Support

The National Bone Marrow Transplant Link offers a number of supportive programs and services for bone marrow transplant patients and their families:

• Coping with cGVHD Telephone Education/Support Group
• Celebrate Your Second Birthday!
• Voices of Hope and Healing (Publication)
• Peer Support for Patients and Caregivers

Telephone Education and Support Group for
Bone Marrow/Stem Cell Transplant Survivors:
Coping with Chronic Graft versus Host Disease

• Facilitated by Sandra Mitchell, PhD, CRNP, AOCN and Michael Krumlauf, RN, MSN from the National Institutes of Health.
• Four Week Sessions for 8-10 Survivors
• Next groups begin October 20, 2011
• No charge for participation

Week 1: Overview of Chronic Graft versus Host Disease
Week 2: Understanding and Living with Chronic Graft versus Host Disease
Week 3: Exploring Options for Improving Health and Well-Being
Week 4: Facing Forward: Developing Your Personal Plan for Managing Chronic Graft versus Host Disease and Living Well

For additional information or to register, please call:
Tiffany Rowe at 800-LINK-BMT (800-546-5268) or email: tiffanyrowe@nbmtlink.org

Sponsored by the National Bone Marrow Transplant Link with support from The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, Michigan Chapter, Amgen, and the National Marrow Donor Program.

Celebrate Your Second Birthday!

Contact the nbmtLINK at info@nbmtlink to receive a specially designed card that recognizes you and your caregiver on your transplant anniversary. Since survivorship issues, both physical and emotional, often continue for years after transplant, this program focuses attention on the ongoing needs of BMT survivors and their caregivers, creating a community that understands the importance of this “second birthday.” If you or someone you love would like to be recognized, please contact Cindy Goldman at 800-546-5268 or email cindygoldman@nbmtlink.org

New Publication! Voices of Hope & Healing
is a collection of stories, poems, and original artwork from BMT survivors and their family members. We hope that this collection of inspirational stories, poems, and practical advice from bone marrow/stem cell transplant survivors, caregivers, and their families serves as a source of support and warming comfort.

Reassurance, Understanding, and Support when you
need them the most.

“Peer Support on Call Program” is a free service offered by the National Bone Marrow Transplant Link. Emotional support is available through one-on-one conversations with trained peer support volunteers who are bone marrow/stem cell transplant survivors, caregivers and marrow donors. Since they have been through the transplant experience themselves, they understand the patient’s and caregiver’s feelings and can provide an empathetic point of view. For patients and caregivers, peer support is only a phone call away. If you would like to request a phone call from a peer support volunteer, please click here or call our office at 800-LINK-BMT (800-546-5268).