Please join us at one of our regular meetings or join the mailing list for our free monthly newsletter. Family members and friends are encouraged to participate as well. You will quickly find out you are not alone. We will help keep you informed of the latest Multiple Myeloma management information.

Next Meeting

Tuesday, April 20, 2021 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM (CST)
New: This will be using Zoom instead of GoToMeeting (see below)

Dr, Aric Hall from the UW Carbone Cancer Center will be our featured speaker for the April virtual meeting. Dr Hall does a Q & A session and it has become one of our favorites. Mark your calendars now not to miss this meeting. He will be joining us at approx. 4:30pm.

Upcoming Meetings

• Dr Timothy Schmidt, from the UW Carbone Cancer Center will be our featured speaker for the May virtual meeting. He will be talking about genetics and chromosome testing and what it all means.
  
• July: Michelle Lakner, Nurse Practitioner for the UW Carbone Cancer will be out featured speaker at July's meeting. More information to follow. Jayne will be collecting questions ahead of this meeting. Those
  questions will become the starting point of her Q & A .

See the current newsletter for information about:

• Register now from the Myeloma Crowd site for a presentation on April 15: Those Pesky Bone Hardeners! MM Patients Beware with Dentist Dr. John Killip
• FDA approves isatuximab-irfc From the IMF website – Two more drugs with FDA approvals.
• What Is Ide-Cel? Dr Durie discusses this in one of his podcasts which is available on the IMF website.
• I joined the Santa Fe Myeloma support group meeting this week for a session on Freelite testing. Got an interesting website for you. Www.wikilite.com This has always been a confusing subject for many
  of us. Hope this helps.

Current newsletter, (PDF)

Upcoming Teleconferences or Webinars 

Myeloma Crowd Round Table

Saturday, April 24
11:00 -12:35 pm (CDT)
Three Novel Therapies

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Learn About the Immune System and Optimizing Your Defenses

International Myeloma Foundation
Thursday, May 6, 2021
6 P.M. Central
Duration: 60 Minutes (Includes Q&A)

We are all hearing about how critical the immune system is for our overall health. What is the immune system and how can we protect it? Can nutrition improve your immune system for better defense against diseases, bacteria, or viruses? Can supplements help?

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April Virtual Meeting

Madison Multiple Myeloma Support Group monthly meeting
Please join my meeting from your computer, tablet or smartphone.

Zoom

Our virtual meetings will now be on the Zoom platform.

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Madison Myeloma Support Group Zoom Meeting

Meeting times will be in the newsletter as these Zoom invitations will be a reoccurring meeting format.

IMF SG Meeting Room 3 is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.
Topic: Madison, WI SG 3rd Tue Monthly
Time: This is a recurring meeting Meet anytime

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Meeting ID: 844 5766 7535
Passcode: 678275

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News... (including information from previous newsletters)

Upcoming conferences and teleconferences are listed below

Success and Celebrations

None currently listed

Conferences

The annual Multiple Myeloma Patient and Caregiver Symposium

Save the date for 2021. Hopefully meeting in person next year on Saturday, August 21, 2021.