I was diagnosed with smoldering multiple myeloma (MM) in 2008. Six months later, my husband was diagnosed with a genetic form of cancer and passed away within eight months. At the age of 47, I was faced with being a widow raising three children, going back to work full-time, dealing with having cancer, and the fact that his cancer was hereditary. I took my stress out on the stairs at work. I started to compete in stair climb races all over the world to raise awareness and funds for cancer. As my world ranking got better, my diagnoses got worse. In April 2016, I was ranked the 20th overall female in the world and 5th in the USA. That June, I started Revlimid/Velcade/Dex treatment for my stem cell transplant in February 2017. Four months after my transplant, I ran a five-mile race and then started competing in stair climbs again. I’ve appeared on numerous talk shows and written a book, which encourages others. Currently, I take Revlimid as maintenance therapy and IGG infusions twice a month for common variable immune deficiency.
Sally
multiple myeloma (MM)
