Though there is no cure, Parsons is positive he’ll survive this fight. He’s currently participating in a medical trial with the Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation (MMRF), which runs studies and tracks MM patients over time. The information and analysis is shared between physicians, patients, researchers and more.
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The study and robust cancer treatments help Parsons remain hopeful, though, this battle is much different than, say, his difficult task of handling the media merger of AOL and Time Warner.
“The foe is one that you can relate to in a way. I sort of know what he’s thinking, what they’re thinking, I can anticipate what they’re going to do because I’m essentially one of them,” Parsons said about his past jobs. “I’m not in control of this [multiple myeloma]. You have to put yourself more in the hands of someone else as opposed to steer your own ship.”
Nevertheless, Parsons is confident that “I got this,” he added.