The core goal of the Calistus Multiple Myeloma Foundation is to create awareness of the importance of an early diagnosis to plan for suitable treatment. Help families and the sick persons and their families have access to the information and the support they need. Through this initiative, we will achieve the following core outcomes;
I. Transform the lives of individuals and families impacted by Multiple Myeloma. We provide social and medical support to MM patients and their loved ones to enable them to cope with all issues that come with this disease. We project that through this initiative over 200 patients and families will have improved quality of life in two years.
II. Increase and encourage early screening and treatment for MM. We conduct extensive outreach awareness campaigns to educate people concerning MM and why early diagnosis is critical to better management of the affected persons. Awareness also helps people to know about MM and embrace preventive measures such as a good diet and a healthy lifestyle. We believe that after two years of extensive awareness drives, over 1000 people will be screened and those affected will be provided with social, economic, and spiritual support. The target is to reach over 5,000 people across Nebraska and beyond.
III. Decrease incidents of misdiagnosis and mistreatment of MM while extending support to caregivers to enhance their abilities to improve the quality of life of their loved ones. Calistus Multiple Myeloma Foundation is on a mission to improve the understanding of MM in line with the health practitioner’s goal of turning this incurable cancer into a chronic, manageable condition. We project that after five years, this initiative will lower incidents of misdiagnosis and mistreatment by 40%.
The Calistus Multiple Myeloma Foundation’s approaches are to support the sick and their loved ones as a way of improving the quality of life. Once the required funds are available, we hope to expand the scope of our program to serve more sick people in Nebraska and beyond.
