March 2009 Meetings in Minnesota

Wednesday, Mar 11, 2009, 1:00 pm: St Paul
Saturday, Mar 21, 2009, 10:00 am: Minneapolis
Saturday, Mar 21, 2009, 10:00 am: Rochester

December's meeting of the American Society of Hematologists will be reviewed in the St Paul meeting Wednesday, March 11, with tapes and videos from several doctors. All are welcome, coffee and snacks are provided.

1:00 - 3:00 pm
Family Means Center
1875 Northwestern Ave S
Stillwater, MN 55082
MAP


The Minneapolis support group will hold its next regular meeting Saturday, March 21, in the Park Nicollet Cancer Center Conference Room at Methodist Hospital. All are welcome, coffee and snacks are provided. See the map below and follow the green line, not the blue. Park in the orange ramp, take the ramp elevator to First Floor, follow the hallway to the conference room on the right.

10:00 am to noon
Methodist Hospital
Park Nicollet Cancer Center Conference Room
6500 Excelsior Blvd
St Louis Park, MN
MAP


The Rochester support group will hold its next regular meeting Saturday, March 21. A Mayo Clinic representative is always present, and breakfast is provided.

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

February 2009 Meetings in Minnesota

Wednesday, Feb 11, 2009, 1:00 pm: St Paul
Saturday, Feb 21, 2009, 10:00 am: Minneapolis
Saturday, Feb 21, 2009, 10:00 am: Rochester

Jody Koccer of Millenium Pharmaceuticals will speak to the St Paul group on Wednesday, February 11. All are welcome, coffee and snacks are provided.

1:00 - 3:00 pm
Family Means Center
1875 Northwestern Ave S
Stillwater, MN 55082
MAP


The Minneapolis support group will hold its next regular meeting Saturday, February 21, in the Park Nicollet Cancer Center Conference Room at Methodist Hospital. All are welcome, coffee and snacks are provided. See the map below and follow the green line, not the blue.

10:00 am to noon
Methodist Hospital
Park Nicollet Cancer Center Conference Room
6500 Excelsior Blvd
St Louis Park, MN
MAP


The Rochester support group will hold its next regular meeting Saturday, February 21. A Mayo Clinic representative is always present, and breakfast is provided.

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

Minneapolis Group Sets Dates, Location

The Minneapolis Myeloma Support Group, the Twin Cities' original and largest group, has set the third Saturday of each month as the date, and the Park Nicollet (Methodist Hospital) Cancer Center Conference Room as the location for upcoming meetings.

Heretofore the group has met at intervals of about six weeks, but from now on it will be monthly, always on Saturday from 10:00 am to noon. Some upcoming dates are:

• Feb 21
• Mar 21
• Apr 18
• May 16

Recently the group has met in the Cardiovascular Center at Park Nicollet during construction at the cancer center, but the Cancer center Conference Room will be the new home starting immediately.

Methodist Hospital
Cancer Center Conference Room
6500 Excelsior Blvd.
St Louis Park, MN
MAP (follow the green line)

January Meetings in Minnesota

Wednesday, Jan 14, 2009, 1:00 pm: Stillwater
Saturday, Jan 17, 2009, 10:00 am: Rochester
Saturday, Jan 24, 2009, 10:00 am: St. Louis Park


Ms. Sandra L. Tazelaar (Sandi), a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker and therapist, will speak to the St. Paul group on January 14. Ms. Tazelaar (Sandi) is especially helpful in counseling patients with cancer.
1:00 - 3:00 pm
Family Means Center
1875 Northwestern Ave S
Stillwater, MN 55082
MAP

The Rochester, Minnesota support group will hold its next regular meeting Saturday, January 17, 10:00 am to noon. They are on the third Saturday of each month - the full 2009 schedule is listed in the panel to the right. A Mayo Clinic representative is always present. Breakfast is provided.
Gift of Life Transplant House
705 Second St SW
Rochester, MN 55902
507/288-7470
MAP

The Minneapolis, Minnesota support group will hold its next regular meeting Saturday, January 24, 10:00 am to noon. This is the original and largest Twin Cities support group, led by long-term myeloma survivors.

We will meet in the Cardiovascular Center. Park in the blue ramp on the east side of the hospital, and bring in your ticket for validation. See MAP.
Methodist Hospital
6500 Excelsior Blvd.
St Louis Park, MN
MAP

Pot Luck in Stillwater

The St Paul support group invites you to a pot luck on December 10, 2008. Bring a favorite dish, or just come - there will be plenty of food.

The meeting will be dedicated to Gene and Ardie, both of whom will be undergoing stem cell transplants at that time.

1:00 - 3:00 pm
Family Means Center
1875 Northwestern Ave S
Stillwater, MN 55082
MAP

Dr Van Ness Will Speak to St Paul Group

Dr Brian Van Ness, Ph.d, department head of the Department of Genetics, Cell Biology and Development at the University of Minnesota Masonic Cancer Center, will speak to the St Paul support group in Stillwater on Wednesday, Nov. 19. Dr. Van Ness is director of the "Bank on a Cure" program at the university, which seeks to find genetic markers which can assist in a patient's prognosis and, especially, can tell doctors which treatments will be most effective for that patient.

The meeting will be:
Wednesday, Nov 19, 2008, 1:00 - 3:00 pm
Family Means Center
1875 Northwestern Ave S
Stillwater, MN 55082
MAP

Twin Cities Myeloma Foundation Invites You

To join us for
an Educational Seminar and Holiday Lunch

Saturday, December 13, 2008
Sofitel Hotel
5601 West 78th St.
Bloomington, MN
(I-494 and Hwy 100) MAP

Registration at 8:30, program at 9:00, lunch from 12:00 to about 1:00 pm.
No charge for registration or lunch, but you do need to RSVP, see below.

Speakers
Morie Gertz, MD	Chair, Department of Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic Chair, Mayo transplant protocol for Multiple Myeloma. Dr. Gertz will speak about new developments at the very recent conference of the American Society of Hematology.
Helen Healy, ND	Doctor of Naturopathic Medicine Dr. Healy will speak about the role of naturopathy in healing, and especially about nutrition.
Come share your experience and gain strength from others as you join us for this very informative seminar followed by a relaxing holiday lunch.

First speaker Helen Healy at 9:00.

To register for this seminar please R.S.V.P. as soon as possible by emailing us at: tcmyeloma @ gmail.com, or call Pat at 952 473 1782 and leave your first and last name on the voice mail.

This seminar is supported by unrestricted educational grants from: Celgene Pharmaceutical Company Millennium Pharmaceuticals, Inc.