The importance of advocacy for multiple myeloma

Jawanna describes her life with multiple myeloma and the importance of community, education and a positive mindset.

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My mantra for living with multiple myeloma is treatment starts in your mind. [MUSIC PLAYING]

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I had no idea what multiple myeloma was. Honestly, it needs to be more highlighted.

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Especially African-American community, a lot of times people don't know about multiple myeloma. We are one of the hardest hit communities when it comes

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to this particular cancer. Me advocating for myself was the best thing that I could do because if I didn't do that,

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then I don't know where I would have been today. It's so important for me to reach out and talk about multiple myeloma because it

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is very present in the African-American community. And people are being diagnosed later.

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A lot of times, people think that multiple myeloma is an old people disease. And I'm here to tell you that it's not.

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I'm here to say that multiple myeloma is not a death sentence if you have the proper mindset and the proper support system.