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Tattooed | RRMS dx2006 | PCNSL dx2026 | Never give up
Neutropenic and septic. Platelets at 4 as well, Bilirubin at 50 and ALT at 600, which is better news. switching regimen to R-ICE to avoid the risk of needing a liver transplant. In the back of an ambulance yesterday with a 40 degree temp. Infection due to significantly reduced Neutrophils.
#FFS
. 🤦🏻♂️
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ALT down 400+ to 1396, platelets at 35 and bilirubin to a much more, important lower level. Pee doesn't look radioactive anymore, which is great news 👍🏼😂 We're on the right track folks, let's keep this going
#NeverGiveUp
4 days ago
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#ALT
level over 2500. Acute liver damage due to toxic
#chemotherapy
treatment. No one warned me of this! 🤬😩
6 days ago
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The wife's substack on the latest developments with my health and the effects it has on not just me.
#MS
#Lymphoma
#PCNSL
#Cancer
open.substack.com/pub/otherrol...
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Where it all started
Looking back now, the signs were there for weeks before we realised what we were actually dealing with.
https://open.substack.com/pub/otherrole/p/where-it-all-started?r=73ond9&utm_medium=ios
8 days ago
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#Thiotepa
hit me like a freight train today.
#Chemo
is brutal on
#MATRix
delivery.
#Methotrexate
levels checked in blood. 2nd faster
#Rituximab
bag tomorrow, then home on Tuesday hopefully. Then back in 2 weeks after recovery period, to rinse and repeat with added stem cell collection!
10 days ago
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#Cytarabine
and
#methotrexate
antidote day 1 of 2.
12 days ago
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#Rituximab
done over 5hrs yesterday, no drama. We are go on the
#Methotrexate
now.
13 days ago
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It's 5am. Very limited rest overnight. 1st night in hospital for chemo start this morning. Alien bed, environment, noise, temperature. And it begins shortly. See you on the other side folks. Fuck MS Fuck Lymphoma Fuck Cancer Fuck it all Good morning!! 🤬
15 days ago
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I need to practice mindfulness more. It helps me but have been distracted lately.
#mindfulness
add a skeleton here at some point
16 days ago
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#MS
#Cancer
#DMT
tremlettsmsresearchexplained.wordpress.com/2026/04/23/i...
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Impact of cancer on multiple sclerosis-related healthcare and disease-modifying drug use: a multinational cohort study explained
by Sharon Roman[i] The average age of people with multiple sclerosis (PwMS) in France and North America has risen, with the majority of PwMS now aged 50 or older. As a result, age-related condition…
https://tremlettsmsresearchexplained.wordpress.com/2026/04/23/impact-of-cancer-on-multiple-sclerosis-related-healthcare-and-disease-modifying-drug-use-a-multinational-cohort-study-explained/
17 days ago
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Pure Science
21 days ago
Scientists May Have Found a Way To Repair Nerve Damage in Multiple Sclerosis #Science #HealthandMedicine #Neurology #MultipleSclerosis #NerveDamage #MedicalResearch
https://scitechdaily.com/scientists-may-have-found-a-way-to-repair-nerve-damage-in-multiple-sclerosis/
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Scientists May Have Found a Way To Repair Nerve Damage in Multiple Sclerosis
Two experimental drug molecules promoted myelin repair in MS disease models, pointing toward a possible future route for treating nerve damage rather than only suppressing inflammation.
https://scitechdaily.com/scientists-may-have-found-a-way-to-repair-nerve-damage-in-multiple-sclerosis/
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A Chronic Voice
18 days ago
“
#Bowels
and
#bladders
that treat you like a hostage. Every public outing is a tactical operation. Every seat, every loo, every escape plan scouted, rehearsed, prayed for.”:
buff.ly/nZ8axto
by goblinbloggeruk
#disability
#ChronicPain
#MS
#MultipleSclerosis
#spoonie
#disabled
#horror
#NEisVoid
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If You Could See MS – Part 2 The Horror Sequel You Can’t Unsee
Part 2 of “If You Could See MS” drags you deeper into the neurological horror of living with multiple sclerosis. Raw, furious, and darkly funny—this isn’t feel-good fluff. It’s blood, spoons, and…
https://buff.ly/nZ8axto
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It starts Tuesday.
