With Coach, we are in this together

HealthTree Coaches are experienced patients and caregivers who understand the importance of support from someone who knows first-hand what you’re going through.

Personalized Coaching

All Coaches are volunteer survivors or caregivers who want to share their experiences and help guide you through your diagnosis and treatment.

You can find a coach who:

Has your type of disease
Had a similar treatment
Has personal areas of experience to match your needs
Lives in your geographic area

You are able to work with more than one Coach at a time and can connect by phone, computer or in person.

Become a Coach

Make a meaningful difference in patients' lives.
No experience needed – we provide comprehensive training on skills and knowledge to help you succeed.
Commitment - Dedicate at least 8 hours per month for one year.
Access to easy-to-use resources, including online videos, webinars, and helpful tools to help you find the right answers quickly.

Find Meaningful Connections

Alison Seel

multiple myeloma coach since 2023

My husband Jo was diagnosed with myeloma in 2016, at age 30. We were stunned. We had been married just two years and were thinking about starting life together, not facing down a diagnosis of incurable cancer. In the past years, he has done well on treatment, we have welcomed two beautiful children into our family, and we have learned to live well with this disease. But those early days were so hard, and I often wish I could speak to my younger self and tell her that things would get easier. Since I can’t do that, I am hoping I can help others in that scary place through the coach program.

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David Barton

multiple myeloma coach since 2022

I am a happily married and recently retired from working for 35 years in the pharmaceutical and medical device industry. I like nothing better than to walk our Jack Russell Terrier with my wife along the river where we live in Wisconsin. Everything was going great until the MGUS from 2020 turned into full-blown myeloma in early 2021. I was lucky and was able to participate in a clinical trial at our local university where we will help figure out the differences and similarities of a 4 drug cocktail with a 3 drug cocktail. The trial is ongoing. Over the past year and a half a number of my friends have been diagnosed with a varieties of cancers. For those who are interested, I have done my best to be there for them, both to comfort them and to try to make their cancers more understandable to them.

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Liz Levine

multiple myeloma coach since 2024

Hi! I am 52 years old, married with 2 amazing kids in college. I was diagnosed with kappa light chain MM 2 years ago. Those first months were a fog to me but I stumbled across Healthtree online and started talking to a coach. My coach was beyond helpful. Multiple Myeloma is an uncommon cancer, complicated and simply put - overwhelming. I had a SCT on September 3rd, 2024 after 2 years on treatment. I am now feeling great and this picture is of me in my wig. I am a good listener and I now understand this disease. I’m very hopeful for all our futures. I would like to support someone else who is feeling overwhelmed with MM. if you’re going through transplant soon I can support you through it. If you have decided to harvest and wait, ineligible for SCT, or just decided against transplant I can support you as well.

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