Myeloma Center
March 14, 2025
Nurse Inspired to Serve by Memory of Grandparent’s Health Struggles
Christina Ketchum, MSN, clinical services manager for myeloma stem cell transplants at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), cites a childhood memory as her inspiration to become a nurse. “My grandfather was at home on hospice care,” Ketchum said. “I was in fourth or fifth grade at the time and didn’t fully understand…
From The Clinical Director
It is my great pleasure to present the Winter 2024-25 issue of the Myeloma magazine. As we celebrate 35 years of myeloma care at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), we look forward to the future. The increased use of novel immunotherapies, which are highly effective and less toxic, are a significant advancement…
From The Director
Welcome to the latest issue of the Myeloma magazine as we celebrate 35 years of outstanding patient care and leading-edge research. The Myeloma Center is a vital component of the exceptional treatment provided at the Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). Since my arrival in 2019, I…
Childhood Friends Ride to Support One of Their Own
Rob Guba, Burke Moran and Chris Seab grew up together in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. When Seab was diagnosed with multiple myeloma in May 2024, Guba and Moran decided to do something. That something is a project called Wheeling for Healing, a cross-country e-bike ride to raise money not only in support of their friend but…
February 3, 2025
UAMS Myeloma Center Social Work’s Harold Dean Named Chair of National Credentialing Board
LITTLE ROCK — Harold Dean, LCSW, OSW-C, the social work program manager for the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Myeloma Center, has been named chair of the Board of Oncology Social Work Certification (BOSWC). His one-year term began Jan. 1. The BOSWC administers the Certified Oncology Social Worker program and confers the OSW-C…
December 20, 2024
Myeloma Survivor Rides to Raise Money, Inspire Others
More than 20 years after his initial myeloma diagnosis, David Sutton continues to express his gratitude for the care he’s received at the Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) and display an unwavering desire to help those in a similar situation. “I have greatly benefited from the…
July 18, 2024
Little Rock Subaru Delivers Blankets for UAMS Blood Cancer Patients
Blood cancer patients at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute received a little more assistance going through their journey, thanks to Subaru of Little Rock and the Arkansas Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. Subaru of Little Rock delivered 80 blankets and 30 patient care kits to the UAMS Patient…
July 5, 2024
Hot Springs Village Couple Grateful to Myeloma Center
Tom and Deb Heau have come a long way together. “I couldn’t have made it without Deb, she’s the guardian angel,” said Tom Heau, who was diagnosed with multiple myeloma in 2018. Deb Heau describes the day they found out about her husband’s illness. “It was March 1, 2018. Tom came home and said, ‘I…
May 10, 2024
Myeloma Patient Writes About Her ‘Ordinary Journey’
Creative works have their beginnings in various ways. For multiple myeloma survivor Vicki C. Wicker, Ph.D., it was the loss of a loved one and social media. “My mom passed away around two years before my diagnosis,” said Wicker. “Every Sunday I would write something on Facebook with a short scripture and a few paragraphs…
February 23, 2024
UAMS Myeloma Patient Grateful for ‘Life Changing’ Treatment
Jim Schepers remembers getting a call he didn’t want in April 2020. The call was from Frits van Rhee, M.D., Ph.D., clinical director of the Myeloma Center at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) and Schepers’ physician — cancer had returned. “When we found out the cancer was back, Dr. van Rhee called…
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