Multiple Myeloma- Dancing In the Rain with MyelomaTeacher

Twitter fascinates me. I started using Twitter out of boredom one day after I heard Hoda and Katie Lee of the Today Show suggest that people follow them on Twitter. At first I was very confused, especially with hashtags #s and @ signs. It takes awhile to learn to read a tweet! Then I realized  hashtags were a way to mark an important idea in a tweet and make your tweet searchable . I started searching twitter using different cancer related hashtags and kept stumbling upon #BCSM. I did a google search and discovered #BCSM stood for breast cancer social media. I decided that myeloma needed a hashtag too! Around the same time I saw a tweet from Dr. Thompson that sparked my interest. “@mtmdphd: Educate Pts & providers about new #myeloma clinical trials using social media – @mcccshine et al #ASCO13 http://t.co/Tf3UXGb36L #ASH13 #mmsm” I tweeted Dr. Thompson telling him I was ready to help him use social media to promote clinical trial accrual. That started the ball rolling for first Twe