English - International Waldenstrom's Macroglobulinemia Foundation

SINCE SEPTEMBER 2012, THE FOLLOWING CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE INTERNATIONAL
WALDENSTROM’S MACROGLOBULINEMIA FOUNDATION WERE MADE IN HONOR OF:
In honor of Paul E. Smith:
Ralph & Elizabeth Smith
In honor of Ron Smith:
Jana Perry
In honor of Elaine Van Bloom:
Fred & Dolores Pernerstorfer
In honor of Ubaldo Vitali:
Francesca Vitali
In honor of the anniversary of Mr. &
Mrs. Ubaldo Vitali:
Celeste & Phyllis Fasone
In honor of Daryll Wartluft:
Todd Wartluft
In honor of Lisa Weldy:
Karen Ancel
Judith Weldy
In honor of Tom White:
Frank & Betty Clayton
Doug Falco
Matt & Jessica White
In honor of Ken Wierda:
The employees of the West Michigan
MFP
In honor of Marcia Wierda:
Barbara Buist
Ruth Engelsma
Evelyn Hamberg
Judy Motman
In honor of Marcia & Ken Wierda:
Harlan Sprik
In honor of Galen Wilkinson:
Marvin & Jan Michael
In honor of Bob Zehner:
Tom & Lisa McElwee
IWMF NAMED GIFT FUNDS
Thomas M. Baker Research Fund
In honor of Thomas M. Baker
by Frederick & Almie Baker
L. Michael and Rosalie Larsen Research and
Member Service Fund
Mike & Rosalie Larsen
Caroline and Harry McPherson Research Fund
In honor of Harry McPherson
by Samuel Schneider Foundation
Carolyn K. Morris Research Fund
In memory of Carolyn K. Morris
by Maynard Morris
WE GET E-MAILS
In a recent e-mail to the Torch editor, Paulette Owens wrote as follows:
“I was very impressed with the article on Waldenstrom's. I was diagnosed about 1 1/2 years ago and am now in remission.
But my vision has been terribly compromised. I had a corneal transplant about 10 months ago and the IOP is very high.
At this time, my surgeon has not decided whether or not a replacement cornea is in my future.
I was not aware of the effects of this rare disease on the eye, and this article was a ‘real eye-opener’ for me.
Thanks for this insightful article.”
The ‘eye-opening article’ Paulette refers to is the Doctor on Call article written by the IWMF’s own Dr. Maureen Hanley
which appeared in the January Torch of 2011 (issue 12.1) pages 1-5.
Providing a thorough overview of the eye problems that a WM patient may encounter, this article has been frequently
cited on IWMF-Talk for the value of the information it sets forth. The article is available online at the IWMF website:
iwmf.com/docs/Torch%20%20Jan%202011.pdf
Thanks to you, Dr. Maureen, for such a valuable article!
DID YOU KNOW?
Now you can download our booklets from our website!
You don’t have to wait several days to receive a booklet or CD from the office or pick one up at the Ed Forum.
Go to www.iwmf.com and click on either IWMF Services or IWMF Library.
Then follow the links to downloadable publications.
It’s fast and it’s easy!
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