Shells Porter

Diagnosed with Myeloma cancer Jan '11. Passionate about raising awareness of Myeloma @MyelomaUK @BloodCancer_UK Life is for living..and living is for smiling!

[Shells Porter @ShellsPorter]

#COVID19 has put charity-funded #cancer #ResearchAtRisk Please read, follow the link and retweet. Thank you!
#research #governmentfunding #funding @AMRC @MyelomaUK @bloodcancer_uk

[AMRC @AMRC]

#COVID19 has put charity-funded #ResearchAtRisk. We need your help calling on @BorisJohnson to help protect it. Just click on this link (https://t.co/BlFwsVwDMK) and fill in your email address to send a ready-drafted email to the Prime Minister today.

[Myeloma UK @MyelomaUK]

Complementary therapies work alongside medical treatments and may provide relief from symptoms like nausea, fatigue and digestive discomfort, as well as help you relax. #ComplementaryTherapiesWeek

Learn more about complementary therapies in our video: https://t.co/hl279dmZDy

[Shells Porter @ShellsPorter]

@Traceyjayp_ @OFFICIALWMAS I’m so so sorry @Traceyjayp_ There’s no words I can say. Sending love….you are in my thoughts at this very sad time xxx

[Blood Cancer UK @bloodcancer_uk]

📢 It’s time to give blood cancer our full attention! 📢

For the first time EVER we're taking our Blood Cancer Awareness Month message global with @LeukaemiaAus @LLSusa @LBCNZ @LLSCanada.

Please retweet and help us spread the word #ThisIsBloodCancer

[Gemma Peters @gemmapeters]

There are some amazing organisations around the world working to beat blood cancer and we’re joining together with some of them this Blood Cancer Awareness Month to accelerate change for the global blood cancer community

[Myeloma UK @MyelomaUK]

It’s #BloodCancerAwarenessMonth, and throughout the month we will share tools and resources for healthcare professionals.

Support us throughout the month and retweet to raise awareness of #myeloma so that together we #DontMissMyeloma. Learn more: https://t.co/IWqHP0hgkM

[Blood Cancer UK @bloodcancer_uk]

⚠️ Breaking news ⚠️

The JCVI has recommended that all people in the UK who were immunosuppressed at the time of their first or second COVID vaccine should receive a third dose to help protect them from the virus. 👇🧵(1/7)

https://t.co/jmISte7oAL

[Myeloma UK @MyelomaUK]

Regularly washing your hands with soapy water is an important factor when it comes to reducing risk of infection. Carry hand sanitising gel when you don’t have access to soap and water. #ProtectEachOther  

#COVID19 #myeloma #bloodcancer

[Myeloma UK @MyelomaUK]

#COVID19 is spread through close contact with people who have the virus. You can help #ProtectEachOther by maintaining distance between yourself and others.   

#myeloma #bloodcancer

[Myeloma UK @MyelomaUK]

Join Myeloma UK Lottery, and for just £1 a week, you'll support our patient and family services and help to create a hopeful future for the #myeloma community. You could even win £25,000! 🤞

Sign up now -> https://t.co/ZG2vOOC2Te

[Blood Cancer UK @bloodcancer_uk]

Eleven specialist cancer charities with a shared interest in improving patient experience & outcomes are looking to work with a partner to shape a better future for people with cancer across the UK.

[Blood Cancer UK @bloodcancer_uk]

💬 "It doesn't feel like my concerns about #vaccine effectiveness are being taken seriously"

This is one of the most common things we've been hearing on our support line recently. If this sounds like you, here's a few things that might help...

A thread 👇

[Blood Cancer UK @bloodcancer_uk]

Thank you Inspiring Workplaces (@inspireworknow) for crowning us gold winner of the 'Inspiring Wellbeing Award'! We couldn't be prouder of our amazing team for making this possible 👏

[Myeloma UK @MyelomaUK]

We're delighted to let you know that we are one of 500 charities to win £1,000 in @Ecclesiastical 'Movement for Good' awards!

We would like to say a huge thank you to everyone who voted for us 🧡

[Blood Cancer UK @bloodcancer_uk]

1/ Last night, the Govt issued new guidance for everyone who is clinically extremely vulnerable, but we need specific support for 500,000 people within the group who have compromised immune system and who, as this guidance recognises, the vaccines may not work as well for.

[Myeloma UK @MyelomaUK]

In this month's Ask the Nurse blog, we answer some of the questions that we are often asked about pain management in #myeloma. 

We discuss supportive treatments, services and what you can do at home to find relief. Read it here -> https://t.co/RuRGUCI2tt

[Sarah McDonald @SarahM_Research]

Every "news" report tells me we're all scrabbling for certainty right now. Yes, getting vaccinated DOES reduced the risk of symptomatic Covid-19 & two doses = more protection.
The variation in results shows response is individual & more research is needed https://t.co/k5tWdlBouc

[Blood Cancer UK @bloodcancer_uk]

We're contacting Public Health England about this press release, and advise people not to take the press release or the news coverage at face value.

You can find out about what we know so far about vaccine effectiveness here: https://t.co/qp61gzJhwU (6/6)

[Blood Cancer UK @bloodcancer_uk]

We, alongside @MyelomaUK , @AnthonyNolan and @BritSocHaem, are funding research into vaccine effectiveness which we hope will provide stronger conclusions about how people with blood cancer respond to the vaccines. (5/6)

[Blood Cancer UK @bloodcancer_uk]

The study states that antibody levels are significantly reduced in people who are immunosuppressed following vaccination compared to other risk groups.

It concludes that further research is needed in the immunosuppressed group to understand how the vaccines work for them. (4/6)