Your support of the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society is not only leading the way to better therapies for blood cancer patients, but it is also providing patients with access to those therapies, granting financial assistance to those in need, and helping to improve the quality of life for patients and their families during their cancer journey.
One of the programs offered by the LLS is the Patti Robinson Kaufmann First Connection Program, a free service that enables patients and their loved ones to connect with a trained peer volunteer who has endured a similar experience.
Talking to another patient or caregiver who has been in your shoes is incredibly helpful. No one understands better than someone who has gone through it already. Our volunteers who participate in this program have all been through extensive training and each year about 6,000 first connections are made through the LLS.
The program is named for Patti Robinson Kaufmann who was a strong volunteer for nearly 10 years at the LLS. Patti was diagnosed with lymphoma in 1997 and was a great source of comfort and strength for blood cancer families. She died in 2008 and the first connection program was named in her honor for her compassion and loyalty.
If you or someone you know is enduring a blood cancer diagnosis and would like to be connected with another patient or caregiver, please call our local Patient Access Manager, Erika Pomares, at 713.840.0483 X 1675.
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