Mar 8, 2024
In this podcast, Maire Treasa Ní Cheallaigh chats to sisters Rachel and Laura, whose mum was diagnosed with multiple myeloma in 2016.
Sharing their experiences, they discuss everything from the initial shock of the diagnosis, to the limited information available for families of myeloma patients, touching on...
Feb 15, 2024
In this podcast, Episode 1 of the 2nd Series and our second in the Living with Amyloidosis series, Darren Foard and Angelique Smit, nurse experts from the Royal Free Hospital in London, provide an excellent overview of Amyloidosis focussing on disease symptoms, the patient's journey and diagnostic investigations to...
May 24, 2023
In this podcast Prof O’ Dwyer provides an excellent overview of effective treatments in Multiple Myeloma.
He has seen the development of many new drugs leading to improved survival in MM patients over his career and he discusses these in detail.
He highlights the role of the immune system and the development of...
May 10, 2023
In this podcast Dr John Quinn explains how AL Amyloidosis, a rare illness which is not fully understood, can often be tricky to diagnose.
Early diagnosis, however, is key to minimise organ damage and treatments have improved over the past 10 years with high response rates piggybacking off myeloma treatments. There is...
Jul 19, 2021
In this final podcast of the series, Journalist, ex-Irish Times correspondent, Kerryman, and Multiple Myeloma patient Michael O’Regan discusses his experience of living with the condition.
Michael's chat with Maire Treasa was recorded as part of the podcast series launch. In this engaging and honest account of...