Today the Myeloma Mobile visited with the employees of Kyphon in beautiful Sunnyvale, California.
Kyphon staff and friends
Since its founding in 1994, Kyphon has been dedicated to improving patient quality of life through revolutionizing the practice of medicine. Kyphon's mission is to be the recognized global leader in restoring spinal function with minimally invasive therapies.
The day began with our family being given a tour of Kyphon by Doug Farnham. We saw how balloon kyphoplasty was researched and developed. During our visit, Israel Madera and Kendra Olson of Kyphon made us feel like we were part of the Kyphon family. The Event was held outside with hundreds of employees joining us. Rich Mott, President and CEO, welcomed everyone.
Being welcomed by Kyphon CEO Rich Mott.
We were joined by Jeffrey Martinez and Thomas Lujan, myeloma patients who have suffered spinal compression. They talked about their kyphoplasty experience and how it changed their life for the better by reducing pain and even restoring their height. Truly inspiring and moving stories.
The IMF's David Smith, Michael, and Kyphon's Israel Madera
David Smith, Executive Director of the IMF and Arin Assero, Myeloma Mobile Coordinator, were also at the event and spoke about the importance of research and companies like Kyphon being committed to helping patients by developing innovative procedures.
Myeloma Mobile Coordinator Arin Assero
Michael and I thanked Kyphon for their commitment and dedication to patients and hope that they understand how incredibly important their jobs are. Michael and Ally entertained us by playing Michael's song: "I'm Not Leaving." We ended the day chatting with lots of great people, drinking Jamba Juice and of course signing the Myeloma Mobile!
Kyphon President Karen Talmadge signing the Myeloma Mobile
Dave Thompson
Our family was very touched at the care and heartfelt warmth we were given and are very thankful to have met the wonderful people of Kyphon. Special thanks to Karen Talmadge, Rich Mott, Frank Grillo, Julie Tracy, Dave Thompson (especially from Mikey), Doug Farnham, Kendra Olson, Denise Franklin and especially Israel Madera for making our visit incredible.
Many thanks to Israel and his family for taking such good care of us.
Saturday we will be leaving beautiful Northern California and heading to Los Angeles for our big Event on Sunday! For more info on the Event at Cedars Sinai, please see the homepage of this site! We are looking forward to seeing you!
Robin, Michael, Ally & Mikey