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A Story of Hope with Myeloma Patient Jim Bond
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Newly Diagnosed Myeloma Chapter
event Oct 21, 2021 / 01:00PM - 02:00PM EDT

Event Description

Join myeloma patient James (Jim) Bond and his wonderful wife, Kathleen as they share their story of hope. Jim has been the recipient of four Stem Cell Transplants to date and attributes much of his current wellbeing and quality of life to his fitness experiences. Jim and Kathleen Bond advocate for cancer patients and have shared their survival story in 40 US states, as well as in DC at the National Science Foundation. They also shared their story with groups in New Zealand, Spain, Japan, and Canada. Their story is the subject of Jim’s book, The Man in the Arena: Surviving Multiple Myeloma Since 1992. All profits from their book go to charity.

Come with your questions for Jim about how he has kept hope alive during his many years of survivorship.

Schedule & Agenda

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Introduction
01:00PM
Audrey Burton-Bethke
Audrey introduces the agenda of the event and featured speaker Jim Bond.
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Presentation
01:05PM
Jim and Kathleen Bond
Jim and Kathleen Bond tell us how they have kept hope alive during Jim's many years of survivorship.
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Questions and Answers
01:35PM
Audience
Type your questions in the chat and we will answer them! 

Speakers & Moderators

The panelist Audrey Burton-Bethke
Audrey Burton-Bethke

Audrey joined the HealthTree Foundation as the Myeloma Community Program Director in 2020. While not knowing much about myeloma at the start, she has since worked hard to educate herself, empathize and learn from others' experiences. She loves this job. Audrey is passionate about serving others, loves learning, and enjoys a nice mug of hot chocolate no matter the weather.

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The panelist Jim Bond
Jim Bond

Jim and Kathleen live near Cleveland, Ohio, where Kathleen and he celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary last year. They have 2 sons and 3 grandchildren. Jim is a retired Ernst & Young (EY) partner, and Kathleen is a former American Cancer Society National Board Member, and active ACS volunteer leader, and caregiver for Jim’s multiple myeloma and leukemia cancers. University Hospitals of Cleveland and Dana Farber Cancer in Boston treat Jim. They advocate for cancer patients and have shared their survival stories in 40 US states, and in DC at the National Science Foundation. They also shared their story with groups in New Zealand, Spain, Japan, and Canada. Their story is the subject of Jim’s book, The Man in the Arena: Surviving Multiple Myeloma Since 1992. All profit goes to charity. Jim and his wife Kathleen celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary last year. They live in greater Cleveland, Ohio, and have 2 grown sons and 3 grandchildren.

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