Caregiver of the Month for June: Sherry Codner
Each member has a unique story, but all reflect the intrinsic courage of one facing the challenge of GIST. Sherry Codner shares her story.
Each member has a unique story, but all reflect the intrinsic courage of one facing the challenge of GIST. Sherry Codner shares her story.
Each member has a unique story, but all reflect the intrinsic courage of one facing the challenge of GIST. Pamela Trovato Nau shares her story.
Each member has a unique story, but all reflect the intrinsic courage of one facing the challenge of GIST. Vicenta Salinas shares her story.
Each member has a unique story, but all reflect the intrinsic courage of one facing the challenge of GIST. Kamel Ahmed shares his story.
Lorie (Skelton) Perry was a GIST patient who passed away on November 11th, 2020. She was known to her family for many things. Among them were her warmth, her willingness to help others, and her talents as a baker. Her family wanted to find a way to honor her memory with a fundraiser.
The Life Raft Group is pleased to welcome Mr. Young Jae Kim (YJ) as the new LRG representative (liaison) in our global network!
The average GIST patient is in their 50s or older when diagnosed with GIST. The rare exception is usually a pediatric SDH- deficient GIST, but April’s case is a case of ‘the rarest of the rare’ in that she was only 20 years old when she first encountered GIST and was not SDH-deficient.
Each member has a unique story, but all reflect the intrinsic courage of one facing the challenge of GIST. Bonita Morgan shares her story.
Each member has a unique story, but all reflect the intrinsic courage of one facing the challenge of GIST. John Abrams shares his story.
Christine, a former elementary school teacher, is raising three sons with husband Adam, in New Mexico. She doesn’t feel that creativity has always had a place in her life, but teaching elementary school always provides opportunities for innovation and creative thinking so perhaps it’s a matter of perspective.