Multiple Myeloma The Struggle to Survive By Sandra Staheli

(Healthnfitness.6vdl.com, 2011) Do you Choose Treatment?

What Do You Do With a Diagnosis? What is Multiple Myeloma? (Harvard Women's Health Watch, 2011) Do you choose treatment? (American Cancer Society, 2011) Do you choose quantity? (American Cancer Society, 2011)

What stage you are in plays a big role for life expectancy for Multiple Myeloma.

Treatment Choices Stem Cell Transplants Bone Marrow Biopsy Radiation Surgery Steroid Therapy Chemotherapy Blood Transfusions (A.D.A.M. Medical Encyclopedia (Pub Med Health), 2011)

Having Multiple Myeloma and Choosing To Do Treatment Came With a Price. Heart attack Failing Kidneys Loss of hair Bones feel extremely cold Lesions too numerous to count Broken ribs Low immunity Broken back Deliriousness CMV Yellow teeth from chemo Septic shock Septic shock Over 20 bags of platelets and blood Over 20 bags of platelets and blood Testosterone levels have dropped significantly Testosterone levels have dropped significantly Having to get 2 different ports surgically put in and having them accessed at least once a month Having to get 2 different ports surgically put in and having them accessed at least once a month Pneumonia Night sweats Hot flashes Multiple Broken Bones Loss of 70 pounds Lost 3 inches of height Nightmares from chemo (Putnam (Connie & Danny), 2011)

Does Cancer Define Who You Are? What Cancer Can Not Do by Anonymous (cancernet.co.uk, 2011) Cancer is so limited… It cannot cripple love It cannot shatter hope It cannot corrode faith It cannot destroy peace It cannot kill friendship(s) It cannot suppress memories It cannot silence courage It cannot invade the soul It cannot steal eternal life It cannot conquer the spirit.

Multiple Myeloma has many factors. Age Gender Lifestyle Stage of Cancer (American Cancer Society, 2011)

Did Danny Choose the Right Treatment With His Diagnosis? Has survived 2 and ½ years with one relapse. Has made peace with death. Has learned physical limits. Has restored his dad’s 1954 Ford pickup. Spends each non-sick moment of his life doing the things that he loves. (Putnam, (Connie & Danny), 2011)

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