Welcome to beating-myeloma.org

Multiple Myeloma Support

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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.

We invite you to:

Visit our forum to share, ask questions, and learn from others.

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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:

Katty Wasserman's 17 year mm story

My mom, Katty Wasserman, was diagnosed with Multiple Myeloma in 1991at the age of 59. The disease was inactive for about 6 years. Withinthat time, she was checked frequently by doctors. She also did tonsof research and read everything she could about Multiple Myeloma. In1997, an oncologist suggested treating the disease. My mother, basedon everything she had read, didn't think she needed it....yet. Sheended up not being treated for two more years.She eventually ended up at the Moffitt Cancer Cen...

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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:

A spoonful of immunity?

As one who lives in Chagrin Falls, Ohio I get a kick out of reading about the health trends on both coasts-David "Now, restaurant menus here are marrying the broader commercial movement of â€œfunctionalâ€ foods â€” those stuffed with hea...

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Calcium and bones-

Since local radiation was a component of my therapy, I consider rebuiiding bone, maintaining bone, bone health generally, a key ongoing effort second only to general immune health. Therefore, if, when and how we should be consuming ...

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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:

Side Effects SDI - Volume 2 Issue 1

"Adriamycin- the red death" This month's side effects SDI is about The anthracyclines - particularly Adriamycin. I underwent 5 cycles of VAD therapy with no benefit and many side effects. I do not know what shape my heart is currently in ...