David Barton

multiple myeloma coach since 2022

I am a happily married and recently retired from working for 35 years in the pharmaceutical and medical device industry. I like nothing better than to walk our Jack Russell Terrier with my wife along the river where we live in Wisconsin. Everything was going great until the MGUS from 2020 turned into full-blown myeloma in early 2021. I was lucky and was able to participate in a clinical trial at our local university where we will help figure out the differences and similarities of a 4 drug cocktail with a 3 drug cocktail. The trial is ongoing. Over the past year and a half a number of my friends have been diagnosed with a varieties of cancers. For those who are interested, I have done my best to be there for them, both to comfort them and to try to make their cancers more understandable to them.

Rozalynn Hite

multiple myeloma coach since 2023

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Randi Schwartz

multiple myeloma coach since 2020

Hi! I was diagnosed with Multiple Myeloma at age 47 and had an autologous SCT in August of 2016. This summer, I will be celebrating my 5 year “new” birthday -a wonderful milestone! To date, my myeloma presents free of high risk genetic markers; however, it is accompanied by the complication of light chain deposition disease which compromises kidney function. As someone who loves the outdoors & endurance sports (running, biking, hiking, triathlon) dealing with kidney issues has been a tricky piece of my puzzle while I’ve worked to re-gain parts of my pre-myeloma life. Tricky as it may be, with the support of a good team of medical professionals, family, friends, and myeloma community paired with properly educating and advocating for myself, I have been incredibly fortunate to return to many of the things I love while managing this disease. For me, the power of mindset has played a huge role in living a vibrant life while co-existing with an incurable blood cancer. As a practitioner & coach of mind body medicine (and yoga instructor) I have personally experienced how powerful our daily practices and lifestyle can be in optimizing our sense of well-being and inner peace-especially while facing the many challenges and uncertainties of a cancer diagnosis. I have had the honor of sharing these practices with many cancer patients and others dealing with adversity and have witnesses the life changing results of developing a tool box of healthy coping strategies within a “safe circle of support.” Going through a cancer diagnosis is, no doubt, scary and can feel very lonely. My hope is to help any Myeloma patient I can through their journey; emotionally, physically, spiritually and in any way I can to help empower him or her through the process. Whether they want to laugh, cry, ask questions or compare notes, I want to support myeloma patients in navigating their needs and to never feel alone in doing so.