Rusty Just Diagnosed With Multiple Myeloma
Well 2025 just keeps on giving -- it's hard to stay positive when the hits just keep on comin'. Lost my brother in December '24, my ex (with whom I had a speaking relationship and 3 children) passed from pancreatic cancer in August. Now my husband, whose gurl I am, was just diagnosed with MM. At age 76 the treatment options are more limited, and we're still waiting to hear how the hematologist/oncologist wants to approach this. Add all the economic and political garbage under which we're being buried and it's almost too much.
I almost wish '25 could be over and '26 start with some good news, but I don't want to wish away any time at this point.
Hoping for the best for all of us in the days, weeks, months and years ahead.
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Please try to stay strong. 
it will get better, may-be not right now, but it will. ♥️
💕💕💕💕💕
Sending best wishes to you and your husband.
I wish your Rusty the best. I hope that they can find an effective treatment for him. Stay strong and think positive!!
Keep strong.
It’s got to be so painful, both literally AND figuratively.
Maybe it just means you’ll be spending WAY more of your ever more precious time strengthening your bonds and your love for each other. One of you gets a head start on building a Rainbow Bridge for the other of you. And eventually, you’ll both dance across it together.
Mr. Noodle's mother lived to be 90 years old and was diagnosed with MM at about the same age Rusty is. One of the meds she was treated with was Thalidomide. She had few side effects from the treatments she got and was fairly active until the last year of her life. I hope Rusty does well and you can both see many more years together. I'm sure there are better treatments now than there were then. She was diagnosed about 28 years ago.
life can be so unfair
A tough one for me too healthwise. I am still able to walk though, this is good!
I hope for some good news from you soon.
