Ana Rocha, young myeloma patient: “I didn’t let the diagnosis change me and I thought I should build something to help others newly diagnosed”
My name is Ana Rocha, I´m 53 years old and I’m from Portugal. I was diagnosed with myeloma in July 2021, classified as DSIII A, R-ISS 1, in an emergency hospital after several consultations over eight months. After the diagnosis, it took almost a month to start the treatments. The first one was on my birthday, and I felt that the universe was giving me a unique opportunity. I did six cycles on…