Lunch & Learn
with the LINK
A Telephone Support Program for Patients,
Families/Caregivers/Loved Ones
Let’s Beat the Blues and Address Isolation, Diet, Exercise, Nutrition and More.
Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2023
NOON EST (one hour)
As well, DeAnn Miller, a vibrant survivor of Myelodysplastic Syndrome with Excess Blasts (MDS-EB2) was transplanted in 2019, and will share the many ways she stays busy, sharp and actively embraces her new normal. The nbmtLINK’s licensed staff social worker, Jennifer Gillette, will facilitate the program. There will also be plenty of time for live questions.
If you have any technical issues related to registering, please email, peggyburkhard@nbmtlink.org or call (248) 770-5172. The call-in information is contained in the form you use to register. Note: YOU call in participate. (We do not call you.)
This FREE program is intended to provide psychosocial and emotional
support along with health information from national experts regarding
critical topics surrounding cancer and treatments.
This program is recorded and available on our website
Special Thanks To Our Sponsors:
The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, Incyte, Pharmacyclics & Janssen
and Omeros Corporation
We also thank our Esteemed Link Partners, listed at the end of this newsletter.
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The nbmtLINK is proud to be part of the GVHD Alliance, bringing together leading transplant organizations to improve access to resources and support for the graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) community and people living with GVHD, a complication that can happen after an allogeneic blood and marrow transplant.
The GVHD Alliance aims to bridge existing gaps in unmet needs of the GVHD community and launch a new, dedicated awareness.
Learn more the Alliance website.
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a unified platform where the GVHD
GVHD DAY IS SET!
Recently, the #GVHD Alliance announced the first ever #GVHDday to empower voices in the community, increase awareness of the disease by educating and provide resources to help improve the lives of people living with Graft versus Host Disease.
Join us as we #GVHDconnect4hope
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We will be mailing out a large number of bracelets to many of you in our database very soon. If you do NOT receive bracelets by Feb. 9, 2023, at 5 PM EST, please reach out by emailing us on Feb. 10, info@nbmtlink.org and we will do our BEST to get you some, if still available. Be sure to include your physical mailing address or we cannot get them out. Thank you.
More below on how you can help!
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No matter where you are, you can help us amplify the voices of those affected by GVHD.
You can take action by:
- Using one of the GVHD Alliance hashtags on your social media channels
- Including a link to the GVHD Alliance website to help others learn more and get inspired
#GVHDday
#GVHDconnect4hope
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About the GVHD Alliance
The GVHD Alliance is empowering voices in the GVHD community to increase awareness and help improve the lives of people living with GVHD. The GVHD Alliance has developed a unified platform that facilitates a nurturing community for people living with GVHD, connecting resources, education, and support.
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The GVHD Alliance is supported by |
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MAT-US-2209796-v1.0-01/2023
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Peer Support
On-Call Program
We are a phone call or email away for patients and their loved ones.
1-800-546-5268
info@nbmtlink.org
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Celebrate Your Second Birthday
Sign up to receive a specially designed card that recognizes you and your caregiver on your “Second Birthday?”
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Help Us
Help Others
We cannot do it without the support of corporations, foundations and individuals like you!
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Special thanks to our Esteemed Link Partners, listed below, who make everything we do possible through their support.
Link Partners include cancer centers and allied partners who annually support our mission of providing psychosocial support to patients, caregivers, their families and health care professionals dedicated to helping people navigate a bone marrow transplant. If you would like to learn more about the many benefits (books, programs, hyperlink on our website, flier inclusion) to being a Link Partner, please do not hesitate to contact us at (248) 358-1886.
- American Society for Transplantation and Cellular Therapy (ASTCT)
- Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute
- Blood and Marrow Transplant Program at Northside Hospital
- Center for International Blood and Marrow Transplant Research (CIBMTR)
- Corewell Health
- Dana-Farber Brigham and Women’s Cancer Center
- DKMS
- Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
- Froedtert & the Medical College of Wisconsin Cancer Network
- Henry Ford Health- Cancer
- Incyte
- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
- Meredith A. Cowden Foundation
- Nebraska Medicine
- Oregon Health & Science University Knight Cancer Center
- Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center
- Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish Hospital/Washington
- University School of Medicine
- Stem Cell Transplantation and Cellular Therapy Program, John Theurer Cancer Center at Hackensack University Medical Center
- The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
- University Hospitals Seidman Cancer Center
- University of Michigan Health Rogel Cancer Center
- Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center
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Commerce, MI 48382
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