Our beloved Uncle, Edward J. Kivior Sr., passed away last week. The Kivior Family requested that in lieu of flowers, donations be made to the GIST Cancer Awareness Foundation in his memory. Uncle Ed will be sorely missed by all of us. We want to thank Uncle Ed’s bride of 53 years, Aunt Eileen, and the Kivior [...] [...more]
The US Government is cutting financial support that will result in the end of Dr. Su Young Kim’s position as of January 31st, 2012. Dr. Kim is an integral part of the Pediatric GIST Clinic and provides valuable leadership for the study of GIST. We need your urgent help with writing letters of support for Dr. [...] [...more]
GCAF has received memorial donations for Mary Pace, who recently lost her battle with GIST. We would like to thank the following for their donations in Mary’s memory: Shani & Michael Weiss Thomas Pontrello [...more]
GCAF has received a memorial donation in the memory of Richard Palmer and Vickie Zuber from John & Martha Zielinski. We thank John & Martha for their generosity and for remembering Richard & Vickie. [...more]
Our friends at GIST Support International will be holding their third GIST Summit at MD Anderson in Houston. This is a worthwhile event if you can attend. Following is the information provided by GSI: GSI cordially invites you to our free all-day GIST Summit at MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas on Saturday, September 24, 2011. Please [...] [...more]
Our 2nd annual “A Taste of Italy Comes to Ramona” will be held on September 10th,2011 at the beautiful LaFinquita Winery in Ramona,California. Last year’s event was a huge sucess with 135 guests enjoying the live music; great wine; and delicious home cooked food. Come and join us for this year’s event. $50 per person gets you [...] [...more]
