I just received this inspirational video from Mark - a Myeloma friend - and arborist in Seattle with Madison Park Tree
He has dedicated himself to many amazing fundraising events for Multiple Myeloma research over the years! -- the NYC marathon for the LLS, MoveMMore, thrithalons, etc. and this year Defeat Myeloma.
He trained for the Kilimanjaro climb but his maintenance meds stopped working and he needed a new trailblazing treatment so he couldn't do the climb in the the end.
Please watch this video of some amazing folks dedicated to finding a cure for Myeloma.
I needed tissues at the end.....
Then when finished viewing,
please consider donating to or joining my team REMISSION POSSIBLE
this year on June 25th, when I will be raising funds to support research at
Seattle SCCA Fred Hutchinson.
My maintenance meds -- one of which is a brand new therapy- are still working, but it may only be a matter of time that I will be needing something different.
The 2017 Defeat Myeloma race will provide critical funding that will enable Dr. Damian Green and fellow researchers to open a clinical trial for patients with Multiple Myeloma.
He has spent years developing a targeted form of immunotherapy that
delivers radioactive particles directly to myeloma cells!
They are now in the final stage of the process and anticipate opening the
clinical trial in the next 12 - 18 months.
Additional funds are needed to pay for the production of the antibody treatment
in quantities suitable for human trials.
Your DEFEAT MYELOMA dollars will go directly to this production effort and will allow patients to receive a completely new treatment approach.
Your DEFEAT MYELOMA dollars will go directly to this production effort and will allow patients to receive a completely new treatment approach.
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| killing Myeloma cells in Dr. Green's lab |
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| Mark and Dr. Green at MoveMMore run 2016 |
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