Events and Meetings
Coffee Break Time
The first Tuesday of each month from
10 a.m. to 12 noon (drop-in format)
Join Myeloma Support Group members at the Youth for Christ (YFC) Cafe Connect, 254 Adelaide St. South, London.
Coffee is $2 and refills $1, cookies $1, muffins $2.
https://www.google.com/maps/place/YFC+London/@42.9622082,-81.2192514,15z/data=!4m6!3m5!1s0x882ef24fc2b5cc31:0x8371b22f8f17931c!8m2!3d42.9622082!4d-81.2192514!16s%2Fg%2F1tdqv553?entry=ttu
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Myeloma Support Group Meetings
Scheduled Support Group meetings are held five times a year in January, March, May, July, and November.
MSG Upcoming Meeting
Saturday, May 24, 2025
1:30 to 3:00 p.m.
The Church of St. Jude (All Saints Hall, Lower Level)
1537 Adelaide Street N., London ON
Outpatient Autologous Stem Cell Transplant at London Health Sciences Centre
Presented by: Adrienne Fulford NP-PHC, MScN, CON(C), BMTCN
Nurse Practitioner Complex Malignant Hematology and Blood and Marrow Transplant Program
Verspeeten Family Cancer Program, London Health Sciences Centre
Note: Presentation followed by social time.
To keep all attendees safe, masks will be mandatory.
For more information contact:
Ev McDowell ............. 519-691-5164 / evmcdowell@hotmail.com
Lisa Bowden ............. 519-852-0014 / lisatatham1964@gmail.com
Heather Appleton ..... 519-686-7218 / appletons@rogers.com
Previous Group Meetings and Links
Saturday, March 1, 2025
1:30 to 3:00 p.m.
The Church of St. Jude
1537 Adelaide Street N., London ON
Bone Strength and Balance for Myeloma patients Exercising for people with osteoporosis or at risk of falling or fracturing.
Presented by: Tina Ziebart Assistant Professor at Western University in the School of Physical Therapy
Note: to keep all attendees safe, masks will be mandatory. .......
For more information contact: Ev McDowell - 519-691-5164 / evmcdowell@hotmail.com or Lisa Bowden - 519-852-0014 / lisatatham1964@gmail.com .
About the presenter … Tina Ziebart is an Assistant Professor at Western University in the School of Physical Therapy. She is also a physiotherapist and certified exercise physiologist. Tina has built her career around teaching exercise to people with osteoporosis, both through research and clinically. In research, Tina continues to explore the benefits of exercise in people with osteoporosis
Saturday, January 4th, 2025
1:30 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. on Zoom
‘Tools, Resources & Services’
Presented by: Chantel Wicks
Myeloma Canada, Regional Community Engagement and Development Manager for Ontario
This will be a ZOOM only meeting.
Saturday, November 2, 2024 / 1:30 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
“Understanding Your Bloodwork”
Presented by: Dr. Martha Louzada
Hematology, London Health Sciences Centre
www.youtube.com/watch?v=tN5y3yq2zD8
Previous Group Meetings and Links
MAY 4, 2024
Estate Planning Essentials
Presented by : Laura Geddes, Lawyer, TEP. SISKINDS I The law firm
www.youtube.com/watch?v=5wn1qjlr_dQ
MARCH 2, 2024
CAR T-Cell Therapy and Other Immune Effector Cell (IEC) Therapies
Presented by: Dr. Martha Louzada, Clinical Hematologist, London Health Sciences Centre
www.youtube.com/watch?v=EkAVXuLvsqA
JANUARY 6, 2024
Being a Very Informed Patient (and Supporter)
Presentation by
Chantel Wicks, Myeloma Canada
NOVEMBER 4, 2023
Exercises for Individuals with Multiple Myeloma
DVD presentation
MAY 13th, 2023 - Hybrid Group Meeting
"Update on Clinical Trials at LRCP" by Dr. Martha Louzada
Unfortunately no meeting recording is available for this meeting.
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MARCH 4th, 2023 - Hybrid Meeting
"WELLSPRING Cancer Support" by Tracey Jones
MMSG Wellspring Mar 4th 2023 - YouTube
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OCTOBER 1st, 2022 - ZOOM Meeting
"Understanding CAR-T Cell Therapy" by Dr. Selay Lam
https://youtu.be/ATpGok_6DCI
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