#NeverGiveUp
#MATRix
#Chemo
#Cancer
#PCNSL
#Lymphoma
www.cancerresearchuk.org/about-cancer...
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Methotrexate, cytarabine, thiotepa and rituximab (MATRix)
MATRix is a cancer drug combination used for central nervous system lymphoma (CNS lymphoma)
https://www.cancerresearchuk.org/about-cancer/treatment/drugs/methotrexate-cytarabine-thiotepa-rituximab
21 days ago
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Prof G
21 days ago
#MS_Selfie
Newsletter - Are you a carer? Do you help look after someone with MS? Is informal caring good or bad for the carer’s brain? =>
buff.ly/cFmqzwF
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Are you a carer?
Is informal caring good or bad for the carer’s brain?
https://gavingiovannoni.substack.com/p/are-you-a-carer
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My wife's new substack on previous and current challenges, processing it and heading through it all step by step:
#MS
#Cancer
#Support
#Care
#Leader
#Coach
otherrole.substack.com/p/i-expected...
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I Expected to Fall Apart, But I Haven't... Yet
If you follow my writing on Reflection as a Catalyst you may have noticed a gap recently, I haven’t wanted to make a big announcement of it, but I also don’t want to just pick up where I left off with...
https://otherrole.substack.com/p/i-expected-to-fall-apart-but-i-havent
22 days ago
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#Ultramarathon
off AGAIN this year 🤬
#Chemo
takes priority apparently. Oh yeah, I can barely walk as well. Fuck MS Fuck Cancer Fuck it all.
24 days ago
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PICC line in in 2 weeks, 12 weeks of aggressive chemo & monitoring,6 weeks rest, 3 week Stem Cell Transplant, 3 months isolation. Today has been overwhelming and heavy. It's coming. This is going to be brutal.
#MS
#Lymphoma
#Grateful
29 days ago
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Jon Gregg 🇪🇺🏴🇺🇦🇮🇪
about 1 month ago
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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NHS cancer injection could mean patients spend hours less in hospital
Thousands of patients will be offered a new injectable form of an immunotherapy drug that takes minutes.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx214vld41ko
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Dexamethasone insomnia is ball breaking. Me no likey. Me no want anymore. Bring on the Chemo+Steroids then!
about 1 month ago
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Go The Auzzies!!! mRNA Vaccine Targeting Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV) in Healthy Young Adults
#mRNA
#vaccine
#EBV
clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT075...
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ClinicalTrials.gov
https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT07557602
about 1 month ago
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Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD
about 1 month ago
There’s some lag time before the U.S. really starts falling behind in new preventive strategies, but we are rapidly approaching it. A Phase I trial of an mRNA vaccine against Epstein-Barr Virus has just launched in Australia, and this vaccine could prevent multiple sclerosis, among other things.
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Hey
@chiaraml.bsky.social
, I've had to resign from
@navigatems.bsky.social
because of my health situation. I've spoken to
@jenibaykoca.bsky.social
about this. She's cool with that and understands. I have the greatest confidence you and the rest of the team will produce awesome results!
#NeverGiveUp
about 1 month ago
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Two Faces of MS 💋
about 1 month ago
For my birthday this year, I am fundraising for MS Hope for a Cure. Any amount is greatly appreciated.
#MultipleSclerosis
mshopeforacure.kindful.com?_gl=1*kg5q8p...
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MS for 22 year's so far. Cancer confirmed 80mins ago. 45 years old. Fuck.
about 1 month ago
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From the surgeon: 99% certainty t's a brain cancer Very positive of it being 'curable' with 6-12 months of chemo.
about 1 month ago
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The entry point. MRI looks awful.
