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• Like Living with a Bad Neighbor

• "Report from ASCO 2012: New Results in Frontline and at Relapse" by Dr. Brian Durie]

• IMF Hotline Coordinators Answer Your Question and Introduce The 10 Steps to Better Care™- "I was recently diagnosed with multiple myeloma, a disease I had never even heard of. Now I feel like there is so much new information to absorb and process that I don’t even know where or how to begin. What’s a 'newbie' like me to do?"
• "10 Steps to Seeking a Second Opinion" by Dr. Brian Durie
   

• Just released: the IMF iPad App
• IMF Board Member Receives 2012 ASCO Humanitarian Award
• IMF Nurse Leadership Board Members Honored
• Take Action Against Myeloma Weekend

Nurse Leadership Board

• "The Patient’s Journey Through Survivorship" IMF’s Nurse Leadership Board presents ONS Satellite Symposium

Education and Awareness

• Spotlight on Advocacy
• "How a Bill Becomes a Law" by Arin Assero, Director of Advocacy
• Capitol Hill Bulletin
• How to contact the IMF Advocacy Team

International Affiliates

• Updates from Around the Globe
• "Shanghai Revisited: An Environment of Hope" by Dr. Brian Durie
• "The IMF Team Returns to China" by Dan Navid, Senior Vice President, Asia

Support Groups

• You are never alone in your battle against myeloma
• Richmond, Kentucky
• Ann Arbor, Michigan

The IMF Welcomes New Support Groups

• San Fernando Valley MM Support Group (near Los Angeles, California)
• Chesapeake (Maryland) MM Network
• Toledo Area (Ohio) MM Support Group
• Kingwood Area (Texas) MM Support Group

Patient & Caregiver Experience

• "A Zebra Among Horses" by Jim Omel, MD
• "Myeloma Caregiver Wife" by Kim McLaughlin

Member Events

•  IMFers Raise Funds to Benefit Myeloma Community
• The Meier/Grammel Family Run
• MYELOMA 200 – Closer To A Cure

Staff Updates

• Anne Pacowta, Regional Director, Support Groups
• Janice Marie Estrada, Auction and Development Associate

2012 IMF Calendar of Events
Letters to the IMF

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