Can I beat Myeloma?

The weather and colours of trees have been stunning over the last 2 weeks.  Fantastic views from Tobins track near Arrowtown especially; highly recommended. Over the last 2 weeks, I have gradually got more tired, forgetful and fuzzy. This is known as chemo brain.  Very frustrating as I am still trying to manage all the trades involved in the renovations in and around our house (flat, garden, drive, garage and gate all yet to be finished)  Chemo brain will get worse apparently.  It is combined with the side effects from:  the steroids causing:  an  over active brain and frantic list writing at 4-5am in the wee hours of Friday morning when I scribble the latest set of crazy ideas;  flashes of anger and mood swings  my first bone strengthening infusion; a drug called Zometa (a zoledronic acid) which is in the bisphosphonate family (normally used to treat oestoporosis); I am a toxic mess...

A heart felt thank you! I have had so many great emails, texts i-messages to read this last week, it has been overwhelming. I promise to get around to answering them all individually before too long. I am hoping for a set of rainy days so I can have compulsory sitting in front of laptop or just feet up and reading a book. Whilst the sun is out I am being the typical conditioned Brit and just have to get outside; even if it only means a short gentle walk or digging up some weeds in the garden (currently all I am capable of) I feel tired and sick after the chemo day and just as I start to feel a bit better it is treatment day again. Mostly I feel strange / not myself. At least the autumn colours are beautiful. I am 1/8 of the way through my first set of chemo and already feel like a cross between a pin cushion, and a pill box. Life on 9 different types of drugs is a struggle; I am someone who dislikes taking any pills as I find it difficult to swallow them without gagging....