Preparing for Survivorship Financially
Prepare financially to live long term with cancer while assessing survivor needs.
What costs will continue to incur throughout your journey? What unexpected costs might you find as you live with your disease long term? Learn from Financial Program Manager Diahanna Vallentine on this important subject.
Audrey introduces the agenda of the event and featured speaker Diahanna Vallentine.
Diahanna talks about preparing financially to live long term with cancer while assessing survivor needs.
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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.
Diahanna Vallentine
Diahanna is the Financial Program Manager for the HealthTree Foundation. She specializes in providing financial help, resources and education for multiple myeloma patients. As a professional financial consultant and former caregiver of her husband who was diagnosed with multiple myeloma, Diahanna perfectly understands the financial issues facing myeloma patients.
John Bourland
John R. Bourland, CLU, ChFC has been an active Financial Planner for over 35 years. Formerly from Vermont, he now lives in Ocala, Florida. John was diagnosed with Multiple Myeloma in 2019 and began treatment under the supervision of a Myeloma Specialist at the Mayo Clinic. He is grateful for having achieved a stringent complete response without SCT and remains on a maintenance program. John has trained as a Myeloma Coach with HealthTree and offers his professional expertise and personal experience to support other Myeloma patients nationwide.