GIST Awareness Day 2022 – Chile
Fundación GIST Chile released a special GIST Awareness Day video featuring patients telling stories about their experiences with GIST.
Be a Part of the GIST Mosaic
GISTers, please consider participating in this awesome mosaic honoring all GIST thrivers that we're partnering with CogentBiosciences to create. Let's tell the world about GIST!
Life Fest New Orleans 2022: Sights & Sounds
Life Fest has a roster of great GIST education programming but there's also time at the day's end to indulge in some local activities. Here's a list of some of the top attractions in NOLA.
SDH Webinar: Updates & Stories on GIST Awareness Day
The Life Raft Group presented an SDH Webinar: 'Updates & Stories' on July 13th, 2022 for GIST Awareness Day featuring Dr. John Glod and patient advocate Lleyton Schelesky.
Did You Know? The LRG Hosts Monthly Virtual GISTer & Caregiver Support Groups
The Life Raft Group hosts two monthly support groups - one specifically for GISTers and the other for Caregivers which meet twice a month- via Zoom.
Life Fest New Orleans 2022: Where to Eat?
Life Fest has a roster of great GIST education programming but there's also time at the day's end to indulge in some local cuisine. Here's a list of some of the top culinary experiences in NOLA.
Managing Medical Bills
The Life Raft Group partnered with Triage Cancer to present Managing Medical Bills for GIST patients and caregivers providing valuable information on how to mitigate the financial impact of a cancer diagnosis across the continuum of care.
LRG Staff Commentary on ASCO22 Presentations/Posters
The Life Raft Group Data Management & Research and Communications Team attended remotely to gain knowledge of current research in GIST and to track breaking news and social media networking. In this post, we present commentary on several presentations and posters.
Updates from ASCO
In this webinar, Dr. Andrew Wagner and Dr. Herbert Loong summarize abstracts and presentations presented during the ASCO22 conference relevant to the GIST patient community.
Our 20/20 Challenge Continues!
Join this Matching Gift Challenge for June 17th! A generous LRG donor has challenged The Life Raft Group with raising $3K by Friday, June 17th.