Important Seminars in Minnesota

August 28 & 29, 2009:

The International Myeloma Foundation (IMF) will host one of its wonderful Patient and Family Seminars at the Westin Edina Galleria Friday afternoon and all day Saturday. This seminar will include sessions by at least six different doctors and chances to speak one-on-one with any of them. It's a big event. Doctors and attendees will come from all over the USA and from several other countries. Cost is $60.00 per person for both days, or $30.00 for Saturday only, and includes meals. Go here for agenda and registration. Or call 800-452-2873.

November 7, 2009:

The Twin Cities Myeloma Foundation and Twin Cities Support Group invite you to attend an educational seminar and lunch at the Embassy Suites in Bloomington. Speakers will be Dr. Philip Greipp and Dr. Martha Lacy, Mayo Clinic, and Debra Lillegard, LMFT, Park Nicollet. No cost to attendees. Please save the date and plan to come, more information to follow. It's a chance to learn, and your attendance supports the Twin Cities Myeloma Foundation. Click HERE for a preliminary brochure.

Calendar through November 7:

* Wed Aug 12, 2009 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm	Regular St Paul meeting. Dr Charles W Bransford of Stillwater Medical Group will speak on treatments for cancer patients. See the side panel for directions to the Family Means Center.
* Sat Aug 15, 2009 10:00 am to noon	Regular Rochester meeting.
* Sat Aug 15, 2009	The regular Minneapolis meeting will not be held, because of the IMF Patient & Family Seminar Aug 28 - 29.
* Fri Aug 28, Sat Aug 29	IMF Patient & Family Seminar. See side panel.
* Wed Sep 9, 2009	Regular St. Paul meeting.
* Sat Sep 19, 2009	Regular Minneapolis meeting.
* Sat Sep 19, 2009	Regular Rochester meeting.
* Wed Oct 14, 2009	Regular St. Paul meeting.
* Sat Oct 17, 2009	Regular Minneapolis meeting.
* Sat Oct 17, 2009	Regular Rochester meeting.
* Sat Nov 7, 2009	Educational Seminar and lunch at Embassy Suites in Bloomington, hosted by the Twin Cities Myeloma Foundation. Speakers: Dr Philip Greipp and Dr Martha Lacy, Mayo Clinic, and Debra Lillegard, Park Nicollet. No charge. More to follow - save the date.

Upcoming Meetings

Things are happening!

* Sat Jul 18, 2009 10:00 am - noon	Regular Minneapolis Meeting at the Methodist Hospital Cancer Center. See the side panel for address and a map. Park in the Orange Ramp, take elevator to 1st floor, take hallway toward entrance, look for conference room on the right before the big stairway.
* Sat Jul 18, 2009 10:00 am - noon	Regular Rochester meeting at the Gift of Life Transplant House. See the side panel for address and map.
* Wed Aug 12, 2009 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm	Regular St Paul meeting. Dr Charles W Bransford of Stillwater Medical Group will speak on treatments for cancer patients. See the side panel for directions to the Family Means Center.
* Sat Aug 15, 2009 10:00 am to noon	Regular Rochester meeting.
* Sat Aug 15, 2009	The regular Minneapolis meeting will not be held, because of the IMF Patient & Family Seminar Aug 28 - 29.
* Fri Aug 28, Sat Aug 29	IMF Patient & Family Seminar. See side panel.
* Sep, Oct	More regular meetings, listed on the side panel.
* Sat Nov 7, 2009	Educational Seminar and lunch at Embassy Suites in Bloomington, hosted by the Twin Cities Myeloma Foundation. Speakers: Dr Martha Lacy, Mayo Clinic, and Debra Lillegard, Park Nicollet. No charge. More to follow - save the date. See the brochure below.

Kathleen Picard Speaks to St Paul Group

Kathleen Picard, PT, of OSI Physical Therapy in Stillwater, spoke to the St Paul Myeloma Support Group Wednesday, July 8, on the topic "Bone Health and Myeloma." She discussed osteoporosis and its risk factors, and described remedies including medications, diet, exercise, strength training, posture training, and balance training. She showed members how to strengthen their bones, and how to evaluate their own risk of falling and ways to reduce that risk.

The next meeting of the St Paul group will be 1:00 to 3:00 pm Wednesday, August 12, 2009, at the Family Means Center. Please see the side panel for specific directions.