Bone Marrow/Stem Cell Transplant Caregiver Lunch & Learn

Calling all Bone Marrow/Stem Cell Transplant Caregivers: What, Why, When and How to Get Through it All

Register HERE

Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2024

NOON EST (one hour)

This month’s program will focus on caregiver needs before, during and after a bone marrow/stem cell transplant. Dawn Speckhart, Ph.D., Clinical Health Psychologist, Cellular Therapy and Leukemia Program for Northside Hospital Cancer Institute will share her expertise, focusing on following instructions, including dietary and caregiver needs. She will also focus on minimizing stress post-transplant by having plans in place, frank communication, knowing when to call and “not sweating the small stuff.” Jennifer Gillette, LMSW, Staff Social Worker at nbmtLINK will share many seasoned caregiver tips and tricks conveyed to the LINK. There will also be time for live questions. Please address yourself when asking a question in the best way to protect your identity if desired.

This program is recorded and available on our website

one week after airing live. (www.nbmtlink.org)

If you have any technical issues related to registering, please email, peggyburkhard@nbmtlink.org or call (248) 770-5172. The call-in information is contained in the form you use to register. Note: YOU call in participate.

(We do not call you.)

This FREE program is intended to provide psychosocial and emotional

support along with health information from national experts regarding

critical topics surrounding cancer and treatments.

Special Thanks To Our Sponsors:

The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, Incyte, Pharmacyclics & Janssen

and Omeros Corporation

We also thank our Esteemed Link Partners, listed at the end of this newsletter.