We are FaMMily!

We are FaMMily!

Heads up: this blog will not contain any specific abstract information, but rather to give you a bit of history and flavor of the daily schedules for leaders volunteering their time selflessly to bring you their patient perspectives. Please read their blogs for...
Hope Abounds and the Future Is Bright

Hope Abounds and the Future Is Bright

Another ASH comes to a close, and yet again, I am energized and exhausted, simultaneously! Our virtual experience was 10-16 hours a day for 4 days straight, including all of the oral abstract presentations, poster sessions, educational sessions, and working group...
Quantity of Quality

Quantity of Quality

Saturday at ASH was INTENSE! Virtually taking in content from 7 a.m. until 9:30 p.m. While I’m exhausted, I’m energized at the same time. So much amazing research being done for the good of the patient with myeloma. I think the thing that struck me the most today was...
Smoldering Multiple Myeloma Million Dollar: Questions Part 1

Smoldering Multiple Myeloma Million Dollar: Questions Part 1

For those living with smoldering multiple myeloma (SMM), many uncertainties exist. These uncertainties can be whittled down to two “million dollar” questions: (a) “Will I progress to active disease?” and (b) “Should I consider treatment, and if so, how and when?” This...
ASH Friday: Symposia Day!

ASH Friday: Symposia Day!

Friday, the first day of the 64th Annual American Society of Hematology (ASH) Annual Meeting, is symposia day. I attended the IMF’s Satellite Symposium, “A Conversation with the Myeloma Experts: Making Sense of the Evolving Treatment Landscape.” The experts were the...