Patient Support Programs ● Red River
The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society's Red River Region offers a wide range of free educational and support programs for patients, their families, caregivers and healthcare professionals.
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Patti Robinson Kaufmann First Connection Program
If you've recently been diagnosed with a blood cancer, you may find it helpful to speak with someone who's been through treatment and learned how to manage the same disease. The Patti Robinson Kaufmann First Connection Program is a peer-to-peer program that links newly diagnosed patients and their families with trained volunteers who have experienced blood cancer firsthand and can understand your experience. Trained volunteer survivors offer caring support and information by sharing their special perspective on the recovery process. For more information, call us at 972-996-5905.
LLS Community
Join a community of people who understand what you’re going through.
The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s (LLS) Community is an online community of people living with or supporting someone with blood cancer. LLS Community is a place for you to get connected and share your voice to drive change.
How can LLS Community help?
GET SUPPORT - Connect with others who have been through it. LLS Community is a place to talk with other people affected by blood cancers.
GET INFORMED - Get access to valuable information, education, and resources available to support you. The information on LLS community is accurate, up-to-date, and from a trusted source.
MAKE AN IMPACT - Too often, traditional research has excluded your voice, the voice that matters most. LLS Community relies on your experiences and insights to drive program development and research studies that address the needs and real-world challenges of patients living with blood cancer.
LLS Community is about participation. Our job is to translate the community’s voice into powerful, real-world research. By being a part of LLS Community, you contribute to:
- a vibrant sharing of information
- the discovery of trends and insights about blood cancer and the cancer experience
- research that will help improve care and help find cures
LLS Community was created in memory of Michael Garil, generously supported by his parents, Bernard, National Board member, and his wife, Ethel.
Please visit https://www.lls.org/welcome-lls-community to learn more or join.
Family Support Groups
The Gateway Chapter offers support groups for adults, children with cancer, parents of children with cancer, and siblings of children with cancer. Volunteer oncology professionals lead groups to encourage the discussion of feelings and concerns during and after the course of treatment. Speakers often present information related to cancer. These groups offer information and encourage communication among patients, families and caregivers and are held regularly. For more information, call us at 972-996-5905 or visit the All Events Near You calendar.
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Online Support Chats
We know what you are going through. Let's chat with each other.
Our live, weekly online chats provide a friendly forum to share experiences and chat with others about anything from the initial phase of diagnosis to treatment and survivorship. Each chat is moderated by an oncology social worker. For the disease-specific chats, dates and times, please see Online Chats.
Honored Hero Program
Our honored heroes provide inspiration and support for the LLS fundraising programs and are symbols of strength for others dealing with challenges in their lives. An honored hero is anyone who is being treated for, or is a survivor of, leukemia, lymphoma or myeloma. For more information, call us at 972-996-5905.
Patient Organizing Notebooks
The chapter offers a professionally designed binder to assist patients and their families in understanding and organizing the sometimes overwhelming care and information related to treatment of a blood cancer. The journal provides information and education material on LLS as well as forms and folders to track and retain all necessary information on their disease in an orderly fashion for future referance. To request a patient notebook, please call (314) 590-2230 or (800) 264-2873.
Financial Support
All Patient Financial Assistance Programs
Co-Pay Assistance Program
Dealing with cancer is hard enough without having to worry about the financial burden. The Co-Pay Assistance Program helps you pay your insurance premiums and meet co-pay obligations. We'll also help you find additional sources of financial help. For more information, see Co-Pay Assistance.
Information and Referral
Speak one-on-one with an Information Specialist who can assist you through cancer treatment, financial and social challenges and give accurate, up-to-date disease, treatment and support information. Our Information Specialists are master's level oncology social workers, nurses and health educators. Please call 1-800-955-4572 or email infocenter@lls.org.
Healthcare Professionals—Patient Referral
If you are a provider and would like to refer a patient for any of the services listed above, please complete the Patient Referral Form (available in English and Spanish).