Coping with GIST

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 [...]

By |2019-07-03T11:18:46-04:00October 11th, 2018|Coping with GIST, Newly Diagnosed, News, Patient Support|

SoCal Support Group Meeting for GISTers

Dina Wiley, SoCal Group Leader On August 11, 2018, a group of GISTers in Southern California gathered informally to share knowledge, resources, and personal stories about their journeys with this rare disease. [...]

By |2018-10-29T13:38:03-04:00August 28th, 2018|Caregiver Support, Coping with GIST, GDOL, Patient Support|

What to Expect When You’re Trying to Expect

The Life Raft Group presented an informative webcast on Fertility, Pregnancy and GIST. Presented on March 30, 2017 Learn about: Impact of cancer treatment on fertility Options to preserve eggs and sperm [...]

By |2021-01-19T11:43:22-05:00April 19th, 2017|Coping with GIST, GIST Education, Patient Support, Webcast|

10 Things That Happen When You’re Diagnosed With Cancer

Cancer. We all know someone who has it or we know someone who knows someone who has it. Either way, it’s a subject that is kind of taboo. Firstly, the majority of the population think when they first hear the big C-word is that you’re going to be bald, you only get cancer when you’re old and you probably (hopefully not) will die.

By |2022-01-05T10:32:53-05:00June 10th, 2016|Coping with GIST, Member Stories, Newsletter, Side Effects|

Nutrition – Absorbing Nutrients After Surgery

The digestive system is a group of organs that work together to feed the entire body by converting food into energy and basic nutrients. Food is ingested through the mouth; passed through the esophagus into the stomach; and filtered through the small intestine, pancreas and liver. Based on its particular function, each organ contributes in different ways to turn the food we eat into the nutrients we need.

By |2022-01-05T13:18:01-05:00April 8th, 2016|Coping with GIST, Integrative Medicine, Newsletter, Nutrition|
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