In the Community

InfoSessions: Gatineau, Sudbury and Moncton For the last two months, over 100 patients and caregivers joined us in their communities for Myeloma Canada’s Patient and Caregiver InfoSessions. Thanks to these half-day sessions, patients, caregivers and the medical community were able to learn important information on managing myeloma from local myeloma experts, including understanding the disease and its stages, the treatment options, managing side effects, navigating the health care system and more. Thank you to our local guest speakers for spending the day with our community.   To find out more about upcoming InfoSessions across Canada, click here .

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Bid Myeloma Goodbye On April 8, the Thunder Bay Myeloma Advocacy Group held a silent auction and music event fundraiser called Bid Myeloma Goodbye . The event raised $1,500 benefitting the Thunder Bay Multiple Myeloma March this upcoming September . What a great success!

Noémi Labelle’s Boston Marathon Challenge On April 16, 2018, marathon runner Noémi Labelle took part in the Boston Marathon as a tribute to her mom who is living with myeloma. As part of her journey, Noémi decided to raise funds for Myeloma Canada to honour her mom’s strength.

Noémi says, “When I think about the life and the ordeals my mom had to go through, I feel like running a marathon does not compare. Before, I would run to challenge myself, to feel alive, to be an example for my daughters proving that everything is possible. It was a balance between work and my personal life ambitions.  Now that life seems so delicate, my purpose for running has much deeper meaning. I would like to thank my mom Lucie for being such a inspirational role model for us, everyday. I thank her for this new perspective on life. For me, this marathon is a way to support research and to help those living with multiple myeloma. After all, it is because of innovative treatments that Lucie is still with us today."

Noémi Labelle and her mom Lucie

Congratulations, Noémi, for raising $1,570 for Myeloma Canada and for supporting your mom in such a meaningful way!

Photo credit: Colette Phillips

Beat a Drum for Multiple Myeloma Congratulations to Tom Alteen for organizing a Drum Circle fundraiser, in St John's, Newfoundland, on Sunday, March 4th. "Beat a Drum for Multiple Myeloma" garnered over 26 participants and raised $743.85! What a fun way to raise money for a good cause! Stay tuned for Tom’s next Drum Circle event at the St John’s Multiple Myeloma March on September 9 th !

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