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Beating-myeloma.org was founded by multiple myeloma survivor David Emerson and is dedicated to helping everyone faced with myeloma manage their health and live longer, better lives. We are a 501c3 tax exempt nonprofit organization and do not sell or benefit from the sale of any treatment.

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Research myeloma through a search, browse information by subject, or read David Emerson's blog. Don't forget to leave your comments at the bottom of each page.

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Member Survivor Stories

Reading the stories of each cancer survivor will show you that the path to becoming a cancer survivor is not often straight and narrow, and most often is different for every person. But the moral of every cancer survivor story is to keep fighting. Below is one survivor story from a Beating Myeloma member:

Rhonda Solomon Survivor Story

I was at my place of work in 1985 when I had a fall cracking a couple of ribs. When the Doctor examined me at this time, he asked me whether or not I was aware that I had an enlarged heart. Of course I was not. So he sent me off to have blood tests and then referred me to a Hematologist at Royal Perth Hospital, where I underwent further M.R.I. scans and various other tests. I continued working, which was quite a stressful job. I was working long hours and would be totally exhausted by the time I arr...

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Forum Posts

Interactive Health Communication helps multiple myeloma survivors and caregivers live longer, better lives. One way to interact with others is by sharing your experience with others and reading about other's experiences on our Forum. Below you will find a couple examples of Forum Posts from Beating Myeloma Members:

Resveratrol and curcumin. Brands and absorption.

Margaret asked me about some other brand of resveratrol. Really, I have no idea. All I can tell you is that the person that I consider the most knowledgeable of all on the acor list (he ia a practicing M.D. but does not share this information and read 80...

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MM becomes more common

Date:Â Â Â Sun, 21 Oct 2007 06:38:55 EDTFrom:Â Â Â Gary Takata <GTTakata@AOL.COM>Subject: MYELOMA BECOMES MORE COMMON SAY AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETYBut the same report, by the American Cancer Society and other groups, also=20said certain c...

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SDI Newsletters

These are email newsletters sent to beating-myeloma.org members each month or so that contain current, topical and relevant information on any or all of the following subjects: Therapies, Issues, Side Effects, Diagnosis, and General myeloma issues. Below you will find a couple examples of Beating Myeloma SDI Newsletters:

General SDI - Volume 1 Issue 4

This SDI will focus on the issue of Social Security Disability Getting SSD- http://www.allsupinc.com/ Issues related to SSD- Family and Medical Leave Act FMLA is the U.S. law that allows employees to take 12 weeks of unpaid leave to ca...