Thanks for your affirmation, Kevin. That's what we're seeing with our mom, too (cracked ribs just from sneezing, etc). The VELCADE she's on, I guess, has compromised her immune system -- flowers never made her sneeze before but they do terribly now, so we've had to throw away all the bouquets people are having delivered to her. That's slightly off subject, but it did help to read your email where you specifically mentioned that -- I didn't understand how sneezing could do this to my mom but I do now. As she was only diagnosed a few weeks ago, this is all very overwhelming and new to me. Mom also now has compression fractures in her spine. What a hideous disease.
If there is no cure for it and it only gets worse and worse, the question begging to be asked - for me - is why prolong her time here? Perhaps I am not well-enough informed at this point; it seems to me that treatment only buys MM patients more time so they can be in more pain. I can't bear the thought of all that is ahead for my momma.