Myeloma Minute: Inspiration and Education
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| INSPIRATION | Myeloma Voices
Listen to John Auerbacher’s Story on Living Well with Myeloma for 14 YearsListen to 14-year multiple myeloma survivor John Auerbacher tell his story. John describes how a fall from a horse led to a misdiagnosis of his condition and then the eventual discovery of his disease. At the end of these intimate recordings, John shares his advice, saying, “The newly diagnosed patients will often tell you what they need - whether it’s just to listen, or if they want answers, or if they want reassurance. Oftentimes, [it’s hearing] you’ve been alive for 14 years - that in and of itself is very helpful for people just to hear.”
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| INSPIRATION | Fundraiser
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| EDUCATION | Event
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Planting Seeds of Hope Luncheon |
Register NOW for a Regional Community Workshop in Richmond, Virginia |
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Sylvia Hairston was diagnosed with multiple myeloma in November 2016. Since that time, she has been on a mission to raise myeloma awareness and funds to assist in finding a cure. You can help her reach her goal by attending the Planting Seeds for Hope luncheon on Saturday, September 29, 2018, from 12 p.m. - 5 p.m. EST at the United Methodist Church of Berea (107 Seminary St.) in Berea, Ohio. All proceeds from this event will benefit the International Myeloma Foundation. |
The IMF will conduct a Regional Community Workshop in Richmond, VA, on Saturday, September 8, 2018. Registration is FREE, but seating is limited. This is a wonderful opportunity to learn from and meet one-on-one with myeloma experts David H. Vesole, MD, PhD (Professor of Medicine at Georgetown University; Co-Chief of Myeloma Division and Director of Myeloma Research at John Theurer Cancer Center, Hackensack, NJ) and Kevin Brigle PhD, NP (Virginia Commonwealth University, Massey Cancer Center, Richmond, VA). |
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| ACTION | Easy Way to Give
A New Way to Support the IMF (At No Cost to You!)The Charity Charge World MasterCard earns you 1% cash back on every purchase and turns that cash back into an automatic donation to the IMF.
Even if you use your Charity Charge card just to buy your daily coffee or weekly groceries, these automatic donations add up in a big way! Charity Charge will also underwrite the donation processing fees so that the IMF receives your full donation. When you add this card to your wallet, the IMF will earn critical funding for our programs that serve myeloma patients, family members, and the medical community. Click the link below to see full terms and conditions or to sign up.
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| INNOVATION | Latest Research
Listen to a Replay of the Best of ASCO/EHA/IMWG TeleconferenceListen to a replay of the Best of ASCO/EHA/IMWG teleconference. In this narrated slide presentation, Dr. Brian G.M. Durie explains the new and exciting current trends in myeloma treatment and research culled from three major medical meetings held in June 2018 – the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO), the European Hematology Association (EHA), and the International Myeloma Working Group Summit (IMWG).
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| #ASKDRDURIE | Dr. Durie's Weekly Web Video Series
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CLINICAL TRIALS |
EVENTS |
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New isatuximab Clinical Trial: the IMROZ Study New isatuximab Clinical Trial: the IKEMA Study New ixazomib Clinical Trials: Learn How to Participate Join the conversation about myeloma on the Smart Patients Message Board |
August 24-25, 2018 September 8, 2018 September 15, 2018 September 22, 2018 September 22, 2018 September 22, 2018 October 12-13, 2018 |
Amgen, Celgene Corporation, Genentech, Janssen Oncology, and Takeda Oncology
and individuals like you who supported the IMF this year