Given the choice I would choose not to have amyloidosis. The treatment isn't nice and some of the symptoms can be a bit of a challenge. But I have also done things and learned things that I would never have done if I had not contracted the disease. One of them is setting up a charity and finding the energy and, more importantly courage, to launch AmyloidAction.
I intend to share hints, tips, philosophy, the occasional rant and some quirky humour. If you know where to look there are some great resources out there and I do not intend to duplicate them.
If you are living with amyloidosis the one mandatory site is
The National Amyloidosis Centre http://www.ucl.ac.uk/amyloidosis/nac
closely followed by
Myeloma UK https://www.myeloma.org.uk/?s=amyloidosis
Over time my story and thoughts will appear here. I have never used social media and find it a bit scary I decided to call myself Amyloidman and have the address @amyloidman but dont know what I am going to do with it. I have a Linkedin profile and loads of ideas for blogs/articles but am not sure how best to use them.
So bear with me while I try things out and every now and then click the big orange donate button.
Every donation goes to the NAC or the Christie Hospital