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THE Multiple Myeloma Ireland ‘Wild Myeloma Way Cycle’ is taking place on this Friday and Saturday, going from Limerick to Spanish Point on Friday and back the following day. The first day will see the cyclists visit Newmarket, Lahinch, Miltown Malbay before reaching Spanish Point, and on the way back they will go through Kilmurry Ibrickane, Doonbeg, Kilrush and Bunratty. It is seeking to raise awareness about Multiple Myeloma, which is a relatively little known disease. “It’s a blood cancer and if you look at the Multiple Myeloma Ireland website, it says a very true thing, that most people before they get diagnosed with it, have never heard of it,” says John Lawler, who was diagnosed with it in January of 2020. “I went into the hospital with a kidney stone, a painful enough yoke on its own. When I went in they said you have to stay overnight, and then they told me that I had Multiple Myeloma. On …
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