Dr. Larry Seymour’s contributions to Rein in Sarcoma (RIS) have been countless. From physician, to RIS Board member, to Research Committee Chair, Dr. Seymour’s expertise and dedication have been invaluable. He has been a member of the RIS community for nearly 10 years and his passion for the RIS mission is evident in every task…
Rein in Sarcoma’s Board approved a research grant to the 2021 University of Minnesota at its January meeting. The number of grants were reduced based on buget decisions made in the spring of 2020. The University solicited requests for funding proposal from their researchers, blindly ranked them according to national standards, and recommended the proposal…
Type of Sarcoma: Ewing SarcomaDate of Diagnosis: 2010Location: Abdomen Brett’s Caring Bridge journal starts, “Welcome to the last place you’d ever expect to be.” Brett went to the doctor November 15, 2010, to see about a pain in his upper abdomen. We were expecting a muscle tear or strain, or maybe a high hernia from…
The following new members were elected to the Rein in Sarcoma Board of Directors at the January 25 2021 Annual Meeting: Dr. John Charlson Dr. Charlson is Associate Professor of Medicine at the Medical College of Wisconsin, Division of Hematology and Oncology, specializing in sarcoma. He graduated from the University of Iowa, College of Medicine in…
We are highlighting a very timely article written by two talented Rein in Sarcoma volunteers. Congratulations to Elsa Keeler, MD, MPH, and Yatharth Sharma for being published in the Jan-Feb 2021 issue of Minnesota Medicine Magazine. We are lucky to have such amazing community members working with Rein in Sarcoma! Yatharth Sharma is a student…
We extend our gratitude and thanks to the outgoing Rein in Sarcoma Board members who served our community, supported governance, and helped grow our mission over the past three years. We are grateful for your time and service to our mission! Linda Pomeroy Linda is a longtime mission advocate and volunteer with the Named Fund…
My sarcoma story begins in 2005. What I thought was a charley horse in my left calf for about nine months turned out to be a Synovial Sarcoma inside my Soleus muscle. Quite by luck, my first doctor sent me to the University of Minnesota Masonic Cancer Center rather than “cut it out first and…
Type of Sarcoma: Ewing SarcomaDate of Diagnosis: 2012Location: back Every child is special. Special to their parents, to their siblings, to their extended family, to their friends… Nick is our oldest child and Pat’s brother. Nick loved life. He liked to bike, travel, hang out with friends and family, play games, ski, swim and just…
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Type of Sarcoma: Epithelioid SarcomaDate of Diagnosis: 2005Location: leg In August of 2005, life was good for Jeff and Lora Holmquist. High School sweethearts, they had been married for ten years. Living in Baldwin, Wisconsin, Jeff’s career in the retail car business was going well, and Lora was enjoying her job as a dental assistant.…
