Do Some Good: 2012 Multiple Myeloma March

Do you know Casey Comeau?

If you are at all familiar with the local music scene in Ottawa, you do. Casey has been making beautiful music in this town for years.

Not only does she make beautiful music, she’s also an incredibly beautiful person. She’s creative, thoughtful, generous, & sweet. She’s always been an amazing person to talk to.

Let me tell you about the first time I met Casey. More than eight years ago, I was on my first date with a man who was to become one of my best friends. We were sitting in the window seat at Elgin Street Diner, having a coffee, at 1AM on a Friday morning. All of a sudden, Casey bursts into the restaurant like a fury, marches over to the table, & introduces herself. Casey, you see, was in a band with the man I was on a date with, & her curiosity as to who he could be on a date with clearly got the better of her. I loved her in that instant.

However, in addition to being a whirlwind of wonderful, Casey also has an incredible, shocking story.

You see, Casey has Multiple Myeloma. This is an incurable blood cancer. She’s my age.

Casey discovered this when she was walking down the street & a tumor cracked her skull open. Since then, she has been through brain surgery, stem cell therapy, maintenance therapy, hundreds of hospital visits, & is now in remission.

While there is no long-term prognosis for her illness, Casey has not let this stop her from being an amazing, inspiring, & beautiful woman. I respect her beyond what I can express here.

Casey is participating in the Ottawa-Gatineau 2012 Multiple Myeloma March on September 23rd. She is looking to raise $5,000 to help fund research towards this as-yet-incurable, yet highly treatable, disease. If you would like to donate (& I know my readers are generous & love to help others), you can click here to make a donation.

There’s also a video that was put together of photos of Casey’s progression with this disease, accompanied by one of her lovely songs.

Casey’s Story from John Podgorski on Vimeo.

I hope you enjoyed reading about Casey as much as I enjoy her. Please consider making a donation to help her reach her goal!

Photo provided by Casey, by Nathan Comeau.