December 18, 2018

Dear Friends and Supporters of the CLL Society,

It turns out that it is not only the drugs you receive, but the order you receive them in that can effect the response rate. Please learn from the Dr. Koffman’s ASH 2018 interview with Professor Hillmen. Watch the interview.

Later this month we’ll be publishing the last 2018 issue of The CLL Society Tribune, our quarterly online newsletter. Watch your email for links to these unique articles by patients and CLL experts, answers to your questions to our medical advisory board, results from last quarter’s Reader Survey and a new Reader Survey about caregivers. ENJOY!

Please save the date:

We’re excited to be starting our first CLL Society Educational Forum on February 9 at City of Hope. Click here for more information and to register!

San Diego CLL Support Group

In conjunction with UCSD, we’re in the process of rebooting our San Diego CLL Support Group. If you were attending before or would like to begin attending, please take our short interest survey.

Expert Access is open!

Don’t have access to a CLL expert? Need a second opinion? We are pleased to offer a free 2nd opinion from a top CLL expert through a HIPAA compliant online video consultation. Don’t wait, apply now! Approximately 16 spots left!

New LLS Patient Financial Assistance Program

Now open! The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society has a new Patient Financial Assistance program for Blood Cancer patients in active treatment.  Click here to learn more about this new assistance program.

Prime Archived Webinars Now Online!

Prime Education in partnership with the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) and The CLL Society has just posted two new FREE archived  webinars! Click here for more information!

CLL-Specific Support Group Meetings Coming Up! 

Tuesday, December 18th at 7:00 PM in Berea, OH – The Northeast Ohio CLL Patient Support Group, sponsored by the CLL Society will be meeting. More information here.

Tuesday, December 18th at 7:00 PM in Chicago, IL – The Chicago CLL Support Group, sponsored by the CLL Society will be meeting. More information here.

Thursday, December 20th at 6:45 PM in Syosset, NY – The Long Island CLL Support Group, sponsored by the CLL Society will be meeting. More information here.

Thursday, December 20th at 7:00 PM in Denver, CO – The Denver CLL Support Group, sponsored by the CLL Society will be meeting. More information here.

Thursday, December 20th at 7:00 PM in Holmdel, NJ -The New Jersey CLL Support Group, sponsored by the CLL Society will be meeting. More information here.

Saturday, December 22nd at 10:00 AM in Nashville, TN – The Nashville CLL Support Group, sponsored by the CLL Society will be meeting. More information here.

Saturday, December 22nd at 1:00 PM in Newton Lower Falls, MA – The Boston CLL Patient Support Group, sponsored by the CLL Society will be meeting. More information here.

Special Announcement: Because of the holiday season, the following support groups will not be meeting in December:

• Milwaukee CLL Support Group
• Rochester NY CLL Support Group
• Twin Cities CLL Support Group
• Washington DC-area CLL Patient Support Group
• West LA CLL Support Group

Click here for the most up-to-date information on all CLL Society support group meetings.

Upcoming Special events:

Lymphoma Research Foundation Sponsored Meetings   

Tuesday, January 15, 2019 from 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM ET

The Lymphoma Research Foundation invites you to attend a FREE teleconference: Update on Lymphoma from the 2018 American Society of Hematology (ASH) Annual Meeting Laurie H. Sehn, MD, MPH from the Centre for Lymphoid Cancer, Andrew M. Evens, DO, MSc, FACP from Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, Peggy Ann Torney from Lymphoma Research Foundation, and Carolyn Messner, DSW, OSW-C, FAPOS, FAOSW from CancerCare®. Find out more information and register here. 

Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Sponsored Meetings    

Tuesday, January 15, 2019 from 5:30 PM to 8:00 PM in Athens, GA

LLS invites you to attend this FREE Patient Education Program: Living Well with CLL: diagnosis, treatment and support held at Hotel Indigo Athens, Athens, GA, featuring Gustavo Westin, MD, MPH, from University Cancer & Blood Center. Dinner will be provided to registered attendees. This event is free but registration is required. Find out more information and register here.

Meanwhile, stay strong. We are all in this together!

Sincerely,

Patty Koffman
CLL Society Inc.
P.O. Box 1390
Claremont, CA 91711
December 18, 2018