Using Data to Improve Health in Latin America
As many of you know, The Life Raft Group has developed a sophisticated database to track GIST patients around the world and we have learned many lessons along the way. We have observed first-hand [...]
Flu season 2016-17 updates
Autumn is here, ushering in the flu season. The flu can be a difficult illness for everyone, but for cancer patients, it can be devastating. Each year, millions of people contract the flu, hundreds [...]
LRG Member La Verne Cook: Tackling side effects
La Verne Cook Side Effects can impact quality of life. Members sharing their stories and their strategies for coping with side effects can help others. In this article, LRG member La Verne [...]
Cancerversary – Mike Ginsberg 10 YEARS
“Thanks Life Raft Group and Gleevec for the gift of time! Little grandchildren in this picture I would have never have known, and my participation in Bar Mitzvahs, weddings, birthdays, sports events, all make [...]
Cancerversary – Paula Vettel 15 YEARS
“I am so fortunate to be celebrating 15 years of continued life, thanks to Gleevec. I have enjoyed life with my wonderful husband Phil, and seen my boys grow into men. I am looking [...]
Joyce (Hodnett) Fredericks: Loving wife, mother and grandmother
Joyce Frances (Hodnett) Fredericks, 64, loving wife, mother and grandmother, died peacefull on Tuesday, September 13, 2016 after a long battle fighting cancer. Services were held from the Keri Memorial Home, 125 Main Street, [...]
2015 Annual Report – Research
In 2015, we continued to commit funding for our research team in spite of a challenging fundraising landscape. Our research team held a two-day meeting at the Cleveland Clinic, outlining two key projects: A [...]
Annual Report 2015 – Advocacy
Advocacy continued to be an important focus in 2015. Our initiatives expanded globally, with the overall goal of assuring that all GIST patients have access to quality medical treatment. The LRG continued to forge [...]
2015 Annual Report – Patient Support and Education
Patient support and education is a vital part of the LRG’s mission. In 2015, we expanded our reach with four GIST Days of Learning (GDOLs) held in San Diego and Orange County, California, Chicago [...]
Navigating the Medicare Maze
On September 28, 2016, the Life Raft Group was pleased to have Melissa Simpson, Senior Program Manager in the Center for Benefits Access at the National Council on Aging share her knowledge and insight [...]