Bostonmaggie

 My Mum passed away December 8th. As much as it hurt, it meant peace for her after a long battle with Parkinson. She went to sleep beside my...

It's nearly 0430. Later this morning I will I meet my new oncologist.  Dr. Miller is 74. He has had to step back with Covid & all. S...

Twelve years ago I was diagnosed with Multiple Myeloma.  Nothing was particularly wrong. Numbers from my yearly physical were pointing towar...

So I'll post something pleasant. Tomorrow evening, June 24th, the Massachusetts Historical Societ y is hosting an online event. Ma...

Without a doubt. And once again, I haven't planned it well.  That's because planning requires thinking about it & I don't ...

I get these wrong 95% of the time. Made an eye exam appointment down here in Tom's neck of the woods because I lost my glasses.  I get...

In more cases than one cares to contemplate, a Multiple Myeloma patient is rolling along when kidney damage requires dialysis & shortly ...

I do. I started late.  I didn't read him before the movie adaptation.  It seemed that there was an endless supply of books.  I was wro...

So we are a week out from The Tough Ruck .  The actual website is down or has problems, but the Facebook page is fine.  So, go there, like i...

The internet has given me sooooo much.  But once in a while, it gives you a gut punch. When I started blogging, technically I was a #Milbl...

The shittiest day of the year.

May 28, 2018. Twenty-two months since Frank died. Sometimes I don't know how I've lived this long. I have no regrets about my ...

....to many people. For me it is the 50th anniversary of Papa Kelley's death.  He was my mother's father.  I had only turned 7 a f...

There are lots of people who are very good to me & invite me to visit.  One of my absolute favorite destinations is Mary Ripley's ho...

I was with Britt, the grandkids and Tommy came up too. Last year I hosted a party and had plans to do so this year as well.  But when crun...

I've always paid attention to the moon & celestial events.  I can remember sharing this with Frank & Tom & their friends.  ...

I waited until the game ended, but I forgot about the 5th Quarter.  Not that my father is any great talker on the phone.  He's talkative...

So generally the Kindle is for my mental snack food, post-apocalyptic fiction.  Zombies, EMPs, viruses.  I have Kindle Unlimited and I subsc...

So, like I said, there are lots of appointments.  Regular oncology stuff, the stuff with the dentist and catching up on regular "keep y...

I was diagnosed with Multiple Myeloma a little over nine years ago.  My prognosis was not awesome.  My MM sub-type was IgA, which at the tim...