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 [...]
Networking & Collaboration in Action
ASCO 2019 LRG Directors attended the Annual American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Conference to network and research collaboration possibilities among over 40,000 doctors, researchers, pharmaceutical companies, and other patient advocacy groups. Left [...]
SDH in Action!
“You're off to Great Places! Today is your day! Your mountain is waiting, So... get on your way!” ― Dr. Seuss, Oh, The Places You'll Go! Dear SDH-deficient GIST [...]
Patient of the Month for May: Chelsea Ozeri
As a part of our Faces of Courage series, we are featuring a patient story each month. Each one of our members has a unique story to tell, but they all reflect the intrinsic courage [...]
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 [...]
Patient of the Month for April: Brett Fisher
As a part of our Faces of Courage series, we are featuring a patient story each month. Each one of our members has a unique story to tell, but they all reflect the intrinsic [...]
The Big Easy – Cancelled
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 [...]
Un Hígado vivo
Monitoreando la salud del hígado con GIST El hígado (liver), ubicado debajo de la caja toráxica derecha, es el órgano interno más grande del cuerpo y actúa como una fábrica que regula la digestión, [...]
GIST Virtual Tumor Board – LRG Science
PDF is available of LRG Science to print here. An oncologist in Chennai, India, 8,366 miles away from the Life Raft Group’s Wayne, New Jersey office, is running out of treatment [...]
GIST Laugh Headliner Andrea Shedler Delivers a Comedic Success!
Comedy Fundraiser Raises over $4K for GIST Research March 8th, 2019 marked the night of our first GIST Laugh comedy show held at the Town Tavern in Washington, D.C. Our host for the show, [...]