Ottawa Ontario Support Group

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The Ottawa Support Group of the Aplastic Anemia & Myelodysplasia Association of Canada (AAMAC) meets monthly.

Meet other patients and families dealing with the same bone marrow failure diseases as yours. Share stories, compare notes, learn how others are coping and see how they are responding to treatments.

Scheduled meetings for 2014:

• Wednesday, May 14
• Wednesday, June 11
• Wednesday, July 9
• Wednesday, August 13
• Wednesday, September 10
• Wednesday, October 8
• Wednesday, November 12
• Wednesday, December 10

Time:

6:00pm - 8:00pm

Location:

Maplesoft Centre
1500 Alta Vista Drive, Ottawa, ON (Google map)
Meetings are in the Studio (May, June, September, October, November) or in the Kitchen, Great Room (July, August, December)

For more information see the AAMAC Upcoming Events page, contact AAMAC, or email Catherine Knoll.


If you plan to attend a Support Group Meeting, please post in this thread to let other attendees know to look for you!

After you attend, please post to let us know what you thought of the event.

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A free one-day Patient Information Day will be held in Ottawa on Saturday November 22, 2014.

Speakers will include Dr. Dr. Thomas Kiss on PNH, Dr. Mitchell Sabloff,on AA, ad Dr. Robert Klaassen on MDS, as well as a session on coping with chronic diseases.

Continental breakfast, coffee breaks, and lunch are included.

When:

Saturday, November 22, 2014, 9:00am to 2:00pm

Where:

Ottawa Conference and Event Centre (Google map)
200 Coventry Road, Ottawa

Hotel:

Courtyard Ottawa East
(same address)

Registration:

You must register by Friday November 14, 2014.

To register or for more information, phone AAMAC at 1-888-840-0039 or email info@aamac.ca.


If you plan to attend the Patient Education Day, post in this thread to let other attendees know to look for you!

After the event, let us know what you thought of it.