Now I feel like a valued member of the MMRF team! We especially love competing with Andy’s Angels and dearly miss our beloved friend Andrea. From our first interaction the MMRF community made me feel welcome and supported. The walk/run allows us to connect with our family and friends, along with other members of the myeloma community.
By 2012 I completed the walk! I feel that Team Tracy and the MMRF 5K are all about connecting. While Tracy was in the hospital post-transplant, her dad suggested they find a myeloma walk and “Team Tracy” was formed! In Tracy’s own words about why she participates in the MMRF 5K Walk/Run: “We attended our first event in September of 2011, but I didn’t walk very far. She had a stem cell transplant in July of 2011 and has been on a low dose maintenance Revlimid ever since, with no recurrence of myeloma. Tracy was diagnosed with multiple myeloma in December of 2010 and immediately began induction therapy. He has been published in journals such as the New England Journal of Medicine, Blood and the Journal of Clinical Oncology. He has published extensively on these topics and has been invited to speak regionally, nationally, and also internationally. Richter has extensive experience with clinical trials focused on novel therapies, including antibody therapy and immunotherapy for a precision medicine approach. Richter treats patients with plasma cell dyscrasias, including multiple myeloma and related diseases such as AL amyloidosis, plasma cell leukemia and Waldenstrom’s Macroglobulinemia. He is the director of Multiple Myeloma at the Blavatnik Family- Chelsea Medical Center at Mount Sinai. Joshua Richter, MD, is Assistant Professor of Medicine in The Tisch Cancer Institute, Division of Hematology and Medical Oncology. – Joshua Richter, MD | The Mount Sinai Hospital You have an army behind you at all times. The MMRF has named over 300 Spirit of Hope Award Honorees since 2007 when the award was created in Torrance’s honor.Įvents like the 5K are the cornerstone of the message of community that the MMRF is all about: You are not alone in this. Today, this award is presented to a person or team who inspires hope and shows extraordinary commitment to the MMRF. Torrance’s “spirit of hope” and perseverance in light of obstacles he faced in his life was the start of the MMRF Spirit of Hope Award. However, the foundation of faith, love and support he gave us will always keep him in our hearts,” said Jennifer Campbell. “Our family has had to continue without Torrance’s daily presence. He remained positive and certain that one day a cure would be found for multiple myeloma, and only humbly hoped it wouldn’t be too late for him. Whether in good health or bad, Torrance showed courage, empathy, deep faith, and an immense passion for life.
The team’s name embodies Torrance’s attitude in all things hopeful. So, beginning in 2006, the BCU Team officially became “TC’s Spirit of Hope” to honor his memory. Shortly after Torrance’s passing in 2005, another multiple myeloma patient and close friend of BCU suggested “Spirit of Hope”. Nonetheless, BCU employees were determined to do their part to contribute to a cure. Like so many others, the colleagues didn’t know very much about multiple myeloma when they first heard the news.
Torrance Campbell (TC) was diagnosed with multiple myeloma in 1997. At the very first race Torrance participated with his colleague and friend from Baxter Credit Union (BCU). He had met Kathy Giusti sometime before the first MMRF Chicago 5K Walk/Run in 2001. Torrance Campbell’s wife, Jennifer learned about the MMRF through her husband. Jennifer Campbell, Deceased Patient’s Wife
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