The Werners – Finding the New Normal Living with Wildtype GIST
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 by a GIST diagnosis.
Believe in Hope – A GIST Story
This story is shared by Virginia Terrebonne, GIST Patient and LRG Member, and is part of our Faces of Courage series. My name is Virginia VanMeter Terrebonne. I am a 56-year-old female originally from [...]
It’s a Journey: Our Experience on Clinical Trials
By Jennifer Moore, LRG Member I was waiting in line to pick up a new prescription for Gleevec when my husband ran in and told me to forget it. After two surgeries, a year [...]
Andrea Torres: A Story of Hope and Optimism
My name is Andrea Torres, and I am 24 years old. I am from Tegucigalpa, Honduras. I was diagnosed with GIST in December 2015 here in Honduras. I was 22 years old. It began [...]
A Message from GISTer Bella Rocco
About Bella At just seven years old, Bella Rocco was undergoing surgery after being diagnosed with a rare form of cancer—pediatric GIST. While GIST is considered a rare cancer, pediatric cases are even [...]
Social Media Helps Rescue Croatian Patient
Danijel Romic with his 2 children Danijel Romic, a 34-year old GIST patient from Crikvenica in Croatia, was faced with a challenge. Diagnosed with GIST in 2014, he did not have access [...]
GIST Superhero Profile: Cindy Farr
In honor of our H.E.R.O. campaign, we are profiling our GIST Superheroes By Belinda Gist, Guest Contributor Romans 12:12 "Rejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation; continuing instant in prayer..." GIST Superhero Cindy Farr [...]
Support From The Heart – Caregiver Suzy Burke
My name is Suzy Hetherton Burke, I’m 66 years old and happily retired! I grew up in New Jersey, graduated from Rosemont College in PA and moved to NYC after graduation. Charlie and I met, [...]
Cancerversary – Kimberly Glass – 10 years
I celebrate my ten-year “cancerversary” on January 31st. I can’t believe it’s been 10 years! I will celebrate by spending some intentional time with my family, including my beautiful 16 month-old daughter, Katelyn. My [...]
Help MaKayla Realize Her Dream: Donate to double patient survival
MaKayla Evens help kick off our holiday campaign. MaKayla Evans was diagnosed with Wild Type GIST in 2011, when she was 14 years old. She wanted to speak knowledgeably with her doctors [...]