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The leaves have begun to change. And with that a variety of colourful subjects have been included in this newsletter’s topics, the first of which is “What’s up with WMFC in Canada?”, excerpts from a presentation by Cam Fraser to the board of the IWMF. And in other news articles, our September Newsletter covers “You’re Not Alone” WMFC Population Statistics from 2021 to 2024 What Your Heart Asks and Your Pocket Can Afford, by Anne Moffat, North Bay, Ontario Eastern Ontario Support Group Potluck Enjoy all of these titles in our September Newsletter available here!

Our newsletter this month is all about Support Groups. But don't let that term "support" put you off -- if you feel you don't need support, then maybe the support group needs you. We’re all treading a slightly different path with our WM so what you’ve learned and experienced along the way, and perhaps now take for granted, might be a gem of insight or information for someone just starting out. Just to say there are all kinds of reasons for attending a Support Group meeting. Some think of them as a community of like-minded people; others need some of that [...]

Thanks to our members’ generous donations over the past, we have been able commit to funding two exciting new research projects.  Now comes the hard part – we need to raise $200,000.  Our thermometer will keep track of our accomplishments as this progresses.  We'll update this post from time to time, to track our progress. In partnership with the IWMF, we are funding these two major WM research projects: We are supporting another research project with Dr. Zachary Hunter at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute at Harvard University.He is looking ever more closely at the inner workings of WM with a [...]

As WMers, people with a chronic disease, we are subject to regular medical tests. And with those tests comes medical test anxiety. We all get it, whether all the time, or only at major points in our journey with WM. It’s a common and understandable emotional response. Our April newsletter takes a look at the physiological, psychological and emotional responses that make up medical test anxiety so you can recognize them in yourself at test time. And, more importantly, we look at what you can do to understand and manage these instinctive and powerful responses. Follow this link for our discussion [...]