David Josephy

New Horizons Takes Place in Zurich, Switzerland

With the beautiful mountains of Switzerland and Lake Zurich in the background, 44 GIST Patient representatives from 28 countries and 32 patient groups/organizations convened in Zurich for the New Horizons GIST meeting from May 14-17, 2014.

By |2019-09-20T15:49:04-04:00July 2nd, 2014|Advocacy, Events, GIST Education, Global, News|

Member Story – David Josephy

In November 2000, just after her 16th wedding anniversary with husband, Michael, Elsie Hernandez’s CT scan showed a mass that appeared to be pancreatic cancer; immediate surgery was needed. Elsie, a mathematician, told her students at the Technological Institute in Costa Rica that she had to leave, accepted her colleagues’ well-wishes and scheduled her tumor removal. A week later she had a diagnosis: GIST.

By |2019-09-20T13:42:11-04:00September 11th, 2012|Member Stories|
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