Elsie María Hernández Saborío – In Memoriam
A tribute by Michael Josephy, LRG Contributor My dear wife, Elsie María Hernández Saborío, passed away August 7th after a long battle with GIST. I miss her greatly. Elsie was born and raised in [...]
The Life Raft Group – Part of the Conversation at CTTI
The Clinical Trials Transformation Initiative (CTTI) Steering Committee gathered in Washington, D.C. on September 25th to discuss how clinical trials fit within scientific strategies to address public health priorities, review the portfolio of initiatives, [...]
The LRG Welcomes New Board Member
Ron & Kim Agypt The Life Raft Group welcomed Ron Agypt to the Board this month. Ron is a retired insurance executive, father of three, and grandfather of five. Ron and his [...]
Check Out Our New Look!
If you haven't visited our website lately, it's likely you haven't seen some of our new features. We'll be featuring a unique feature in each newsletter. This issue the spotlight is on the Patient [...]
New Horizons Convenes in Vienna
On September 6th, Executive Director, Norman Scherzer and I attended the New Horizons GIST meeting in Vienna, Austria. Forty-three delegates, including GIST experts, advocacy groups, and patients/caregivers from 18 countries, gathered to share valuable [...]
Flu Season 2018-2019 Updates
Fall is finally here, and with it comes the onset of Flu Season. Flu is a difficult illness for everyone, but for cancer patients, it can be devastating. On average, 5 percent to 20 [...]
Patient of the Month for October: Jon P. Treder
Patient of the Month: October As part of our Faces of Courage Series, we are featuring a patient of the month on the 13th of each month. Why is the number 13 [...]
Sharing Health Conditions with Your Employer
Sharing health conditions with your employer can be a difficult yet important decision you may have to make. Maybe you’ve been diagnosed with a serious health condition recently or you may always have had [...]
Norman J. Scherzer presenting the Pediatric & SDH-Deficient GIST Consortium at the Biden Cancer Summit
Norman J. Scherzer of the Life Raft Group presenting the Pediatric & SDH-Deficient GIST Consortium at the Biden Cancer Summit. Learn More about the Pediatric & SDH-Deficient GIST Consortium [...]
The Life Raft Group Announces an Innovative Consortium to Accelerate Cancer Research at the Biden Cancer Summit
WAYNE, N.J. and WASHINGTON, D.C. (September 21, 2018) - The Life Raft Group announces at the Biden Cancer Summit a new initiative to strengthen and advance research for effective treatments of a rare subset of [...]