying to get up. A few of our other cats came running and sat around her…I think they wanted to help. After hearing my reassuring voice (but I was freaking out, truth be told), she finally lay down and rested for about a half hour, then got up and seemed almost normal. She ev...
Source: Margaret's Corner - December 1, 2023 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Margaret Tags: Blogroll death of a cat gonoartrosi knee osteoarthritis Source Type: blogs

AL Myeloma/ Cardiac Amyloidosis
A dear friend of mine, whom I met via the blog many years ago, has been dealing with an unusual and very serious condition for several months. She asked if she could post an appeal on the blog to see if anybody else has had a similar experience or can help her in any way. If you have any information that might be useful to Clare in this very difficult moment, please let me know, or leave a comment on this post. If you want your comment to remain private, I will definitely respect your wish and send it only to Clare. Thank you very much. Here is what she wrote: I’ve had smouldering Myeloma for 13 years without treatm...
Source: Margaret's Corner - November 23, 2023 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Margaret Tags: Blogroll amyloid deposits in heart amyloid myeloma Source Type: blogs

Kitties!
Hey there! This is going to be a kitty post…My cellphone is full of photos of my cats (though there are a million of ’em!), so today I thought I’d share some recent ones, since I have nothing much to report… Here goes! (Source: Margaret's Corner)
Source: Margaret's Corner - October 6, 2023 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Margaret Tags: Blogroll cats gatti Maine Coon Source Type: blogs

Wow … Scotland!
Stefano and I spent a bit more than three weeks in Scotland in August, one of our longest holidays ever. What a fabulous trip… We landed in Edinburgh on August 4th, the day The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo started. It was spectacular. My photo (left) doesn’t do it justice. Even though I’d watched a few videos of the Tattoo on YouTube before leaving for Scotland, I had no idea it would be so engaging…so exciting, even. We thoroughly enjoyed it, as clearly did the other spectators. Definitely one of the best times of my life! Ring of Brodgar, a huge ceremonial site dating to the 3rd millennium BC After th...
Source: Margaret's Corner - September 11, 2023 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Margaret Tags: Blogroll Crathes Castle Scotland Tolquhon Castle Source Type: blogs

My Piccolo
Stefano likes to keep a note of anniversaries, birthdays, and other important events, but sometimes I would really prefer not to be reminded of certain dates. This morning, for example, as I was checking my phone calendar, which I share with Stefano, I saw that six years ago today we had Piccolo, our extraordinary and much beloved 14-year-old male cat, put to sleep. It hit me…tears…grief… No matter how much time goes by, it is still hard… But no, I don’t want to remember the period around Piccolo’s death, or, even less, the terrible day he died, one of the worst in my life.  I want to r...
Source: Margaret's Corner - September 8, 2023 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Margaret Tags: Blogroll cats grief losing a cat Source Type: blogs

Finally home!
Well, we (and our 8 cats!) actually moved back home a few weeks ago, but I have been so busy that my head has been spinning. Plus, big news: I have a cataract in my left eye, so I can’t stay at the computer for very long. Luckily, my normal routine hasn’t been affected, and I can still drive, but I will have to get the cataract removed in the autumn, for sure. No biggie (says the gal who had hip replacement surgery, hehe…btw, my new hip’s doing great!). It will get done…but first, we’re going on vacation! In about ten days or so…can’t wait. Funny how time just flies by, as I ...
Source: Margaret's Corner - July 23, 2023 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Margaret Tags: Blogroll Source Type: blogs

Holiday
Hello! I have a bit of time before leaving for Scotland…yes, yes, yes, Stefano and I are officially on holiday today…off for a week to the coast of Scotland to see our beloved puffins and other fabulous sea birds, gannets in particular. I’m sorry I haven’t been posting at all, but time is flying past me, and I am so busy with a million things that I just haven’t been able to sit down and write anything. But…I’m fine, the rest of my tests were okay, just a wee bit of the Bence Jones protein in my urine, but that happened once before years ago, then it disappeared, so I’m not concerned. We’ll see what happe...
Source: Margaret's Corner - June 2, 2023 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Margaret Tags: Blogroll Source Type: blogs

Incomplete test results …
Hi everyone! Time flies, doesn’t it? Sorry about not writing in so long…but I can assure you all that I’m fine, Stefano is fine, the kitties are fine. All is well, in sum. Except…we’re still not back home yet. That means that I don’t have access to my wonderful  PC (if I’d had any idea it was going to take this long, I would have moved my computer over here, duh), and I have to use my iPad now to do anything, including write this post. Don’t get me wrong, I love my iPad, but I have all my data and stuff on my PC  and, well, it’s just harder to work on the iPad…at least, for me. Pazienza… I have rec...
Source: Margaret's Corner - March 15, 2023 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Margaret Tags: Blogroll Source Type: blogs

Happy New Year!!!
Okay, okay, so I’m a bit (!) late for holiday greetings…but, in my defense, Stefano and I have had lots to do…We spent the holidays with his family in southern Italy and only returned to Florence a few days ago to our kitties and heaps of laundry . Before we left Florence, I came across a super interesting article about curcumin and myeloma, but of course I’ve “lost” it and will have to look for  it again. And even though I hate posting from my iPad, so annoying and slow, I will do so ASAP. Or rather ASIFTA (as soon as I find the article… ). Anyway, all is well here in Florence…and I will be blogging soon...
Source: Margaret's Corner - January 9, 2023 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Margaret Tags: Blogroll Source Type: blogs

Super busy
Hi everyone! Well, I won’t bore you with too many details, but wow, what a busy period this has been for Stefano and me. And in the middle of it, just when I was thinking of going to have my blood tests done, I caught the awful flu that is going around. High fever and whatnot. The good news is that I am well again, although still a bit tired, which is normal. The days are going by so fast…suddenly it’s almost Xmas! And that is why this morning I decided to write this quick post just to reassure everyone that I’m okay…just…BUSY, busy with, among other things, our house renovation project, and with no access t...
Source: Margaret's Corner - December 12, 2022 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Margaret Tags: Blogroll Source Type: blogs