Videos

Rafat Abonour, MD, professor of Medicine, pathology, and laboratory medicine at Indiana University, discusses the importance of raising awareness about multiple myeloma and his Miles for Myeloma initiative.

Alicia O'Neill, director of business development and partnerships at the Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation (MMRF), climbed to the peak of Mount Kilimanjaro to raise funds for the MMRF as part of the Moving Mountains for Multiple Myeloma effort. O'Neill emphasizes that patients do not need to define themselves by their illness and can take steps to make a difference and be a part of the cure.

Jenny Ahlstrom, Multiple Myeloma Hero and founder of Myeloma Crowd, discusses how patients can help expedite the process to finding a cure. Everyone has something to give, Ahlstrom emphasizes, be it joining a clinical trial or simply sharing information on the disease.

Charles (Chuck) Wakefield, survivor and Multiple Myeloma Hero, discusses how he and the other patients on the Moving Mountains for Multiple Myeloma effort stuck together.

Ryan Cohlhepp, from Takeda Oncology, discusses the accomplishments of the Moving Mountains for Multiple Myeloma team. Cohlhepp, along with other members of the team, were honored at our 2016 Multiple Myeloma Heroes event.

Jeff Goad and his wife, Ramona Biliunas, discuss why the climbed Mount Kilimanjaro as part of the Moving Mountains for Multiple Myeloma team. Jeff was also one of our 2016 Multiple Myeloma Heroes.

Jason Katz, who accepted the 2016 Multiple Myeloma Hero award for his late father, Mike Katz, discusses how his father became inspired and motivated to help others with multiple myeloma. Mike Katz, who was a board member of the International Myeloma Foundation, passed away last year after battling the disease for more than two decades.

Bob Dickey, a survivor of multiple myeloma, discusses the importance of the relationships formed when he and more than 80 other people climbed Mount Kilimanjaro.