Lori Puente chronicles her role as a caregiver for her husband Dave. Dave was diagnosed with multiple myeloma in 2008. When Dave was receiving treatment, Lori wrote about his treatments and her role in his recovery. Now that Dave is in remission, Lori continues to post most days about Dave’s health and how she copes with no longer being a caregiver.

Roobeedoo is written by Ruth Ramanan, who lives in rural Scotland and whose husband was diagnosed with multiple myeloma in July 2007. She updates her blog three to four times a week with personal stories about her knitting and sewing and blogs specifically about her husband’s experiences as a myeloma patient about once a month.

Bill is a husband, father of two, and a former rugby player who was diagnosed with multiple myeloma in late 2008. On his blog, RugbyHubby, Bill provides updates on his current condition and documents his experiences with different medications and physicians. The section of his blog “The Drugs and What to Expect” provides a detailed outline of the treatments he has undergone and his experiences with them. He updates his blog anywhere between one and over twenty times per month…

Sander van der Pol is a 58-year old male living in the Netherlands who was diagnosed with multiple myeloma in August 2006. Sander has since received a stem cell transplant, using his brother’s stem cells. On his blog, he writes about his life with multiple myeloma, interspersing personal stories with reports on doctor’s visits, treatments, and lab results. Sander maintains his blog in both English and Dutch and posts on a weekly basis.

Sarah, a 54-year old woman who lives in the United Kingdom, was diagnosed with multiple myeloma in December 2007. She received a stem cell transplant in December 2008, which put her in complete remission. She relapsed in early 2010 and started treatment with Revlimid (lenalidomide) in August 2010. On a monthly basis, Sarah describes her ups and downs with myeloma, including detailed descriptions of how she handles the side effects and complications from her treatments.

Sid’s Muliple Myeloma Journey chronicles draftsman Sidney Hider’s stories and thoughts about living with multiple myeloma from when he was diagnosed in 2001 until he passed away in 2011.  In this retrospective blog, compiled from dairies and memories, Hider related his experiences with dealing with nausea, hair loss, difficult emotions, and more. Hider posted several times a month, giving a good picture of his day-to-day dealings with myeloma. He lived in Waitakere City, New Zealand with his wife, Myra.

John Snippe, a father and businessman in Ontario, Canada, was diagnosed with Stage 2 multiple myeloma in January 2011 at the age of 56. Since John’s diagnosis, he has undergone radiation, chemotherapy, and a stem cell transplant.  In addition to blogging in the ‘Journal’ section of his site every couple of days about the day-to-day events related to living with cancer, John also uses his website to track his labs, provide links to multiple myeloma research, and to share the…

This blog is written by Sharon Matter, who was initially diagnosed with Lupus in 2008 at the age of 44. In August 2009, she was correctly diagnosed with multiple myeloma. She received a stem cell transplant in September 2010 and now has no detectable cancer cells in her bone marrow. Until her stem cell transplant, she typically updated her blog at least once a week with details about her treatment.

Steven Ritter, a 52 year old former marine and firefighter, was diagnosed with smoldering multiple myeloma in October 2009. In his blog, he describes his ups and downs with the disease, its symptoms, and the treatment of symptoms. By writing about his experiences several times a month, he hopes to connect with others with the disease.

Mark, a 45-year old myeloma patient in Utah, was diagnosed with myeloma in late 2008, and his wife Dianna maintains Strapper’s Journey to record Mark’s experience with myeloma. Mark underwent chemotherapy and a tandem stem cell transplant in early 2009, followed by a second transplant in mid-June.  Since Mark’s remission in July, Dianna posts blog entries about once per month.