April 2012
- LRG mourns the loss of a great friend, Jeroen Pit
- GDOL Update: Speakers announced
- LRG Research Team meets in Leuven, Belgium: leaves with renewed energy & commitment to finding the cure for GIST
- Meet our new Montana local rep: Dirk Niebaum
- Cellular origin of GIST from the “good” cells’ perspective
- Alianza GIST meets in Miami
- And they’re off! 1st ‘Harness a Cure’ is a success
- NJ GIST gathering serves up support & smoothies
- NoCal GISTers meet!
- New report finds most hospital errors go unreported
- Happy Cancerversary to Brenda Bannon!
- Thomas G. Overley, 1952-2012: Toledo lawyer played guitar, sang in group
- Durham lived life with passion and pride
- Did You Hear? Did You Know?
- Arizona GISTers meet!
- Spunky Texan fought GIST bravely
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April 2012
- LRG mourns the loss of a great friend, Jeroen Pit by Christine Schaumburg
- GDOL Update: Speakers announced by Tricia McAleer In addition to sharing hope and friendship, attendees will learn important facts about their cancer, prevailing treatment options, tests as indicators for treatment surveillance, and coping with dietary changes and side-effects of treatment.
- LRG Research Team meets in Leuven, Belgium: leaves with renewed energy & commitment to finding the cure for GIST by Lisa Pereira The Life Raft Group Research Team met in Leuven, Belgium last month to discuss progress to date, and formulate a plan on how to effectively move GIST research forward. Every member of the research team was in attendance, as well as guests...
- Meet our new Montana local rep: Dirk Niebaum by Dirk Niebaum The support I have received is incredible and the Life Raft Group has played an important part in that support.
- Cellular origin of GIST from the “good” cells’ perspective by Dr. Tamas Ordog The main functions of the gastrointestinal tract are to secrete digestive juices, break down food components, absorb nutrients, reclaim water and excrete waste, which are performed by the mucosal lining of the gut...
- Alianza GIST meets in Miami by Piga Fernandez Alianza GIST began work on setting up a core infrastructure, in which participants created different committees to further the main vision of the survival of GIST patients in Latin America.
- And they’re off! 1st ‘Harness a Cure’ is a success by Christine Schaumburg Twelve year GIST survivor and former harness driver, Bobby Kinsey, had two goals when he started planning “Harness a Cure” – to raise awareness about GIST and raise money to cure this disease.
- NJ GIST gathering serves up support & smoothies by Tricia McAleer The Life Raft Group held our local group meeting on March 4, 2012. We were thrilled to have special guest Pamela Stofberg, R.D. and intern, Jackie Piemonte volunteer their time to talk to us about nutrition.
- NoCal GISTers meet!
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New report finds most hospital errors go unreported
by Diana Nieves
In a January 6, 2012 New York Times article, “Report Finds Most Errors at Hospitals Go Unreported” by Robert Pear, the author explained that federal investigators have shown in a new report that hospital employees recognize and report only one out of seven errors...
- Happy Cancerversary to Brenda Bannon! by Phil Avila Brenda Bannon of Berne, New York, calls her 10-year cancer-versary more of a marker or a stepping stone than a celebration. A stepping stone to a cure.
- Thomas G. Overley, 1952-2012: Toledo lawyer played guitar, sang in group by Mark Zaborney
- Durham lived life with passion and pride
- Did You Hear? Did You Know?
- Arizona GISTers meet! by Janeen Ryan We all shared our experiences, treatments, discoveries and generally got to know each other. There was a special camaraderie that was established once we met face-to-face.
- Spunky Texan fought GIST bravely
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