I hope that you are all keeping as well as possible with all these viruses circulating at the moment. I see from some comments on the Facebook page that some of you have used Paxlovid at the onset of Covid symptoms and found this intervention helpful. It is a challenging time for myeloma patients and...Continue Reading
Dear All, I am writing this today and hearing about the 20,000 plus daily Covid-19 cases being reported which we know is probably half of the real numbers. This issue will be of utmost concern to all of us who are immuno- compromised so endeavour to keep safe. Since my last letter, I have managed...Continue Reading
Dear All, This is a very difficult and stressful time for everybody with all the uncertainty of the pandemic unfolding. I would hope that most people have been double vaccinated by now. This week we got the welcome news that a third vaccination will be available for use in immune-compromised individuals. The details are available...Continue Reading
Dear AllWe are now certainly in the grip of a cold winter with many parts of the country experiencing significant snow conditions. I imagine that most of you will have had at least your first vaccination by now. There is some data that shows that myeloma patients are having sub optimal responses to the Pfizer...Continue Reading
Dear All We have had a mixed summer with some parts of the country sweltering and other parts not so much. There appears to be some light at the end of the Covid tunnel with the slow roll out of the vaccine program. We would hope that our older and immune-compromised folk would be vaccinated...Continue Reading
Dear All It is nice to see the days warming up even though in Wellington we seem to be getting perpetual rain. Spare a thought for our UK brethren who will be having a lockdown until Easter. My London based son has managed to flee to a Greek island and says he will look at...Continue Reading
Hello Everybody It is hard to believe that we are nearly two thirds through the year and what a year it has been. The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted on our seminars and other activities this year and we were disappointed to have to cancel the Whangarei seminar at the last minute with the Auckland lockdown....Continue Reading
Hello Everybody I hope that you are all coping with the lock-down as best that you can. It’s been a difficult time for many people and especially those that have had to have treatment delays such as auto transplants. We were very pleased to be involved with the press releases for the Lenalidomide Post ASCT...Continue Reading
Happy New Year to everybody. It was a very busy and productive year in 2019. Thanks to everyone who has contributed in so many different ways. The main event for 2019 was the launch of the Myeloma Burden of Disease report at the Parliamentary breakfast. Follow this link for details. A plethora of ideas came...Continue Reading
Greetings A lot has happened since my last newsletter, but hopefully you’ve been keeping up with some of this through our website. The big event of the year has been the launch of our new Myeloma Burden of Disease report at a breakfast in Parliament on 26 June. Read about it here. This three-part suite...Continue Reading
