Portland Oregon LLS/Community of Hope Support Group

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The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society operates a Community of Hope support group for MDS patients in the Portland area.

Four meetings are scheduled for 2013:
Saturday, January 26, 2013
Speaker: Dr. Gabrielle Meyers, OHSU Knight Cancer Institute
Topic: News You Can Use: Update on MDS from the American Society of Hematology (ASH) Conference



Saturday, April 27, 2013


Saturday, July 27, 2013


Saturday, October 26, 2013

Time: 3:00-5:00pm

Location:Fairfield Inn & Suites (http://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/pdxow-fairfield-inn-and-suites-portland-south-lake-oswego/)
6100 South West Meadows Road
Lake Oswego, OR 97035
Google map (https://maps.google.com/maps?q=6100+South+West+Meadows+Road+%C2%B7+Lake+Oswego,+Oregon+97035+(Fairfield+Inn)&hl=en&ie=UTF8&ll=45.41719,-122.739944&spn=0.063501,0.056047&sll=37.269174,-119.306607&sspn=18.397028,14.348145&hnear=6100+Meadows+Rd,+Lake+Oswego,+Clackamas,+Oregon+97035&t=m&z=14)

All MDS patients and their families are invited. Snacks will be provided and there will be time for socializing.

To RSVP or to have your questions answered:
Contact Sue Sumpter, Patient Services Manager
email: click here (Sue.Sumpter@lls.org)
phone: 971-230-2185

For more information about Communities of Hope support groups, see the Aplastic Anemia & MDS International Foundation's Communities of Hope (http://www.aamds.org/support-and-community/communities-of-hope) page.

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The Oregon SW Washington Idaho Montana Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (http://www.lls.org/oregon-sw-washington-idaho-montana-chapter) hosts a Community of Hope support group (http://www.lls.org/oregon-sw-washington-idaho-montana/article/patient-support-programs-oregon-sw-washington-idaho-montana) that meets on the third Thursday of the month.

At the meetings, patients and their families connect with each other and share experiences. Come meet other patients and families in your own town who are going through the same thing as you.

Meetings in 2015:
Thursday January 15
Thursday February 19
Thursday March 19
Thursday April 16
Thursday May 21
Thursday June 18
Thursday July 16
Thursday August 20
Thursday September 17
Thursday October 15
Thursday November 19
Thursday December 17

Time: 6:00pm - 7:30pm

If you plan to attend any of these meetings, please RSVP and get the meeting location from Kristin Sacco at 971-230-2297 or by email (Angela.Austin@lls.org).


For more information about Communities of Hope support groups, see the Aplastic Anemia & MDS International Foundation's Communities of Hope (http://www.aamds.org/support-and-community/communities-of-hope) page.