Through MYeloma Eyes

Living with myeloma often feels like living by the coast — you never quite know what the weather will bring. Some days are sunny and energising, some are foggy and slow, and others arrive with full-on storms. In this episode, I share how learning to check my internal weather each morning has changed everything. From the day my “perfect forecast” suddenly turned to fog, to learning that slowing dow...

Pain is often part of living with multiple myeloma, but it doesn’t always appear in the ways people expect. It’s not always dramatic or urgent. Sometimes it’s the quiet, persistent discomforts that become part of everyday life.   In this episode of Through MYeloma Eyes, Solomon Alexis shares his lived experience of the different forms pain can take while navigating life with multiple myeloma. From...

Hosted by Solomon Alexis, this episode blends honesty, humour, vulnerability, and insight as he shares the emotional, logistical, and psychological labour that often goes unseen. From the mental spreadsheets of everyday decisions, to the art of emotional regulation, to the constant process of adapting to new challenges, This is not an episide about illness. It’s an episode about being human while...

  In this powerful special episode of Through Myeloma Eyes, Solomon Alexis shares one of the most personal chapters of his journey — the sudden loss of his mother, a woman deeply woven into every step of his cancer story. What was meant to be a simple birthday visit to Saint Lucia became a moment that changed everything. Solomon reflects on his mother’s quiet strength, her unwavering presence acro...

  In this deeply reflective episode of Through Myeloma Eyes, Solomon Alexis opens up about one of the most complex emotional landscapes of living with cancer: survivor’s guilt. Through powerful personal stories — from losing his younger brother at 21, to the heartbreaking loss of his niece during the pandemic, to the passing of friends and others walking the same myeloma road — Solomon explores th...

In this episode of Through Myeloma Eyes, Solomon explores what patient voice really means — beyond slogans, beyond tick‑box exercises, and beyond the margins of clinical documents. Drawing on years of involvement in research design, clinical trial reviews, and patient advisory groups, Solomon highlights a simple truth: Data shows what is happening… but lived experience explains what it means. From...

In this episode, the host shares his experience starting daratumumab (D) as the next step in long-term multiple myeloma care. He describe the decision-making conversation with his medical team, the treatment day with pre-medications and monitoring, and the emotional rhythm of living with an incurable cancer. Rather than dramatic moments, the episode emphasises continuity: diagnosis, treatment, sta...

Solomon Alexis reflects on how myeloma reshapes relationships — who fades away, who quietly stays, and the awkward moments in between. He explores the cost of protecting loved ones, the value of steady presence over grand gestures, and invites listeners to notice a relationship that surprised them since illness entered their life.

Host Solomon Alexis shares a personal account of receiving a second cancer diagnosis — treatable thyroid cancer — while already living with an incurable cancer. He describes the creeping fear, the clinical realities of surgery and recovery, concerns about his voice, and the visible and invisible scars that follow. This episode emphasizes that relief and anxiety can coexist, survivorship is not a s...

Episode 15 of Through MYeloma Eyes explores how to search for trustworthy information after a cancer diagnosis without becoming overwhelmed. Solomon guides listeners to prioritise their health team, reputable organisations, and supportive communities while avoiding late-night panic, miracle-cure claims, and harmful comparisons. This episode offers practical advice on setting limits, asking questio...

In this episode Solomon Alexis shares an honest, unfiltered look at life after a multiple myeloma diagnosis, covering pain, sleep, mobility, emotions, finances, friendships, and daily routines. He gives personal ratings for symptoms like pain, neuropathy, fatigue, and mobility, explains social and financial impacts, and describes what improves his quality of life — concluding his current overall q...

Host Solomon Alexis shares a personal account of getting shingles while living with multiple myeloma, explaining how a weakened immune system and cancer treatment can allow the virus to reactivate and cause severe nerve pain and a one-sided rash. He urges listeners not to ignore sudden rashes, to seek medical attention early (including antivirals), and to pay attention to bodily warning signs, as...

