The world for multiple myeloma patients is one of ups and downs. How can we ride successfully through all its hills and valleys? Myeloma patient Richard Hite shares how he is riding well with myeloma as he rides the first Bike the Coast 600 mile ride from San Francisco to San Diego. First, Richard[...]

  Richard Hite has ridden 400 miles of his 600 mile ride down the California coast.  What if he left his bike pump or spare tire at home? Or left without a map for his route? Without Support and Gear (SAG), his ride would be destined for failure from the start. Patients diagnosed with multiple[...]

Imagine this: You’re getting ready to begin your first big race. You’ve prepared very well–you’ve studied your route inside and out, your bike visited the shop for last minute tune-ups, you have plenty of water and a few snacks for needed energy, and you’ve trained with the best of the best. You begin your race[...]

Today is Day 2 of Bike the Coast – an epic 600 mile ride from San Francisco to San Diego by myeloma patient Richard Hite and his team. Please support Richard’s Ride!    Avid cyclist Richard Hite wouldn’t think about renting a bike and riding it 600 miles. If a bike isn’t fitted properly, you[...]

Today begins our Bike the Coast 2019 event, a 600 mile ride from San Francisco to San Diego with multiple myeloma survivor and cyclist Richard Hite. Richard was diagnosed with myeloma in 2015 and decided that myeloma was not going to slow him down. All proceeds will go to support multiple myeloma research. In celebration,[...]

Myeloma patients are living longer than ever and ask their myeloma docs regularly about how they can improve their general health, risk situation and overall outcomes. Many patients use “wearables” like Fitibits or Apple watches that can track your steps, sleep, weight and heart rate.  Myeloma patients may have bone disease, which makes it potentially[...]

We participate in the Muscles for Myeloma 5K and 1 Mile Walk [in Columbus, Ohio] because we want to support research for a cure for multiple myeloma. It’s that simple. We began our involvement in supporting research when our daughter Sarah was diagnosed with multiple myeloma in 2005. We are grateful that Sarah is healthy[...]

Julie Lanford, MPH, RD, CSO, LDN, also known as “The Cancer Dietitian”, is a board-certified specialist in oncology nutrition and a registered dietitian-nutritionist. She’s been a registered dietitian for over 10 years, most of which has been focused working with cancer patients. Julie recently discussed on Patient Power what to eat when you don’t feel[...]

Bob Regello has had multiple myeloma since 2007 and for the past 6 years has been a support group leader in Sacramento, California with his wife Jeanne for the past 6 years. We had the pleasure of sharing HealthTree in their support group meeting last fall and enjoyed their positive, caring spirits and saw their[...]

This is not quite a multiple myeloma article, but still good to know … I am quite certain that over the past week many of us have seen the blizzard of press mentions of the early results of the investigational anti-BCMA CAR-T product bb2121 (Bluebird-Celgene) in MM patients published in the New England Journal of[...]