Are you or someone you love battling MULTIPLE MYELOMA CANCER?
Local area Multiple Myeloma Cancer patients, their families & friends have come together for the
San Diego Multiple Myeloma Support Group
Interested patients, family members and friends are encouraged to join us at our meetings.
We meet the second Monday of the month in the UTC area of La Jolla
For exact time and location of our next meeting contact:
Elliot Recht -- (858) 273-5008 -- email:
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February 2012 Notes
Hello - I hope your having a safe Holiday Season and Happy New Year. The next meeting of the San Diego Multiple Myeloma Support Group will take place at 6:30pm on Monday, January 9th, our usual time and meeting location. It's the second Monday of the month in the Forum Meeting Room that is above the Wells Fargo Bank at Westfield UTC Shopping Center. These meetings are always free and open to you, your family and friends, caregivers, health care professionals and anyone with questions about Myeloma.Refreshments will be provided by donations from group members .
I want to thank the IMF for including me in the American Society of Hematology, ASH Conference December 9 to 13, 2011 in San Diego. The networking I was able to do with doctors as well as pharmaceutical and medical equipment representatives will be invaluable to me and members of our support group. I will share the information with you at our meeting. I'm confident what I learned will benefit Myeloma patients and caregivers through our journey for years to come.
Listen To the Health Care Professionals: www.myelpma.org - health professionals - webcasts - Webcasts from ASH 2011.
Below are blogs from other support group leaders who attented the conference. Please take a look at them and bring your questions to the next meeting.
ASH 2011 Blogs
Continuing the search to find a cure: thoughts before ASH 2011
On the eve of the 53rd Annual Meeting of the American Society of Hematology in San Diego, Dr. Durie talks about how far we have come in Myeloma treatment in the last decade.
A Patient at ASH 2011
The last time we heard from Jack Aiello, he was blogging from the International Myeloma Workshop in Paris. Now he is in San Diego at the 53rd Annual American Society of Hematology Meeting.
Reflections from ASH 2011
Prolific blogger Pat Killingsworth joins us at ASH.
ARE YOU READY FOR SOME FOOTBALL? HOW ABOUT SOMETHING EVEN BETTER! ARE YOU READY FOR ASH?
Why not start with Robin Tuohy's Pre-ASH blog covering all the exciting events planned.
Up-Coming Dates to Remember: February 13 , Onyx Pharmaceuticals speaking about Carfilzomib and Onyx's Patient Support ProgramMarch 12 , Diplomat Specialty PharmacyMay 14 , LLS Program; Speaker Dr. Alberto Bessudo held at Four Points Sheraton on Clairemont Mesa Blvd.
Note :
Links below are websites you should sign up for and receive up to date Myeloma email alerts. News, financial resources, webinar's, online forums for patients and caregivers!!!
International Myeloma Foundation www.myeloma.org www.myelomaBeacon.com www.PatientPower.info http://LLS.org www.cancercare.org
As always, if you have questions or comments about our group feel free to contact one of us.
Elliot RechtElliotRecht@san.rr.com
Joanna JonesJnaJones@yahoo.com
"Be kinder than necessary because everyone you meet is fighting some kind of battle." Author unknown
Location of Meeting Room
Westfield UTC center is located on the corner of La Jolla Village Drive and Genesee Avenue between the 5 and 805 Freeways.
The meeting room is called the Forum and is above The Wells Fargo Bank near Nordstrom on the North side of the shopping center.
Make sure you are in the UTC Westfield mall and not across the street where there is a Wells Fargo Bank high-rise building.Wells Fargo Bank, at UTC's phone number is 858-455-7199. Call if you still need directions.
To get a betterpicture of where you'll be heading. Go to Yahoo Maps and type 4545 La Jolla Village Dr., La Jolla, CA 92122. Note: Where the arrow is pointing is not the location of the Forum meeting room.
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