Hope Prevails
At 39-years-old, Fatema Suterwala was preparing to say goodbye to her husband and young son. Confused by this cruel twist of fate and wracked with pain, she was saved by a collaboration of medical [...]
GIST DO IT NJ – Walking for a Cure with LRG Members & Friends
On Saturday, May 4, 2019, at 8:00 am, The LRG is hosting our first GIST DO IT Walk in New Jersey, at Verona Park. This fundraiser for #GISTresearch is being held in loving memory [...]
Life Fest Comes to The Big Easy!
The Life Raft Group is pleased to announce that Life Fest 2020 will be held in The Big Easy! SAVE THE DATE! July 10 - 12, 2020 With the spirit of New Orleans [...]
A Conversation with Breelyn Wilky, M.D.
Dr. Breelyn Wilky answering questions on a panel of GIST experts at Life Fest Miami, 2018. Colorado, Clinical Trials & Immunotherapy Dr. Wilky, Director of Sarcoma Translational Research at the University of [...]
The LRG Welcomes New Board Member
Ron & Kim Agypt The Life Raft Group welcomed Ron Agypt to the Board this month. Ron is a retired insurance executive, father of three, and grandfather of five. Ron and his [...]
The Werners – Finding the New Normal Living with Wildtype GIST
Left to right: Arianna, Tiffany, Cameron, Bryce and Chris Werner Bryce Werner was a regular middle-schooler living an average 12-year-old life in Pennsylvania when suddenly everything was thrown wildly left of normal [...]