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Empowering Myeloma Patients: Strategies For Managing Side Effects

Highlights in Therapy: Multiple Myeloma

Mia

My name is Mia, and for the past five years, I’ve been fighting battles that most people can’t see. It started with stage endometriosis and adenomyos…

Nancy

On May , I was diagnosed with stage 3B follicular lymphoma (FL). It was the beginning of a long battle leading to relapses and becoming refractory …

Nancy

My first diagnosis was in when I got the news I had stage lymphoma. I went through chemo and radiation for this. years later I was diagnosed again …

Carla

I went to the hospital the end of April . I thought I had the flu. I expected to be given a couple of IVs and sent home. Instead the medical staff let…

Jackie

When I first went to urgent care, I thought I had a hernia. I was , tired, and honestly just run down from what I thought was shingles and the flu. Th…

William

The past two years have been full of emotions for our family. After I was deployed for over a year, with only seeing my family a few times during that…

Ukonnaya

Our son was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) at months, and our world changed dramatically. We had a daughter and a - daughter for whom l…

Gary

I was diagnosed with multiple myeloma (MM) in . I currently have relapsed and am now considering a bone marrow transplant.

Cristian

What does it mean to battle? It means you are being attacked. You are being faced with challenges, you don’t know what to expect, and the unknown is a…

Savannah

When Savannah was born, her family was overjoyed to welcome their first beautiful baby girl. But within days, her parents noticed something unusual — …

Philip

In September , I was diagnosed with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL). Initially, I did not require treatment, staying in the “watch and wait” period…

Joy

I am . I have been married for years. We have three children and four grandchildren. We are all very close. I am in remission from lymphoma. Lymphom…

Jessica

In October , my dad was hospitalized due to several worrisome symptoms. After extensive testing, the doctors discovered a large mass growing in his ab…

Scarlett

Scarlett was first diagnosed with Ph+ acute lymphoblastic leukemia (Ph+ ALL) in October when she was ½ years old. Her specific gene mutation made the…

Lindsey

Three years ago, I was working as a nurse and had a and an at home. My husband was finishing his residency, and I was exhausted all the time. I real…

April

Hi, I’m April. I have thrombocythemia (ET), and I was diagnosed in

Daniel

On October , after complaining of excruciating pain in his back, we took our year old son Jack to see the pediatrician. He checked him out and told …

Jimmy

My mother, Ret. Major Linda Leggett, is currently battling multiple myeloma (MM), a rare blood cancer. In , she made history as the first Black woman …

Licriticia

Our story started on November , . What we thought would be a normal CT scan in the ER for my dad, Stanley, turned into a journey we pray that anyone d…

Carlos

When I went to my doctor in April with a sore throat, he gave me antibiotics. Two weeks later, I went back. He saw that my right tonsil was humongous,…

Ben

Our journey started when we took our daughter skiing. She had never been before, fell several times, but got back up and kept going. We noticed after …

FDA Approves Combination Therapy for Newly Diagnosed Multiple Myeloma

“This approval represents an important step forward for people who are newly diagnosed with this disease,” said Lore Gruenbaum, Ph.D., Chief Scientifi…

Blood Cancer United-championed pediatrics policies pass Congress

In a major win for young cancer patients and their families, Congress today passed several pediatric policies, including:The Accelerating Kids' Access…