Hello, I understand it is not clear what causes multiple Myeloma, but I'm curious to hear what you think/suspect may have caused your disease? I'm trying to generate a conversation on this topic to see if we have commonalities in our responses that can help us possibly zero in on one or two suspected common causes. For me, I was diagnosed in September 2023 at 37 years old. I was active duty in the Army and am still in the military pending medical board and potential medical separation from military service. Deep down, I suspect my Myeloma may have been caused by one of three things: 1) Environmental exposure in the military (living and working in old military buildings with possible exposure to led/asbestos , as well as traveling to Afghanistan where there was a lot of smoke in the air from unknown burning materials). 2). Stress. During the time that I started experiencing my first symptoms, I was very stressed. I had a very stressful and high visibility job in the military, and on top of this I was enrolled in an expedited full-time military school. So basically, I would go to work, come home and get on the computer to do school work at night. On top of that, my wife and I had two little kids, 3 and 1 year old. As a result of this tremendous stress, I was getting very little sleepy at night. 3. Drinking wine every day. During this highly stressful moment, I took to drinking red wine every night (two to three glasses) to help me relax/destress and sleep at night. These are the three things that I suspect may have caused my disease. I look forward to hearing your story and what you feel may have caused your disease. Thanks.