Gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST) is a rare type of cancer that begins in the digestive system. GISTs happen most often in the stomach and small intestine. GIST is also something that happened to Ron Jefferis.
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Thursday, October 26th – a day that changed Shawn Hunadi’s life drastically. Shawn was involved in a moped accident near his home on Kauai and found unconscious on the road with no recollection of what happened. Shawn suffered critical injuries including multiple broken ribs, a collapsed lung and more seriously a massive brain injury.
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The chances of being diagnosed with leiomyosarcoma- an aggressive and rare cancer that constitutes just one percent of all adult cancers- are slim, but not for Tina Lorch.
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In October of 2022, Robin Behar complained to her husband, Alex, and her ear doctor about a whooshing noise in her ear to which she was dismissed and was told it was nothing.
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Alex Guzman, 33, from LA, is battling heart failure and urgently needs a heart transplant along with a home and 24/7 caregivers for post-surgery recovery. The Jewel Levine Foundation seeks to raise $50,000 for his six-month post-surgery care.
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A Type 1 Diabetes diagnosis at the age of seven was the gateway for Nina Sadler to find out not only was her pancreas going to cause her lifelong issues but so was another vital organ, her liver. Within 3 years of one diagnosis she received another, that being Wilson’s disease.
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A Newbury Park native, a mom, a breast cancer survivor and now an esophageal cancer fighter. They say history often repeats itself and for Ann Strum that is the case as she is now facing cancer for her second time.
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Through no fault of his own, Matt Carrillo inhaled the spores of certain fungi that resulted in a diagnosis of Valley Fever in February of 2021. He has no idea where and when the infection occurred but he knows his life is now changed forever.
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