Onwards and Upwards: Staying stale in the teacup of life

[biscuitsandbandages]

This is my 3rd thread as I go from a shock diagnosis of leukaemia towards what will hopefully be a cure.

Life is shit but I am strong and there will be happy times again.

Thank you everyone for your ongoing suppport x

bedtime for me tonight Biscuits, I have an early start. Wishing you a peaceful night x

Evening Buscuits! Continuing to send thoughts and prayers x

Still thinking you Biscuits, stay stale dear one xx

Checking daily, full of hope. Keep going, dear biscuits.

The 3rd chapter of your thread is filling up fast! Nearly at 1000. Will need to start a new thread soon, followers-of-biscuits (while biscuits is still offline) and maybe link to it before this one runs out? Just a thought (though not sure I'm clever enough to do this!)

Thinking of you biscuits.

I haven't posted before Biscuits but I think of you often. I am cheering you on, please keep going, so many people are praying for you and wishing you well.

Have a peaceful night X

thinking of you biscuits, mr. biscuits and the little crumbs

Ditto Mumsfret - whoever starts the new thread, it would be great if you could include a link.

You're not going to escape from your fan club biscuits! x

Not a day passes that I don't think of you, Biscuits.

I think it would be fine to start another thread, possibly with the same title & just Part II at the end. First post could have a link & an explanation of what we've done.

Hi Biscuits, it's been a while since I've been here but I think of you often. xx

Hey Biscuits.
I think of you daily
Got a letter today saying I can't donate platelets, I'm a bit disappointed but will still donate blood!!
Everything I donate now has another meaning, I think of how lovely women such as you & my mum rely on donations to get through treatment.
I live in hope that one day I'll be a match for someone who needs bone marrow...
Anyway, I'm prattling on & I've just been leaving short messages, so thought I'd have a bit craic

Sending love & strength as always x

Biscuits my lovely- thoughts as always. Universal love and care (and virtual tea and cake!) wing your way daily.
I truly hope you're surviving as best you can with as minimal suffering as possible

much love

Haven't posted before but I think of you often and am willing you on. xx

Dear all

I've very sad to have to tell you all that Biscuits lost her battle against leukaemia last night. She had complications following her transplant and deteriorated despite everything.

I knew her in the past through work and reconnected with her through this thread so can answer some questions but am not close to her family - a close friend has said it's OK for me to let everyone know and share the donations pages they have set up in her memory.

www.gofundme.com/hxdoso

God, I'm so sorry :(
Rip biscuits x

How terribly sad- I have followed her story from the beginning- my thoughts are with her family x

So, so sorry to hear the news. Love and comfort to all who love Biscuits and especially her beloved children.

Oh my. How terribly sad. I wasn't expecting this at all. We have clearly all been anxious, not having heard from Biscuits for some weeks, but I'm sure I speak for many who were feeling so hopeful she'd pull through.

Thank you for telling us all, Kundry. That can't have been easy for you. I had always imagined a day when I might meet Biscuits and feel so sad that will not be the case. She came across as a brave, intelligent, loving and generally formidable woman. Her threads have touched me deeply.

I will most definitely visit the page her family has set up. My heart goes out to them entirely. I cannot begin imagine the pain of their loss.

I really thought now she had made it to the transplant she would be OK. I knew it might come back despite the transplant but I didn't think she would go so soon - my understanding is she had severe Graft Versus Host Disease where the transplant attacks your body and she did not respond to treatment.

I work in Palliative Care and hear horrendous stories every day but Biscuits is truly one of the saddest experiences I've ever come across. Love you Biscuits.

Thank you for letting us know kundry.
I'm so very sorry for everyone who knew and loved biscuits.
Tragic.
Just tragic.

This is terrible news :( My deepest sympathies to all who loved her.

I never posted on her threads but read them often. She was so full of life force, I really believed she'd get the transplant and bounce out of hospital like nothing had ever happened. It just goes to show how brutal this disease can be.

Do you think her family might welcome a Woolly Hugs blanket? Might be worth contacting the lovely MNers who organise...

Be at peace Biscuits

No words ??

I don't think she especially shared that she posted on Mumsnet, I think it was a personal place for her to vent and get support. I've directed them how to find her on here.

It would be nice to do some kind of Mumsnet action so they know how she was loved even by complete strangers.