The Life Raft Group Celebrates 15 Years of Accomplishments
The Life Raft Group became a formal non-profit on June 10, 2002. Begun as a grass roots effort by a group of men and women with a deadly cancer in 2000, by the year [...]
LRG Advocacy Efforts at Home and Abroad
View our SideEQ article in our October issue The week of October 16 was a busy one for the Life Raft Group’s advocacy efforts. The week began with a trip to the [...]
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 [...]
GIST Day of Learning Portland 2016 Full Video
A GIST Day of Learning (GDOL) was held on March 30, 2016 at The Center for Health and Healing, OHSU Knight Cancer Institute, Portland Oregon. GDOL’s are smaller group events held throughout the [...]
GIST Day of Learning Miami 2016 Q&A Testimonial
Q & A Panel with the speakers of the 2016 Miami GDOL. GDOLs are smaller group events held throughout the year in cities nationwide. These events focus on helping patients and caregivers learn more about this [...]
GIST Day of Learning Miami 2016 Wilky
An overview of GIST and its Medical Management presented by Dr. Breelyn Wilky. GDOLs are smaller group events held throughout the year in cities nationwide. These events focus on helping patients and caregivers learn more [...]
GIST Day of Learning Miami 2016 Trent
"How can we Accelerate a Cure?" featuring Dr. Jonathan Trent M.D., PH.D. GDOLs are smaller group events held throughout the year in cities nationwide. These events focus on helping patients and caregivers learn more about [...]
GIST Day of Learning Miami 2016 Livingstone
Surgical Management of GIST featuring Dr. Alan Livingstone. GDOLs are smaller group events held throughout the year in cities nationwide. These events focus on helping patients and caregivers learn more about this rare form of [...]
GIST Day of Learning Miami 2016 Rosenberg
Pathology and the Role of Mutational Testing featuring Dr. Andrew E. Rosenberg. GDOLs are smaller group events held throughout the year in cities nationwide. These events focus on helping patients and caregivers learn more about [...]
GIST Day of Learning Miami 2016 Merheb
Lisa Marie Merheb LCSW Psychosocial Implications of GIST GDOLs are smaller group events held throughout the year in cities nationwide. These events focus on helping patients and caregivers learn more about this rare form of [...]