Sunday, August 5, 2012

Frank Vondrashek died Sunday, August 5

With Eve Friedli, Frank co-founded the Myeloma Support Group in Rochester, Minnesota. Last January his myeloma numbers were OK, but he was tired and out of breath, with a low white cell count. His ten years of myeloma treatments had given him acute myeloid leukemia. After a valiant battle, he succumbed to that disease this morning.

Visitation is Thursday evening, August 9, and the funeral is Friday morning, August 10. Here is the obituary with details.

The Rochester myeloma support group will survive, but we will miss you Frank.

Wednesday, August 1, 2012

Wednesday, August 8, 2012:
1:00 pm to 3:00 pm
Family Means Center
1875 Northwestern Ave S
Stillwater, MN 55082
MAP

U of M researcher Dr. Mike Linden will speak on "Evaluation of serum and bone marrow for residual disease in multiple myeloma: perspectives from a hematopathologist."

Also Dr. Brian Van Ness will join us, as will our own Pat Killingsworth.

For more about the Stillwater meetings, please visit the excellent new web page.

Saturday, August 11, 2012
10:00 am to 12:00 noon
Methodist Hospital Cancer Center Conference Room
6500 Excelsior Blvd.
St Louis Park, MN
MAP

Mr. Pat Killingsworth, a member who moved from Minnesota to Florida, will join us and will be the speaker.

For more information about the meetings in St. Louis Park, including parking directions, please visit the excellent new web page.

Saturday, August 18, 2012:
10:00 am to 12:00 noon
Gift of Life Transplant House
705 Second St SW
Rochester, MN 55902
507/288-7470
MAP

Snacks, sharing, and always a representative from Mayo Clinic.

For more information about the Rochester Sharing Group, please visit this web page.

The Rochester group also maintains its own web page, here.

Chuck Hohn Died July 28

Charles Edward Hohn (Chuck) has been a regular member of the Stillwater support group, looking for answers to his very aggressive myeloma.  He had entered hospice a couple of days before his death.

Obituaries:
We will miss you Chuck.