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…” Let me introduce you to Cindy Farr. Cindy’s super power is her faith. Having become a Christian in her teenage years, Cindy has always sought God’s guidance and […]
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, dated and got married when we were living in the West Village and working in the city. We stayed in […]
GIST Caregiver, Member Story, Suzy BurkeCancerversary – 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 wish for all of you battling GIST is to really live each day, as none of us are promised tomorrow. Forgive […]
Cancerversary, GIST patient, Kimberly GlassHelp MaKayla realize her dream: Donate to double patient survival
MaKayla Evans was diagnosed with Wild Type GIST in 2011, when she was 14 years old. She wanted to speak knowledgeably with her doctors and understand the terminology they were using to talk about her GIST. The Life Raft Group was there and we have provided MaKayla with the information she needed to help her […]
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