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Orange CT - Blood Cancer In-Person Event (Formerly Bridgeport)

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Nov 07, 2026
10:00AM - 02:00PM EST In the city timezone
Courtyard by Marriott New Haven Orange/Milford
136 Marsh Hill Rd, Orange, CT 06477, USA
Overview

Join us for HealthTree Connect to Cures in Orange, CT, on Saturday, November 7th, and connect with other blood cancer patients, caregivers, and local resources in your community. 

The event will take place at the Courtyard by Marriott New Haven Orange/Milford

This free, in-person event offers a meaningful opportunity to:

  • Learn From Academic and Community Doctors Through Interactive Panels: Join conversations with local doctors and fellow patients, ask questions, and gain valuable insights.

  • Connect with Other Blood Cancer Patients and Caregivers: Share your experience and hear from others who understand what you’re going through. You’ll meet people in your community navigating similar diagnoses and challenges.

  • Discover Key Resources at the HealthTree Fair: Explore local and essential resources, tools, and support services available to you.

  • Take Home Personalized Materials to Support Your Journey: Leave with financial guidance, educational handouts, and information about clinical trials—all tailored to help you navigate your care with confidence.

Lunch, parking, and beverages will be provided, and you’ll leave with practical tools—and stronger community connections—to support your care journey.

Please note: This is an in-person event and will not be recorded.

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Speakers & Moderators
Healthtree contact Mary Arnett

Mary Arnett

Mary joined HealthTree in 2022 as a part of HealthTree's team to help expand into all blood cancers. She now works as HealthTree's Volunteer & Community Outreach Manager, helping to engage and involve community members in HealthTree's mission. When she isn't working, she loves being the fun aunt to her 13 nieces and nephews, attending concerts, experimenting with new recipes in the kitchen, and traveling to explore new cities.
Healthtree contact Diahanna Vallentine

Diahanna Vallentine

Diahanna is the Financial Program Manager for the HealthTree Foundation. She specializes in providing financial help, resources and education for blood cancer 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 blood cancer patients.
Healthtree contact Dr. Natalia Neparidze

Dr. Natalia Neparidze

Dr. Natalia Neparidze obtained her medical degree from Aieti Medical School in Tbilisi, Georgia in 2000. She subsequently completed Postdoctoral Research Fellowships at Emory, Northwestern and Yale Universities, followed by Internal Medicine Residency and Hematology/Medical Oncology Fellowship at Yale University. She has served as an assistant professor at Yale University School of Medicine, Medical Oncology/Hematology since 2012.  She specializes in multiple myeloma, monoclonal gammopathies, AL amyloidosis, & Waldenstrom's macroglobulinemia.  Dr. Neparidze has developed multiple research projects in myeloma, including a number of investigator-initiated therapeutic clinical trials. She collaborates with other researchers nationally and internationally, serves as a PI and co-PI on multiple therapeutic clinical trials and leads several clinical outcomes studies in patients with myeloma.