Host Solomon Alexis explains why he began podcasting about his multiple myeloma — not to be brave or to set an example, but as a personal pressure valve and a way to breathe. He contrasts public sharing with private coping and stresses that neither is morally superior. The episode mixes honesty and quiet humour, reminding listeners that laughter and vulnerability can both help, but staying p...

In this episode the host answers common questions about living with multiple myeloma — covering the current lack of a cure, treatment progress, and the reality of maintenance therapy after a successful stem cell transplant. He discusses practical lifestyle topics like diet, vaccinations (including repeat shots after transplant), ongoing medications, main side effects such as fatigue and neur...

In this episode of Through Myeloma Eyes, Solomon explores the confusing question "Why me?" as he examines known risk factors for multiple myeloma—age, race, gender, workplace exposures, obesity, family history, and past infections like H. pylori—while sharing his personal experience and reflections. Honest, personal, and a bit light-hearted, he admits that despite deep research, the exact cause re...

Solomon shares his post-stem cell transplant results — a complete metabolic response confirmed by scans, biopsies, MRD testing and blood work — and explains the next medical steps, including consolidation therapy. He also recounts his first trip home to Saint Lucia 143 days after transplant: the careful preparations, travel anxiety, a heat wave and a persistent cough, and the quiet cou...

In this episode Solomon Alexis takes listeners inside his stem cell transplant: the lead-up, high‑dose chemotherapy, reinfusion of frozen stem cells, hospital recovery, and the long road home. He shares honest moments — the fevers, fatigue, family support, tests and small victories — and how patience, rest and resilience carried him through.

Episode 7 recounts a rollercoaster week during the stem cell harvest before transplant: long hours hooked up to the collection machine, blood tests, injections, and the emotional highs and lows as the cell counts came in. The host shares the close-call results — an initial shortfall followed by a successful collection of enough cells, episodes of low potassium and extra IVs, and the small victorie...

In Episode 6 of Through Myeloma Eyes — Solomon Alexis shares the transition into his autologous stem cell transplant (ASCT). He reflects on the dramatic drop in his light chains, the emotional and physical challenges he faced, and the preparations ahead: high-dose chemotherapy, GCSF injections, stem cell harvest, and transplant. This episode is about endurance, faith, and realistic hope &mda...

Host Solomon Alexis shares his personal journey with multiple myeloma and how food became part of his care — from embracing fruits, vegetables, fish and whole foods to adding kitchen allies like turmeric, garlic, ginger, manuka honey, soursop and green tea. The episode emphasizes balance over strict rules, practical tips on what to favour and what to limit, and how nutrition can support trea...

In this episode Solomon Alexis shares what a 7-day break from chemotherapy really feels like — a pause where heavy drugs stop but protective medications continue, and ordinary life slowly returns. He recounts days of clearer thinking, returning to work, friends, small comforts, and the emotional relief of feeling human again. Through candid moments and cautious optimism with upcoming treatment dec...

Welcome to Through Myeloma Eyes. I am Solomon Alexis, and in this episode I share my journey living with multiple myeloma, focusing on the real side effects of treatment and the day-to-day reality they create. I describe intense itching, weakness, balance issues, peripheral neuropathy, digestive problems, chemo brain, changes in blood levels, neutropenic fever, breathlessness, and cancer-related f...

Host Solomon Alexis shares his personal journey living with multiple myeloma, focusing on the weekly blood tests and lab numbers that track treatment, organ health, and progress. This episode explores how those markers become part of daily life, offering small signs of hope and guidance. Through candid reflection, Solomon describes the routines, vulnerabilities, and quiet resilience that come with...

Welcome to Through Myeloma Eyes with Solomon Alexis. In this episode he shares how a routine check led to a multiple myeloma diagnosis, the shock of hearing “you have cancer,” and the early treatments and side effects he faced. He explains the treatment plan—induction chemotherapy, a possible stem cell transplant, and ongoing maintenance—and how daily life shifted to medica...