I’m honored to participate virtually in this year’s #ASH 21 conference! I am excited to learn about all the latest and greatest advances in myeloma therapies and treatments. My goal is to share that information...
Support Group Leader Blogs
Pre-ASH Blog: A Strange Year – Part 2
I can’t believe we are still here. And by here, I mean this: holding our support group meetings virtually, having our Support Group Leader Summit (SGLS) virtually, and attending the 63rd American Society of Hematology (ASH) Annual Meeting virtually. ...
Pre-ASH Blog: Onward to ASH!
Wow! I’m continually amazed by all top-notch doctors and researchers who focus on finding new and better approaches to deal with myeloma – whether in the active multiple myeloma space or the smoldering multiple myeloma space. As I was thrust (unceremoniously, I should...
Pre-ASH Blog: Grateful and Blessed – And So It Begins!
The 63rd American Society of Hematology (ASH) Annual Meeting and Exposition is scheduled to begin on Saturday, December 11, 2021. Like last year, the International Myeloma Foundation (IMF) will participate virtually in the conference to ensure the safety of...
Pre-ASH Blog: Hybrid Meeting (Virtual for Me), Exciting Updates
There is no other single conference where so much information is presented about myeloma. Information about so many topics is provided: how to treat MM patients in various stages; results of phase II & III trials which may indicate upcoming FDA approvals;...
Pre-ASH Blog: The Number of Lily Pads Continue to Increase
When I was first diagnosed with myeloma in the Spring of 2010, one of my biggest concerns was the number of approved treatments and who would be doing research on a cancer that affects relatively few people. I quickly learned that there was a very active research...
Pre-ASH Blog: From Academic to Advocate
My prior identity as a scientist often flows uneasily with my new identity as a multiple myeloma patient advocate. In my career as a scientist in academic medicine, I’ve attended many national and international meetings where I’ve presented my research on protein...
Pre-ASH Blog: To Think What Nobody Else Has
“Research is to see what everybody has seen, and to think what nobody else has.” Albert Szent-Gyorgyi I tweeted the above quote after Dr. Ola Landgren (Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Miami — Florida) had spoken to our International...