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Come join us for a get together on Saturday March 14 at 11:00am. The meet up will be at Darn Knit Anyway (423 S. Main St. Suite 4236, Stillwater MN).Park in the back of the building the parking lot is called brick alley.

Bring your knitting, crocheting, embroidery, etc. or just come to socialize. 

Darn Knit Anyway has a nice lounge to knit or craft or just visit in.

This get together is organized by Diane and Rod.

We are looking forward to seeing you!

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Save the Date

This year our State Meeting and Conference will be on September 27, 2025.

This year we are hosting the Conference in-person and via Zoom.  The in-person meeting will be at:

St. Joseph the Worker Catholic Church

7180 Hemlock Lane N. Maple Grove, MN  55369

Lunch will be available.

The theme of this year's conference will be "The Ups and Downs of Living with MG".

This year our State Meeting and Conference is a hybrid meeting. We are really excited to see everyone in person. We are also excited that those that can’t attend can appear on Zoom. Please remember to bring your spouse, partner, children and caregiver.

The venue will open at 9:00 am, you can mingle and have coffee and donuts. You are welcome to come at any time. We will open Zoom at the same time.

The business meeting starts at 9:30, and the first speaker will start at 10:00, We will break for lunch around 11:30pm, at which time our Zoom attendees can take a break and eat lunch at home. In person, we will be having lunch from Cub Deli (Fried and Baked Chicken, Deli Salads, Rolls and Cookies) Coffee and water will be available.

The Zoom attendees should come back to the meeting at 12:30 for our next speaker.

Of course, as usual we will have candy on the table and coffee and water available.

As this is our second year back in-person we will not be having a raffle.

Door Prizes: We will place the names of in-person and Zoom registrations in a bucket and draw a winner. If you are attending via Zoom your door prize will be mailed to you. We will be having a special door prize for those attending in-person.

Included is the agenda for the day. As you can see, we have some very interesting speakers that we are excited to bring to you.

Please print, complete and return the registration.

We hope to see you on Saturday, September 27th!

Diane Tower, Chair

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Click here for the Agenda

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Please join us for the mgMN support group meeting on Saturday February 15, 2025 at 1:00pm on Zoom 

Agenda

 Welcome and Announcements New Member introductions and/or brief introductions

 Meeting Topic: Open meeting - bring questions, etc.

Next meeting is March 15, 2025 

 Looking forward to seeing everyone!

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Dear MG Minnesota Support Group Members,

     Thank you for being a member of this very important support group.  Staying connected is so important to our health and well-being.

     The MG Minnesota Board invites you to the December Support Group meeting.  The meeting will be held via Zoom only. The meeting is this Saturday, December 21, starting at 1 pm.  The gathering will last no longer than 2 hours.  Diane Tower will be leading the gathering. The Zoom link is found at the end of this message. Please note:  you may need to enter a passcode to enter the meeting.  The passcode is found immediately below the meeting link.

    This month we will view a video from Kristin Neusel on nutrition.  (Quite timely given we are in the holiday season!)  

Monica St. Germain is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.

Topic: December 2024 MG Minnesota Support Group

Time: Dec 21, 2024 01:00 PM Central Time (US and Canada)

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Dear MG Minnesota Support Group Members,

      Thank you for being a member of this very important support group.  Staying connected is so important to our health and well-being.

      The MG Minnesota Board invites you to the October Support Group meeting.  The meeting will be held via Zoom only. The meeting is this Saturday, October 19, starting at 1 pm.  The gathering will last no longer than 2 hours  Diane Tower will be leading the gathering. The Zoom link is found at the end of this message. Please note:  you may need to enter a passcode to enter the meeting.  The passcode is found immediately below the meeting link.

      This month we will discuss the presentations from our conference on September 28.  If time permits, we will also have an open forum.  Please bring your questions, concerns, and insights about Myasthenia Gravis. 

Monica St. Germain is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.

 Topic: MG Minnesota Support Group

Time: Oct 19, 2024 01:00 PM Central Time (US and Canada)

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Diane Tower, chair

Monica St. Germain, treasurer

Dear Myasthenia Gravis Support Group,

     Thank you for your continued support of the vital support group. 

     We are looking forward to seeing you either in person or via Zoom at this year’s annual conference on Saturday, September 28, 2024.  See the attached documents for more details and registration information.

     If you have any questions, concerns, or comments, please feel free to contact Monica St. Germain at mstgerm@embarqmail.com .

Monica St. Germain, treasurer

Myasthenia Gravis, Minnesota

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Dear MG Minnesota Support Group Members,

           Thank you for being a loyal and supporting member of Myasthenia Gravis Minnesota.  Our organization is strong because of your continuing support.

 Please join your fellow support group members via Zoom at 1:00 PM this Saturday, May 18.  Our speaker will be Dr. Gaurav Guliani from HealthPartners Neuroscience Center.  He will be discussing sunscreen and skin cancer and its relationship to Myasthenia Gravis.

We are looking forward to seeing you.

 Monica St. Germain is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.

 Topic: Myasthenia Gravis Support Group

Time: May 18, 2024 01:00 PM Central Time (US and Canada)

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Monica St. Germain, treasurer

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Dear MG Minnesota Support Group Members,

           It is finally here!

