Lauren Pretorius

Strategist, cancer advocate, bookworm, budding cook, globe traveler, romantic, optimist, a childlike believer that there is a little bit of good in everyone.

[Lauren Pretorius @PrimeConsultSA]

@CityPowerJhb @Anusha14129981 Keeping is updated… Really? Nothing to report in 4 hours? After no electricity for over 2 1/2 days!!!!

[Lauren Pretorius @PrimeConsultSA]

@Jesse_Clegg @Imaginedragons @DhlStadium @BigConcerts Tonight she gets to see you again #happy5yearold

[Lauren Pretorius @PrimeConsultSA]

@Jesse_Clegg @Imaginedragons @DhlStadium @BigConcerts She’s begged us for a year to see you again. #fan #Yzerfontein #dec2021

[Campaign 4 Cancer @campaign4cancer]

Q5. Briefly tell us about the Multiple myeloma fund (MMF) and where people can donate?
#multiplemyelomaawreness
#oscarchalupsky
#OscarChat

[Oscar Chalupsky @OscarChalupsky]

Q4 Even if you aren’t a fan of social media these platforms can assist you #MultipleMyeloma

[Oscar Chalupsky @OscarChalupsky]

Q4 Surround yourself with positive people. Don’t fight it on your own. Ask for help #MultipleMyeloma

[Oscar Chalupsky @OscarChalupsky]

Q4 My message is one of never stop thinking you can’t overcome the disease #MultipleMyeloma

[Campaign 4 Cancer @campaign4cancer]

Q4. What is your message of hope to other patients fighting Multiple Myeloma?

#multiplemyelomaawreness
#oscarchalupsk
#MultipleMyeloma

[Oscar Chalupsky @OscarChalupsky]

Q3 The transplant was successful. I was very weak and it took me a month to get my strength back and to feel fairly normal again#MultipleMyeloma

[Oscar Chalupsky @OscarChalupsky]

Q3Stem cell transplant took place. I was in hospital for three weeks. No visitors were permitted because of Covid. A patient in the isolation unit next to my room died of Covid. #multiplemyeloma

[Oscar Chalupsky @OscarChalupsky]

Then more chemotherapy treatment cessions preparing my body for the stem cell transplant. This was occurring during the first wave of Covid.

[Oscar Chalupsky @OscarChalupsky]

The medical team harvested sufficient stem cells for two transplants.

[Oscar Chalupsky @OscarChalupsky]

This was followed by a stronger bout of chemotherapy and then my stem cell harvesting procedure.

[Campaign 4 Cancer @campaign4cancer]

Q3. Would you please explain the type of treatment you received?
#multiplemyelomaawreness
#oscarchalupsk
#MultipleMyeloma

[Oscar Chalupsky @OscarChalupsky]

@campaign4cancer Challenges are having the resources and mindset to fight the disease.

[Oscar Chalupsky @OscarChalupsky]

@campaign4cancer The medical team at Grooteschuur Hospital we’re going to do a biopsy on the tumor. Many tests were carried out, blood work. This procedure was not done as I was diagnosed with MM.

[Campaign 4 Cancer @campaign4cancer]

Q2. What are the biggest challenges faced by patients diagnosed with MM?
#multiplemyelomaawreness
#oscarchalupsk
#MultipleMyeloma

[Oscar Chalupsky @OscarChalupsky]

@campaign4cancer This was a secondary cancer and we needed to investigate further to find the primary cancer. I flew to SA from Portugal early December 2019.

[Oscar Chalupsky @OscarChalupsky]

@campaign4cancer I had excruciating back pain and after a MRI I was diagnosed with a tumor that was pushing on my spinal cord.

[Oscar Chalupsky @OscarChalupsky]

@campaign4cancer Found a rumor in my spine