The annual multiple myeloma march hopes to raise $60,000 and spread awareness of Canada's 2nd most common blood cancer.
Around 100 people participated in the 15th annual multiple myeloma march Sunday morning at John Abbott college in the West Island.
“The chances that I was going to survive if I didn’t have treatment were zero,” said Kelly Ladd, a person living with Myeloma. “I became a grandmother, you know all of these things that have happened since my diagnosis and since all my treatments.” “The outlook for patients when they were diagnosed at that time was anywhere between two to five years to live,” said Myeloma Canada Director of Development and Community Relations Michelle Oana.Calgary Flames AGM Chris Snow dies following ALS battle“Today the treatments have more than doubled, tripled even of the availability and the life expectancy of people has also more than doubled,” she added.
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