Martin was diagnosed with Multiple Myeloma on March of 2023.

“If I could hug each and every one of you who communicated with my daughter, while I was in MSKCC for 21 days due to a liver infarct that wouldn’t even scratch the surface of showing how your openheartedness and being someone for her to talk to at any time helped us through a terrible time. You will never know how you have helped us and continue to do so. I hate myeloma…but it has brought some beautiful people into the world of just Emmy and me. We lost many people after initial diagnosis…as if they just didn’t know what to do so they just flitted away. With the best of intention, that is one of the worst things you can do to a newly diagnosed cancer family. Kerrin and Tara never did this. Thank you.”

What is Multiple Myeloma?

Multiple myeloma is a type of blood cancer that starts in plasma cells, a kind of white blood cell. Plasma cells help our bodies fight infections by making antibodies, which are proteins that attack germs, but in multiple myeloma, these cells grow out of control which can harm your body. 

Unfortunately there are no cures for multiple myeloma, but there are medicines, chemotherapy or even bone marrow transplants that help control the cancer and relieve symptoms. With treatment, many people with multiple myeloma can live longer and have a better quality of life. Learning about multiple myeloma and supporting research can make a difference. By supporting organizations like ours that fund blood cancer research, we can work to find better treatments and, one day, a cure!

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