Our next monthly PMMNG meeting will be Saturday December 14, 2024 from 1:30-3:00 PM ET. This meeting will be conducted by Zoom.

This meeting will be our annual year end celebration meeting. As a large group we will collectively celebrate completing another year in our multiple myeloma journeys.  

Another major part of the meeting will be our small group breakout sessions. This will be time for each person to reflect on their 2024  myeloma experiences and look ahead to 2025 with the group. In addition these small group breakout sessions will give folks a chance to bring up any questions they may have about their myeloma symptoms, treatment, etc. 

As always, patients and care partners are welcome to attend. Also as usual, we will be opening the Zoom connection for the meeting at 1:00 PM ET for folks who would like to connect on a more casual level. 

We are not physicians, so please consult with your own medical team about any information regarding diagnosis, prognosis, and/or treatment that you get from the meeting.

All PMMNG members will receive a meeting invitation via email.  If you are new to the group, contact Barbara Falkowitz ([email protected]) to receive the meeting link. 

We look forward to seeing you on Zoom!

Our next monthly PMMNG meeting will be Saturday November 9, 2022 from 1:30-3:00 PM ET. This meeting with be conducted by Zoom.

It’s time for your annual insurance, financial and copay assistance review with Christina Bach, LCSW, OSW-C, FAOSW. Christina will address insurance basics, copay insurance, and spend some extra time talking about changes coming to Medicare Part D for 2025. And yes, Christina will be addressing the issue many folks are bringing to her attention about brand name Revlimid NOT being covered by many part D plans in 2025.
Bring your questions and let’s see who can stump Christina!

Christina Bach is a licensed clinical social worker and board certified oncology social worker. She is the psychosocial oncology content editor at OncoLink.org, the web’s first cancer resource. She has over 20 years of experience working with people with cancer and their families and is also the social work facilitator of the Philadelphia Multiple Myeloma Networking Group. She is interested in financial toxicity, life after cancer, educating social work students, and animal assisted interventions. She volunteers regularly with her certified therapy dogs, Linus, Huckleberry and Eugene (in-training). In her spare time she enjoys knitting, cooking, binge watching great shows and traveling to Cape Cod to spend time with family.

As usual, we will be opening the meeting at 1 pm if anyone would like to connect with our members on a more casual level. There will be no small break out groups this month to allow adequate time for our presentation.

Please note -- as we always say, we are not physicians so please discuss any medical-related information you may get from this meeting with your own medical team.

All PMMNG members will receive a meeting invitation via email.  If you are new to the group, contact Barbara Falkowitz ([email protected]) to receive the meeting link. 

We look forward to seeing you on Zoom!

Note: The Zoom recording of the presentation is here, and Christina's slides are attached below.