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 1994 94 WM Support ort Group p started ed by Arnie ie Smokler ler with 21 members ers  1995 95 125 5 members; ers; monthly thly newslet letter ter initiated tiated  1996 96 1 st st WMSG Ed Forum um – 75 75 attend ndees ees  1997 97 2 nd nd WMSG Ed Forum um – 200 0 attendee ndees 10 10 Support port Gr Grou oups in US; 1 in UK UK  1999 99 WMSG becomes mes IWMF  2015 15 Over 7000 00 members bers in 70 coun untries ries;  Affiliate ates s in Australia, alia, Canada, ada, Europe ope, , Taiwan, wan, and Sou outh th America ica 3

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‣ Re Review ew of Th Therapy py ‣ Qu Questio tions ns and Answers wers ‣ Tr Treatment ment Op Options ions ‣ Bas asic c Immun mmunology ology ‣ Blood d Te Tests ‣ Tr Treatment ment Fact ct Sheets ts ‣ In English, and many in French and Spanish 5

 Supp upport ort Grou oups ps : : ◦ US – 41 and 6 Regional Contacts ◦ International – 22 and 6 Regional Contacts  Lifeline feline : : one-on-one phone and email support ◦ over 60 volunteers; 47 topics ◦ US and International  Physicia ysicians ns Direc irectory tory: : Physicians with WM expertise for consultation and second opinion  IWMF WMF-Talk: Talk: online group discussion forum with over 1900 members; other online forums in Australia, France, Italy, and the UK with over 400 members 6

 All service vices s planne ned d and delive ivered red by volunte lunteers ers  Lever verage age your r unique que talents nts to help us fulfill ill our mission sion  You ca can volunteer unteer for as few or many y hour urs s as you’d like  Co Conta tact: ct: El Elen ena a Mal alun unis is  VP for Member ber Servi vice ces  emalunis@opt unis@optonline online.net .net 7