On July 14, 2018 Richard Hite, multiple myeloma cancer survivor, will be participating in the Cache Gran Fondo cycling event.  He will be riding along with other cancer survivors and team Myeloma Crowd Cycling to find a cure for multiple myeloma. He is aware that there are many people that are fighting cancer and are[...]

We’d like to invite you to join the new Myeloma Crowd Cycling Club! Avid cyclist and myeloma patient, Richard Hite, and the Myeloma Crowd team created this club in an effort to encourage patients and cyclists everywhere to “ride for a cure.”  The Myeloma Crowd Cycling team will be participating in multiple cycling events throughout[...]

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Fitness matters for myeloma patients who are given treatments based on their fitness levels (fit, unfit, or frail). Patients who are the most fit live longer because they are prepared to access the best treatments, like stem cell transplant and triple therapies. But you don’t need to run marathons to have a healthy lifestyle. Even[...]

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The Myeloma Crowd hosted it’s first Muscles for Myeloma Columbus 5K and 1 Mile Race, honoring the 10- year legacy of Move MMORE at Wolfe Park on June 3rd. Joined by over 600 runners and walkers, participants spent the glorious morning in support of multiple myeloma research. The event was a time for myeloma patients,[...]

Thanks for joining Muscles for Myeloma in 2017! During this year’s campaign, almost 20,000 of you learned why it is important to stay fit to get your best myeloma outcomes.  Congratulations to Dean Preston who completed all of the UAMS team campaign challenges and wins a Garmin Forerunner 235! Thanks to Danny Parker for his[...]

BY DANNY PARKER The title of the column should help you to be motivated. But given that many of use might not feel like getting out of our chair, what is the evidence itself? Can you convince me? I’ll begin by describing a major review published in 2012 in the Journal of the National Cancer[...]

BY DANNY PARKER The day after my stem cell transplant, my nurse practitioner came into my room to find me pedaling away on the stationary bike, they had procured for me. “Oh, that’s great Mr. Parker,” she announced, “you must be feeling better!” I was still tethered to the IV and its little trolley that[...]

Join us for Muscles for Myeloma in April by registering here. BY DANNY PARKER Don Wright is on to something. If you have been reading the preceding columns you’re likely seeing that there is strong evidence that exercise can help multiple myeloma patients. Moreover, it’s nearly certain that to enjoy the benefits even if you[...]