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Ninth Swiss meeting covers uplifting topics

About 80 GIST patients, relatives, GIST experts, interested professionals, physicians and representatives of the pharmaceutical industry gathered at the Restaurant Au Premier at Zurich Main Station in Zurich on April 8 for the ninth meeting of the Swiss GIST group. A warm welcome was extended to special guests Candy Heberlein, President of the Swiss Foundation for the Promotion of Bone Marrow Transplantation, and Christel Jäger-Freysoldt, chief executive of Das Lebenshaus in Germany.

By |2019-09-20T14:40:30-04:00June 1st, 2012|News|
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Norman Scherzer Discusses the Founding of the Life Raft Group and the Importance of Gleevec

Executive Director Norman Scherzer talks about the founding of the Life Raft Group and the importance of Gleevec in the fight against GIST (Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor).

By |2018-08-06T10:51:52-04:00May 31st, 2012|Video|
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Spunky Texan fought GIST bravely

Betty Hayes Arnett went to be with our Lord and Savior Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2012 at age 64, after a long and courageous battle with cancer. She was born Aug. 23, 1947 to Ruel and Mattie Hayes in Corsicana, Calif. She was a beloved mother, grandmother and wife. She was a longtime member of Missionary Baptist Church of Corsicana.

By |2019-09-20T14:51:42-04:00April 1st, 2012|In Memoriam, News|
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First Harness a Cure a Huge Success

Twelve year GIST survivor and former harness driver, Bobby Kinsey, had two goals when he started planning “Harness a Cure” – to raise awareness about GIST and raise money to cure this disease. With over one hundred participants in the walk and donations continuing to arrive, Dover Down’s first Harness a Cure event to benefit the Life Raft Group’s research was a huge success thanks to Bobby who tells his fellow raftmates in the email community, “Keep Rowing.”

By |2019-09-20T15:01:34-04:00April 1st, 2012|Fundraising, News|
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LRG mourns the loss of a great friend, Jeroen Pit

Jeroen Pit, who passed away on February 6, was not a man to sit idly by and he certainly did not lose his battle with GIST without a terrible fight. After diagnosis, Jeroen and his devoted wife Emilie, immediately sought after cutting-edge GIST research and came across the Life Raft Group.

By |2019-09-20T16:05:55-04:00April 1st, 2012|In Memoriam, News|
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GISTer’s daughter holds third annual ball for GIST

GIST has had a profound impact on my life even though I am not a patient myself. My father, Mark Becker, bravely fought his battle with GIST for 12 years before he died in 2009. Research and clinical trials are the two things that kept my dad alive long enough to see both of his daughters graduate high school and college, get married and have children.

By |2019-09-20T15:12:45-04:00February 1st, 2012|News|
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Thank you for your support!

The Life Raft Group wishes to thank all of our members who participated in this year’s Holiday Campaign. Though it is still underway (look for final results in the next newsletter), this important campaign has raised over $47,000 to support our patient education & support, advocacy, and research to find a cure GIST.

By |2019-09-20T15:14:12-04:00February 1st, 2012|Fundraising, News|
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