Helen Berg's memorial service will be held at Plymouth Covenant Church, 4300 Vicksburg Lane N, Plymouth, at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, August 15th.
For more information, please visit her CaringBridge site.
Wednesday, August 5, 2009
Saturday, August 1, 2009
Helen Berg Died
Helen Berg, a co-founder and a primary organizer of the Twin Cities Myeloma Support Group, died at 5:12 PM Friday, July 31, 2009. Information about her final celebration will be on her CaringBridge site.
Go with God, Helen. We will miss you very much.
Go with God, Helen. We will miss you very much.
Saturday, July 18, 2009
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:
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. |
Thursday, July 9, 2009
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.
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.
Saturday, May 16, 2009
Twin Cities MM Support Groups Meet
Saturday, May 16, 2009, Minneapolis Group
About fourteen survivors and many family members met in the new Cancer Center Conference Room, sharing experiences and the various treatments each has received. Pat distributed a handout titled "Dana-Farber Neuropathy Regimen," describing a vitamin and supplement regimen to combat neuropathy and another regimen for cramping. The information in the handout is available HERE on the MMSupport.net website.
Wednesday, May 13, 2009, St. Paul Group
Ten survivors and many family members met at the Family Means Center in Stillwater. Pat Killingsworth, a member and survivor, introduced his new book "Living With Multiple Myeloma." The book is available for sale HERE on Pat's web site HelpWithCancer.org. Proceeds from the sale of the book go to fight cancer.
About fourteen survivors and many family members met in the new Cancer Center Conference Room, sharing experiences and the various treatments each has received. Pat distributed a handout titled "Dana-Farber Neuropathy Regimen," describing a vitamin and supplement regimen to combat neuropathy and another regimen for cramping. The information in the handout is available HERE on the MMSupport.net website.
Wednesday, May 13, 2009, St. Paul Group
Ten survivors and many family members met at the Family Means Center in Stillwater. Pat Killingsworth, a member and survivor, introduced his new book "Living With Multiple Myeloma." The book is available for sale HERE on Pat's web site HelpWithCancer.org. Proceeds from the sale of the book go to fight cancer.
Tuesday, April 28, 2009
May 2009 Meetings in Minnesota
Wednesday, May 13, 2009, 1:00 pm: St Paul
Saturday, May 16, 2009, 10:00 am: Minneapolis
Saturday, May 16, 2009, 10:00 am: Rochester
The St Paul group will meet in Stillwater on Wednesday, May 13. Karl Vollstedt will conduct an audio review. 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 meet in St Louis Park on Saturday, May 16, 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 at the back of the hospital, 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 meet Saturday, May 16. A Mayo Clinic representative is always present, and breakfast is provided. All are welcome.
10:00 am to noon
Gift of Life Transplant House
705 Second St SW
Rochester, MN 55902
507/288-7470
MAP
Saturday, May 16, 2009, 10:00 am: Minneapolis
Saturday, May 16, 2009, 10:00 am: Rochester
The St Paul group will meet in Stillwater on Wednesday, May 13. Karl Vollstedt will conduct an audio review. 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 meet in St Louis Park on Saturday, May 16, 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 at the back of the hospital, 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 meet Saturday, May 16. A Mayo Clinic representative is always present, and breakfast is provided. All are welcome.
10:00 am to noon
Gift of Life Transplant House
705 Second St SW
Rochester, MN 55902
507/288-7470
MAP
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