[Beacon Staff]

Weekly Poll - Family And Friends With Multiple Myeloma

by Beacon Staff on Wed Jun 13, 2012 12:28 pm

This week's poll is about who you know that has multiple myeloma.

A few clarifications:

First, this question is open to all Beacon readers.

Second, the poll options refer to how the people you know are related to you. For example, "Mother" refers to your mother.

Third, you may have met many friends with multiple myeloma since you or your loved one's diagnosis. For the purpose of this poll, please don't vote for friends with myeloma that you met because of your or your loved one's diagnosis (e.g., at a treatment center, support group meeting, etc). In other words, only vote for "Friend" if your friend is the only person you know with multiple myeloma, if you had a friend diagnosed with myeloma prior to you or your loved one's diagnosis, or if a long-term friend was also diagnosed with myeloma after you or your loved one's diagnosis.

As always, feel free to post comments, thoughts, or feedback in the space below. They can be very helpful to other readers.

Similar polls are also available about people you know who have...
Smoldering myeloma: https://myelomabeacon.org/forum/weekly-poll-family-and-friends-with-smoldering-myeloma-t1246.html
MGUS: https://myelomabeacon.org/forum/weekly-poll-family-and-friends-with-mgus-t1245.html

[Jubyanne]

Re: Weekly Poll - Family And Friends With Multiple Myeloma

by Jubyanne on Wed Jun 13, 2012 2:22 pm

I have had two by-marriage relatives who've had myeloma, so I counted one as such, and the other as a "friend."
Julia Munson

[Nancy Shamanna]

Re: Weekly Poll - Family And Friends With Multiple Myeloma

by Nancy Shamanna on Wed Jun 13, 2012 6:07 pm

Believe it or not, I have known four acquaintances and friends with multiple myeloma. Unfortunately, two have passed away, husbands of friends. The other two friends I had known for 20 years previously, and now we are in the same support group locally! What is the common thread...hard to say, but the three of us in the support group all feel that we were exposed to environmental or work related carcinogens, such as lab chemicals, pesticides and such. AND, we suspect that multiple myeloma is more common than is reported in the cancer statistics too!

[rumnting]

Re: Weekly Poll - Family And Friends With Multiple Myeloma

by rumnting on Sat Jun 16, 2012 4:40 pm

My husband is a physician. In our town we know 2 other physicians, a nurse, an employee's father, a neighbor, and a member of our church - all with multiple myeloma.