Riding The Wave – Multiple Myeloma

“Lori! Your voice is missed! – Pat Killingsworth Before I launch into what is happening with Dave and I, I have to spew my pain at the loss of Pat Killingsworth. OMG! How can this happen? Pat and I had a very tumultuous beginning in our friendship. He was anti SCT and very ANTI LITTLE […]

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“New and wonderful, ‘Myeloma Blessings’ came into my life last night!” – Lori Puente Wow! I have come to embrace and truly LOVE the chance encounters I have in my daily life. It’s almost as if, “who or what will come into my life today?” Will they be for me? Or will I be for […]

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“We were prepared for death, we were not prepared for disability.” – Lori Puente A good article (hat tip, Pat Killingsworth) at Everyday Health talking about the high cost of treating Multiple Myeloma. Beth Morgan, who runs the Myeloma ListServ (Thanks Beth!) offers some her experience with the high costs she has encountered. 1

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“Anyone can give up, it’s the easiest thing in the world to do. But to hold it together when everyone else would understand if you fell apart, that’s true strength.” – Unknown Pat Killingsworth has a nice post today at Living With Multiple Myeloma talking about his recent presentation in Atlanta and then the subsequent […]

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Hat Tip: Pat at Living with Multiple Myeloma This is a great, brief, explanation of what Multiple Myeloma is. For those of us who have wanted to share a simple, straight forward explanation with our family and friends, this will do the trick. Click Here and then click on the audio button. Thanks Pat, you […]

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“The Internet is just a world passing around notes in a classroom.”  – Jon Stewart I don’t mean to be flip… I LOVE the internet and its ability to share cool things and things of value. 0

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