           Our April support group meeting is in hybrid mode!  Please join your fellow support group members either virtually or in person at 1:00 PM this Saturday, April 20. Our speaker will be Colleen Stoyas from UCB who will discuss the new drug, Rystiggo, for generalized Myasthenia Gravis.

          We will meet at St. Joseph the Worker Catholic Church, 7180 Hemlock Lane, Maple Grove, MN  55369.  The church is located very near the freeway intersections of 494/694/94 in the northwest suburbs, heading towards St. Cloud.  The Arbor Lakes Shopping area is a few blocks from the church. 

           More specific directions:  using either 94 south (from the St. Cloud area), 694 west (from Minneapolis/St. Paul and northern suburbs), or 494 (from Plymouth/Eden Prairie/Bloomington), stay on 694.  At Exit 28 on 694 (either east or west bound), turn left.  The church is just past the Perkins (on your left), about 2 blocks.  Please enter the facility through Door 2.   Signs will be posted to direct you.  A funeral luncheon will most likely be occurring in our hall so don’t worry if there are a few cars in the parking lot.  Once inside Door 2, proceed to the hallway on your right.  We will be in classroom #2, which will be on your right.

            For those of you joining via zoom, the link is below.

           We will also have some treats for the meeting, and, if the weather is nice, enjoy the great outdoors on the benches outside.

           We hope to see you!

 Monica St. Germain is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.

 Topic: MG Minnesota Support Group

Time: Apr 20, 2024 01:00 PM Central Time (US and Canada)

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Monica St. Germain, treasurer

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Dear MG Minnesota Support Group Members,

      Thank you for being a member of this very important support group.  Staying connected is so important to our health and well-being.

      The MG Minnesota Board invites you to the February Support Group meeting.  The meeting will be held via Zoom only. The meeting is this Saturday, February 17, starting at 1 pm.  The gathering will last no longer than 2 hours.  Diane Tower will be leading the gathering. The Zoom link is found at the end of this message. Please note:  you may need to enter a passcode to enter the meeting.  The passcode is found immediately below the meeting link.

       Hopefully, Dr. Guiliani from Health Partners will be joining us to talk about MG and exercise.  Let’s also plan on discussing how your caregiver/partner/family helps you manage your MG.

      We are looking forward to seeing you.

 Monica St. Germain is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.

 Topic: MG Support Group Meeting

Time: Feb 17, 2024 01:00 PM Central Time (US and Canada)

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Passcode: 316800

Dear MG Minnesota Support Group Members,

      Thank you for being a member of this very important support group.  Staying connected is so important to our health and well-being.

      The MG Minnesota Board invites you to the January Support Group meeting.  The meeting will be held via Zoom only. The meeting is this Saturday, January 20, starting at 1 pm.  The gathering will last no longer than 2 hours.  Diane Tower will be leading the gathering. The Zoom link is found at the end of this message. Please note:  you may need to enter a passcode to enter the meeting.  The passcode is found immediately below the meeting link.

       In addition to our usual discussion about Myasthenia Gravis and its effect on our lives, Monica St. Germain will discuss how Myasthenia Gravis treatment was a contributing factor to her husband’s (Bud Brown) death.

      We are looking forward to seeing you.

 Monica St. Germain is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.

 Topic: MG Minnesota Support Group

Time: Jan 20, 2024 01:00 PM Central Time (US and Canada)

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Diane Tower, chair

Monica St. Germain, treasurer

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ANNUAL CONFERENCE INFORMATION

This year our State Meeting and Conference will be on September 24, 2023. We will be having the meeting on Zoom this year.

We are looking forward to seeing you again!

Our 2023 annual conference is this Sunday, September 24, via Zoom, starting at 9:00 AM and ending by 11:30 AM.  The Board of Directors is excited to present Ellie Roscher and Colleen Stoyas as our guest speakers.  (Please see the agenda below for their topics.)

    Below is the Zoom link for the meeting.  The meeting will officially start at 9:00 AM; the zoom link will be open shortly before that time in case there are any technical issues.

     If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact us.

Diane Tower, president

Monica St. Germain, treasurer

Monica St. Germain is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.

Topic: MG Minnesota Conference

Time: Sep 24, 2023 09:00 AM Central Time (US and Canada)

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Meeting ID: 828 7987 4510

Passcode: 299860

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mgMN Eighth Annual State Meeting and Conference Agenda September 24, 2023 Zoom

Welcome 9:00-9:10 AM Diane Tower

Door Prize 9:10 AM Monica St. Germain

Business Meeting 9:10 - 9:30 AM Diane Tower

Ellie Roscher Author and Motivational Speaker “The Embodied Path” 9:30-10:30 AM Ellie Roscher

Dr. Guiliani “Acupuncture Study Update and MG and Exercise” 10:30 – 10:45 AM Dr. Guiliani

Door Prize* 10:46 AM Monica St. Germain

Colleen Stoyas, PhD UCB Inc. U.S. Medical Affairs “The Biology of Myasthnia Gravis” 10:50 – 11:30 AM Colleen Stoyas

Door Prize* 11:30 AM Monica St. Germain

Meeting Wrap-up 11:30 AM Diane Tower

*A Big Thank You to Optum Infusion for providing our door Prizes this year.