Overview
- An opportunistic blood test in July 2009 detected smouldering myeloma after she visited her GP for a persistent sore throat.
- Her first stem-cell transplant in July 2011 was followed by maintenance chemotherapy that kept her in partial remission for about eight years.
- She relapsed in 2019, underwent a second transplant in September 2020, relapsed again in November 2024, and started a new maintenance treatment the next month.
- Gascoyne has raised about £248,100 for Myeloma UK and is preparing a London-to-Paris cycling challenge in May to reach her £250,000 target, with relatives, clinicians and fellow patients set to join.
- Myeloma UK describes the disease as relapsing-remitting, and Gascoyne continues advocacy urging people to listen to their bodies as she prioritizes time with her family.