Ellen Rosenthal, Michigan Local Group Coordinator, had this to say about their latest local group meeting, “In attendance at the September 23 Michigan LRG meeting were Abbas and Zahrina Patni, Lynne Newman, Jim Martin, Helen [...]
According to Colorado Coordinator, Jerry Call, “The October Colorado meeting went very well. “There was some eating and drinking and lots of laughs in addition to a few sorrows. It seems that there is a [...]
EU Cancer Patients Concerns Heard: Cancer Patient Mobility Moves Closer to a Reality. The following article was taken from a European Cancer Patient Coalition press release. A “yes” vote in the European Parliament’s public health committee [on October 27, [...]
This article is excerpted from a Bloomberg News story. FDA to pharma: Review your marketing to make sure it’s not breaking the rules, or else. In the second headsup from an agency official since March, FDA [...]
Dr. Su Young Kim, who runs the NIH’s Wildtype & Pediatric GIST clinic, has been a little busy lately...welcoming a baby girl in to the world! Su & his wife, Yeanhee, greeted little Cara Kim, 8 [...]
This holiday season, ditch the guilt of spending and make a purchase that combines the good feelings of giving and charitable giving by shopping online through iGive.com and Goodshop.com. With partnerships from over 1,500 popular stores on both [...]
“The skydive was awesome!” says Stacey McAully. On October 24, Stacey, her sister, Sammy, and their best friend, Gemma Day skydived to raise money for The Sarcoma Trust, a UK charity which funds research into [...]
Life Rafter and GIST survivor David Safford is hosting a benefit concert on Valentine’s Day to raise funds and awareness for the LRG’s research project Pathway to a Cure. After being diagnosed with GIST, Dave [...]
Written by Helga Schnorf On April 23, 2010, ninety GIST patients, relatives, GIST experts, and representatives of the pharmaceutical industry attended the Seventh meeting of the Swiss GIST group. Special guests included Anna Costato from Italy, [...]
The Life Raft Group’s Annual Holiday Giving Campaign has been kicked off to a great start! This comes as no surprise to the LRG; our close knit group of GIST patients, families and friends are [...]
