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Deborah Dietzler wrote a monthly Myeloma Beacon column called “Big Sis In Burgundy” from May 2011 through March 2013. Her sister Deana was diagnosed with multiple myeloma in April 2011. A native of Queens, NY, who now resides in Athens, GA, Deborah is currently Executive Director of Alumni Relations at the University of Georgia. She and her husband, Peter Anderson, have a family of three dogs: Vegas, Riga, and Bula.

Deborah Dietzler has written 29 article(s) .

[ by | May 30, 2011 9:18 am | 8 Comments ]
Big Sis In Burgundy: My Sister Has What?!?!

There are moments in life impossible to predict and, therefore, difficult to plan for.  One of those moments happened to me in the late afternoon about a month ago on April 27.  Learning that my sister Deana, four years my junior, had an advanced case of multiple myeloma was shocking to say the least.  It was one of the most sobering moments of my life.  Despite two days of hoping doctors would be wrong, the tests confirmed it.  So now, …

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