Living with FL: Coping with the Down Days

Join us for a free informative webinar ‘Coping on Down Days’ led by FLF CMO, Dr Mitchell Smith.

🗓️ Tuesday 28 January

⏰ 2.00pm GMT | 6.00am PT | 10.00pm UTC | 9.00am ET

💜 Free and open to all

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About the Session

January can be a challenging time of year for many, but if you or someone you love is living with Follicular Lymphoma (FL), they can feel even harder. 

In this session we will be joined by Claire a GP and mum from Sussex who will talk about how she copes with the down days of living with FL.  Surabhi, service lead for the Haemato-Oncology Psychological Support Team at King’s College Hospital, London; will also share her knowledge from directly supporting people living with blood cancer.

Whether you or a loved one is living with FL yourself or loved one, the panel will provide expert knowledge of how to navigate the emotional. Join us, connect with others through this engaging discussion and ask your questions live to the panel.

 

Key Topics include: 

  • Everyone is different and at different places
  • Myths and false expectations of emotional well being
  • Exploring self compassion
  • Ways of coping with uncertainty
  • Softening our beliefs
  • The importance of peer support
About our panelists

Dr Mitchell Smith - Chief Medical Officer, FLF

Dr Mitchell Smith has an extensive educational background, having earned his Medical Degree and PhD from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine in Cleveland, OH. He has also completed several residencies and fellowships, including a Fellowship in Medical Oncology at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Centre in NY. Dr Smith’s career has also spanned many years and institutions, including serving as Director of the Lymphoma Program at Fox Chase Cancer Centre and Director of the Lymphoid Malignancy Program at the Cleveland Clinic. See our full series of webinars, where Dr Smith chairs the sessions, and brings clinical, scientific and patient expertise to each discussion.

Dr Claire Hucker - GP living with FL

Dr Claire Hucker is 51 years old and has been an NHS GP for nearly 20 years. She is also a busy mum of two teenagers. She was diagnosed with FL in 2019, which was a very strange and shocking experience, as she suddenly found herself in the role of patient rather than doctor. She underwent O-CHOP chemotherapy and, fortunately, her post-treatment scans showed no evidence of disease. She feels very lucky to have remained well since then. She focuses on a range of lifestyle measures to keep both her body and mind as strong and healthy as possible. She is deeply grateful to the FLF, who are working tirelessly to find a cure for this disease.

Surabhi Chaturvedi - Psychotherapist

Surabhi Chaturvedi is an integrative psychotherapist with a background in clinical psychology. She leads a team of psychological therapists in a leading Haematology, Stem Cell Transplant, and Cellular Therapies unit in King’s College Hospital, London. The unit provides psychological support to patients and families affected by blood cancers and bone marrow failure, and offers training on psychological care of Haematology patients.

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This webinar series is supported by sponsorship from AstraZeneca, Genmab, AbbVie, Ipsen and Incyte.

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