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Support Group News, cont. from page 19
NEVADA
The Las Vegas, NV, WM support group met in early January
at the newly refurbished Southern Nevada Leukemia and
Lymphoma Society office conference room. Thanks to
LLS, the group now (finally) has a lovely place for quarterly
meetings. At the end of the same month, several members
met for lunch at a local restaurant, sharing lots of information
over a good meal. The next meeting takes place at the Las
Vegas Ed Forum: a 12:30 pm lunch at the Promenade Cafe,
JW Marriott, on 9 April. Future meetings will be held at the
LLS office from 1 to 3 pm on 9 July and 12 November.
WESTERN OHIO, EASTERN INDIANA,
& NORTHERN KENTUCKY
Unfortunately, the January meeting was cancelled. But the
next meeting is scheduled for 17 April, following close on the
heels of the Las Vegas forum.
PENNSYLVANIA
Central and Southeast PA and Northern MD
Light snacks and chocolate brought by Rita Ziats and her
sisters rewarded group members who ventured out in the less
than lovely weather on Valentine’s Day. Due to the recent
storms and several members’ winter residency in Florida, the
group was smaller than usual. A general discussion of current
treatments provided the reassuring news that most were doing
well, which is always a joy to hear. The group delights not
SUPPORT GROUP LEADERS
TALK LIST
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in communicating with each other about support
group issues. It is designed for the leaders to share
their experiences and ideas for facilitating our
IWMF support groups. Contact Cindy Furst at
cindyfurst@msn.com if you would like to participate.
only in treats and chocolate: laughter is always on the agenda.
In fact, the group hoped to have a certified “laugh counselor”
speak (?) at the next meeting, 16 May 2 pm, at Messiah
Village. Dr. Jim Yaeger often sends the group home laughing
by telling several jokes at the end of meetings. A recent story
focused on a timely topic: diet. A doctor put a patient on a
diet in order to lose 10 pounds. He was to eat normally for
two days and then skip the third day, and then repeat for one
month. On his follow-up visit, the patient had lost 25 pounds
and looked terrible. When answering the doctor’s questions,
the patient said that, no, he hadn’t had trouble following the
diet, but the skipping on the third day not only wore him out,
but he had also worn out a pair of shoes!
SOUTH CAROLINA
The South Carolina support group plans to hold its next
meeting in the early summer in the Charleston area. A fall
meeting will be held in Florence.
WASHINGTON D.C./METROPOLITAN AREA
In March, Dr. Mary McMaster of the National Cancer
Institute, Genetic Epidemiolgy Branch, spoke to the group
about her work on the familial aspects of WM. And Dr.
Ashraf Badros of the Greenebaum Cancer Center, University
of Maryland, has confirmed that he will be the speaker for
the following meeting on Sunday 16 May at 2:30 pm at Holy
Cross Hospital, in Education room 2, on the first floor. More
meetings are planned for 12 September and 14 November.
IWMF CHAPTERS – INTERNATIONAL
IRELAND
Anne Staples, the group leader, is planning the next meeting
for 25 April 2010.
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