05/11/2026
Life is pretty good- By Paul Hampton-Smith
'Similar to other people, I had never heard of myeloma before. I had lytic lesions (holes in the bone caused by myeloma bone disease) all over my ribs and several damaged vertebrae in my spine. I started a successful course of radiotherapy to shrink the tissue pressing on my spinal cord. My height is now reduced by 7cm!
Fast forward to now, and I ride my bicycle regularly, such as the 8km commute today to the Cancer Council for an excellent seminar presented by one of Myeloma Australia’s Specialist Myeloma Nurses, Jo Gardiner.'
To read Paul's My Story, visit our webpage: https://myeloma.org.au/myestory
If you would like to share your My Story, click here: https://myeloma.org.au/myestory-submission/