Emotional Intelligence Report |Multiple Myeloma
Surface Behaviors
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- Anemia leading to hospital stay
- Apologies for needing help
- Balancing quality of life with safety precautions
- Blood transfusion
- Caregiver role and responsibilities
- Carrying the bag of test results and medical information
- Chemotherapy treatment
- Clinical trial participation
- Collection of stem cells for future transplant
- Complete response to CAR-T
- Completion of 47th infusion
- Concerns about new strain of Covid-19
- Considering a second opinion
- Daily check-ins to monitor vitals
- Darzalex treatments with no improvement
- Dating throughout high school
- Declining health and physical symptoms
- Desire for a longer caregiving period
- Diagnosis of cancer
- Diagnosis of MGUS (starting of Multiple Myeloma)
- Diagnosis of multiple myeloma
- Diagnosis of Multiple Myeloma and AL Amyloidosis
- Dialysis 3 times a week for 4.5 hours
- Dialysis schedule and continued treatment
- Difficulty catching breath while biking
- Embracing faith, family, and personal passions as sources of strength
- Emergence of large mass around kidneys
- Emotional impact on the narrator
- Engaging in mountain climbing for fundraising
- Enjoying golf and family time at the beach
Vulnerable Moments
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- Receiving the initial diagnosis
- Adjusting to changes in lifestyle and daily routines
- Adjusting to self-administration of injections
- Adjusting to the new normal after remission
- Adjusting to the use of a walker and wheelchair
- Anticipation of relapse and limited treatment options
- Anxiety and uncertainty during yearly tests and scans
- Being alone in the hospital room when receiving the diagnosis
- Being back in the caregiver's business
- Being hospitalized and experiencing severe health decline
- Being in ICU
- Being newly diagnosed
- Being open to receiving information and guidance from others who have experience with DCEP and CAR T transplant
- Changing retirement plans due to diagnosis
- Coming to terms with end-of-life prognosis
- Concerns about parents' resistance to safety measures
- Concerns about preexisting conditions (sleep apnea, obesity)
- Coping with declining health and limited options
- Coping with pain management issues
- Coping with the emotional impact of the journey
- Coping with the impact of the disease on personal life
- Coping with the loss of a loved one
- Coping with the need for regular dialysis sessions
- Coping with the non-curable and terminal nature of multiple myeloma
- Coping with the side effects of treatment
- Determining when to resume normal activities
- Balancing caregiving responsibilities with personal life
- Choosing between different medical opinions
- Choosing between different treatment options
- Choosing how to manage side effects and symptoms
- Choosing the treatment plan, including induction chemo
- Choosing to address health-related anxiety
- Choosing to continue the fight and not give up
- Choosing to embrace faith, family, and personal passions for strength
- Choosing to embrace the journey and find strength in it
- Choosing to find new meaning and opportunities in life
- Choosing to focus on living life and finding ways to help others in similar situations
- Choosing to hang in there and strive for the best
- Choosing to have hope
- Choosing to invest in the relationship