#MS
#Lymphonia
about 1 month ago
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Neurosurgery you say?? Why not! Get the Bosch 18v charged and let's have a party in my skull!
#Shit
#MS
#Lymphoma
about 1 month ago
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Significant cerebellar relapse pour moi
#ms
#bollox
www.healthcentral.com/condition/mu...
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MS Cerebellum: How Multiple Sclerosis Affects Coordination
Learn how MS impacts the cerebellum, causing balance, coordination, and movement challenges, and explore management strategies.
https://www.healthcentral.com/condition/multiple-sclerosis/ms-cerebellum
about 1 month ago
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Andy McDonald MP
about 1 month ago
This week I'm supporting Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week. MS is unpredictable and affects everyone differently. The theme is challenging MS assumptions and the impact these misconceptions can have. Living with MS is tough. No two days are the same, and many symptoms are invisible.
#MSThinkAgain
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A Chronic Voice
about 2 months ago
“If you have
#access
to it, consult with people with
#LivedExperience
..If you're not working with people who experience
#accessibility
barriers firsthand, you’re missing a vital voice.”:
buff.ly/hniACoj
from CreativeBloq
#DisabledPeople
#design
#inclusive
#disability
#disabled
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Designers. There’s no excuse for accessibility as an afterthought
Something Familiar’s creative director discusses the importance of challenging industry assumptions.
https://buff.ly/hniACoj
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Received my PIP renewal through the post today, 1 week earlier than expected (well done DWP!) and they've extended it for 6, YES 6, years!! 😲 MS has some staying power that's fo sho!! 🎉😂👊🏼
about 2 months ago
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I need my immune system reconstituted! Any folk on here with
#MS
who have any insights/experience on either
#Cladribine
(Mavenclad) or
#Alemtuzumab
(Lemtrada) that you'd be willing to share with me (and any one else who sees it in here!) 😁
about 2 months ago
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DON'T DO THIS When relapsing hard, with huge head pain for 11 days, go the Emergency Dept as per direction from 111 service, to rule out a stroke by CT scan. We just walked out 5hrs later with a box of Codeine.
#ThursdayAdvice
#NoStroke
about 2 months ago
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My
#MS
has now powered through 2 high efficacy, trusted DMTs, Natalizumab (Tysabri) and ofatumumab (Kesimpta). Only next step is stem cell transplant according to my Neuro yesterday. Luckily I've got an appt next month. See of I can persuade them to deliver CAR-T instead 👍🏼
about 2 months ago
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Multiple Sclerosis
about 2 months ago
Woman with three deadly autoimmune diseases has ‘remarkable’ recovery after stem cell therapy
www.theguardian.com/science/2026...
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Woman with three deadly diseases has ‘remarkable’ recovery after cell therapy
Treatment reset wayward immune system of patient with life-threatening conditions, say scientists, in a world first
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/apr/09/autoimmune-diseases-cell-therapy-immune-reset
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After 22 years of living with
#MS
I just heard from my MS Nurse that I'm more than likely going through a
#pseudo-relapse
. WTAF is that about?!?! There are no stressors in my life to make that a reality! 🤬🤦🏻♂️🤷🏼♂️
about 2 months ago
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#Ataxia
and
#MS
. Winner winner chicken dinner for me! I just want my left arm and hand back. FFS 🤦
about 2 months ago
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Yes please.
#CAR-T
#MS
add a skeleton here at some point
about 2 months ago
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Abi B
about 2 months ago
multiplesclerosisnewstoday.com/news-posts/2...
