Second Water of Life Event to Make a “Big Splash”
Join The Life Raft Group on May 12, 2016, for our second annual whisky fundraiser, Water of Life! This year, the event will be held at Midtown Loft and Terrace in New York City. [...]
Henzo Kenya Holds Psychological Support and Wellness Conference
Henzo Kenya, the CML and GIST support organization in Kenya, Africa held a conference at the Nairobi Hospital in the New Lecture Theatre Hall on Psychological Support and Wellness [...]
Sixth Annual Meeting of Alianza GIST in Miami
Representatives from ten Latin American countries gathered on May 17 in Miami, Florida, for the sixth annual meeting of Alianza GIST to discuss issues related to advocacy work in their region, last year’s accomplishments [...]
First Annual Water of Life Event Makes Big Splash
The Water of Life fundraising event inspired and hosted by Dr. Matt Lurin on Wednesday, May 6th was a huge success. Held at New York City’s Battery Gardens, which overlooks the Statue of Liberty, [...]
On the Road with Milly: LRG Takes the Hill
Hi friends,The day has come. Our GIST Advocacy Avengers (it's a working title) have been prepped, scheduled and prepped some more in order to take on their string of meetings with policymakers on Capitol Hill. [...]
#ShowUsYourRare for GIST Awareness Day!
Last year’s inaugural GIST Awareness Day was a huge success, and we know with your help 2015 will be even bigger and better! This year, we’re celebrating GIST Awareness Day by creating a photo mosaic [...]
“Water of Life” Will Flow at LRG Event
The Water of Life event is the first annual whisky fundraiser hosted by LRG member, Dr. Mathew J. Lurin (co-founder of the Whisky Nerds). The word whisky (or whiskey) comes from the Gaelic uisce/uisge, [...]
LRG State Leaders Connect in First Virtual Meeting
On Wednesday, February 11, the Life Raft Group’s state leaders had their first opportunity to gather virtually and to discuss the best strategies for bringing together and building a support community for patients and [...]
LRG State Leaders Connect
On Wednesday, February 11, the Life Raft Group’s state leaders had their first opportunity to gather virtually and discuss best strategies for bringing together and building a support community for GIST patients and caregivers [...]
LRG Accepting Applications For Third Virtual GIST Tumor Board
The Life Raft Group is opening up the application process for our third Virtual GIST Tumor Board, date to be determined. This time we are expanding our applications to review all GIST cases from around [...]