Yelak Biru | CureTalks
Yelak is an Information technology director for a fortune 50 global CPG company. He is also myeloma patient and advocate. Diagnosed with stage III myeloma at a young age of 25, Yelak was given 2-3 years to live. Two decades later, he continues to share the hope of living with myeloma by respecting the past, understanding the present and being energized by the future. Yelak is a member of the International Myeloma Foundation board of directors, a past speaker at EHA on Relapsed and Refractory myeloma, a facilitator at smartpatients.com, a member of the Global Myeloma Action network and an attendee of ASH since 2006. You can follow Yelak on twitter @NorthTxMSG
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