#MultipleSclerosis
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Scientists zero in on CD29 protein marker as key driver of MS
Certain MS-driving immune cells express a protein marker called CD29, which helps these cells move into the brain and trigger inflammation.
https://multiplesclerosisnewstoday.com/news-posts/2026/04/06/scientists-identify-cd29-protein-marker-key-driver-brain-inflammation-ms/
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Sublimely written. My takeaway as someone who is awful at pacing, whilst living with
#MS
- "Pacing with chronic illness is not about shrinking your world. It is about stabilizing your baseline so you are not constantly recovering from overexertion." So eloquently put and so easily understood 😀
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about 2 months ago
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A review of PIP is underway in the UK and those of us with
#MS
have been invited by
@mssocietyuk.bsky.social
to get involved. If you have the time & energy, please feel free to contribute as you wish 😀
www.mssociety.org.uk/research/new...
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Have your say: PIP Review and tips for sharing your views and experience
The Review into Personal Independence Payment (PIP) has started. Have your say today!
https://www.mssociety.org.uk/research/news/have-your-say-pip-review?utm_source=linkedin&utm_medium=organic-post&utm_content=pip_have_your_say&utm_campaign=nb0001-000
2 months ago
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Feeling properly drunk today.
#MS
breaking my vestibular system and knocking me bandy, moreso than normal for some reason.
2 months ago
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For the
#MS
network. Is this accurate to choose which activity to improve MS instability? - Primary goal is to improve balance and prevent falls, Choose
#TaiChi
. - To improve flexibility and balance simultaneously, choose
#Yoga
. - To increase core strength to support balance, choose
#Pilates
.
2 months ago
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I'm half way through her memoir at the moment, "You With the Sad Eyes". The prologue is so relatable for those of us with
#MS
. This action of hers will make those who are left after her passing a tiny bit more manageable, kudos to her for talking about it.
www.yahoo.com/entertainmen...
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‘Married with Children’ star with incurable disease has purchased her funeral plot
The "Married with Children" star opened up to NPR about living with multiple sclerosis and her biggest fear about leaving her 15-year-old daughter Sadie behind.
https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/celebrity/articles/married-children-star-incurable-disease-093539156.html
2 months ago
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A Chronic Voice
2 months ago
"The message you absorbed wasn’t “rest when you need to.” It was “rest when you’ve done enough to deserve it.” Those 2 things are not the same & your
#NervousSystem
learned the 2nd one so well that taking a
#nap
now feels like a moral
#failure
.":
buff.ly/H6y38wY
by
@thethrivingspoonie.com
#resting
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The Permission Slip You've Been Waiting For: Rest Is Not a Reward
Rest guilt is real — but rest isn't something you have to earn. Here's your permission slip to honor your body's needs.
https://buff.ly/H6y38wY
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Live With MS
2 months ago
MS fatigue is NOT just being tired. It can hit suddenly, feel overwhelming, and no amount of rest seems to fix it.
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Dr. Susan Winters ☕️
2 months ago
🚨 VIRUS ALERT: You likely carry JC virus (JCV) right now. Up to 70–90% of adults do. Usually harmless, but if immunity drops it can reactivate and cause PML, a rare, often fatal brain disease.
#Bluesky
#Science
#Health
#JCvirus
#MS
#Lupus
#Neurology
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You're likely already infected with a brain-eating virus you've never heard of
Fatal brain infection was thought to be from profound immune suppression. Not anymore.
https://arstechnica.com/health/2026/03/youre-likely-already-infected-with-a-brain-eating-virus-youve-never-heard-of/
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Balance your
#Threat
,
#Drive
and
#SelfSoothe
systems and you will feel huge benefits. Psychology and common sense prevail.... I fail at this over and over again. I suffer. Be less me.
balancedminds.com/three-system...
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Three System Model - Three Circle Model - Balanced Minds #1
Would you like to learn more about the CFT three system model (also known as three circle model) & download a copy of this? Find out more here
https://balancedminds.com/three-system-model/
3 months ago
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It's a perpetual life of grief, having
#MS
. A life we don't want but have no choice or control. Play the cards your dealt I say.
#NeverGiveUp
3 months ago
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Nicola h
3 months ago
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