LEUKEMIA IS A TYPE OF CANCER THAT AFFECTS THE BLOOD OR BONE MARROW. 1 ONE TYPE IS PHILADELPHIA CHROMOSOME-POSITIVE CHRONIC MYELOID (MY’-uh-loyd) LEUKEMIA.

SOME PATIENTS WITH C-M-L MAY HAVE DIFFICULTY FINDING A TREATMENT THAT’S RIGHT FOR THEM.

ALMOST 15% OF C-M-L PATIENTS DISCONTINUE THEIR TREATMENT IN THE FIRST YEAR DUE TO SIDE EFFECTS, SO HAVING DIFFERENT OPTIONS IS CRITICAL.3-7

HERE TO SHARE HER OWN EXPERIENCE BEING DIAGNOSED WITH PHILADELPHIA CHROMOSOME-POSITIVE C-M-L IN CHRONIC PHASE AND HOW SHE FOUND A TREATMENT THAT WORKED FOR HER, IS TEACHER AND C-M-L PATIENT, JEN. AND HERE TO TALK ABOUT TREATING ADULTS WITH C-M-L, IS DR. JAMES DUGAN (DOO’-guhn.)

HCP Bio: Dr. James Dugan

Dr. James Dugan is a hematology/oncology specialist, and the physician lead for the transplant and cellular therapy department for Novant Health Cancer Institute in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.

Dr. Dugan was drawn to the field of oncology by the opportunity to improve a person’s life during a difficult time. He believes that to properly treat the whole person and not just the disease, physicians need to engage in active conversations with the patient throughout the treatment process. Dr. Dugan approaches medicine and oncology as a partnership between the physician and the patient.

Dr. Dugan is a member of the American Society of Hematology, as well as the American Society for Transplant and Cellular therapy. His membership in these organizations keeps him up-to-date on the latest research and treatment options in the field.

When he is not seeing patients, Dr. Dugan enjoys time with his wife and three daughters. He is an outdoor enthusiast who enjoys skiing, scuba diving, kite surfing, and long-distance running. He is passionate about the shared human experience and loves meeting new people and exploring new ideas and places.

Patient Bio: Jen

In 2014, Jen was diagnosed with Philadelphia chromosome positive chronic myeloid leukemia (Ph+ CML) in chronic phase (CP).
Prior to her diagnosis, Jen devoted her career to serving others. After dedicating 20 years to running inner-city youth programs, Jen became a social worker, supporting women as they rebuilt their lives after incarceration or experiencing domestic violence.
Jen was actively working as a social worker when she was diagnosed with CML. Unfortunately, her diagnosis required her to step away from her career for a period of time. Working closely with her doctor, she navigated the treatment landscape to find a treatment option that worked for her.
Today, she is a teacher in her rural community, educating K-8 students in a one-room schoolhouse. She is also passionate about sharing her journey and advocating for other adults with CML, helping them access the information and support they need to have meaningful conversations with their doctors and navigate their own patient journeys.

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KARMA FUND BAND will be performing for the International Day of Peace Vigil on September 23, at the band shell in Central Park, NYC. karma fund band is proudly partnered with Pathways to Peace, an international peace building, educational and consulting organization and an official Peace Messenger of the UN. At the request of Pathways to Peace, karma fund band has written and recorded “peace please” and look forward to performing it in Central Park in September. The band’s raison d’etre is to highlight through its music the plight of distressed regions that have been subject to war and resulting catastrophic damage. Many of the band’s members and collaborators have all traveled around the world to its many of its troubled regions and bring a powerful sound and message with their songs.

“We will focus on the peace process” says Jon Blond the founding member of Karma Fund. Selections will include an interpretation of the Arab Spring called “Get Out”, a piece about the new sculpture at Ground Zero, “Infinite Void”, “Bionic Man” a song about self-actualization and a look at global warming called “Polar Winds” that was written after Blond’s recent expedition to the Arctic Circle. Karma fund’s vocalist, Katherine Winston, brings enchanting, angelic and even sometimes a haunted feeling to timeless lyrics. The slide guitarist, Paul Jones, brings ambient cries to each piece in its own distinctive fashion. Highly acclaimed Icelandic bassist, Byrnjar Brynjolfsson, joins this set in NYC with a special guest appearance and sending drum rhythms into the central park airwaves is Adrain “cooks” Bennett.

The band’s music finds much of its origins in some of the most remote regions on the planet. Karma fund’s main song writer, Jon Blond has been exploring what he calls the “earth’s natural highways, the wildest rivers on the planet” by whitewater kayak for the last 25 years. Blond feels his ” floating meditation happens while paddling and channeling the power of water” this energy flow has provided the genesis of much of the band’s music.

Karma fund is very much looking forward to the New York UN Peace Vigil at Central Park on September 23. Mr. Blond will also be performing original flute compositions live at the UN on September 21 and again at Times Square (12 pm ) the time the conscious wave passes NYC and finally again at the blessing for the survivor tree near the waterfall sculpture at Ground Zero late that afternoon. The UN Peace Vigil at the band shell in Central Park on the Sunday will round out Karma Fund’s weekend performances in NYC.

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