Type of Sarcoma: Leiomyosarcoma Mary Elizabeth Spetzman was born on January 28, 1956 in Monticello, Minnesota and grew up in Ironton, Minnesota. Mary proudly spoke about growing up in the community near the Cayuna Iron Range. She graduated from Crosby Ironton High School in 1974. Mary continued her education at multiple colleges and universities with…
Celebrate RIS’s Named Fund Honorees. You will also see their stories throughout January in Rein in Sarcoma’s social media and highlighted on the Named Funds page of our website. RIS Named Funds help sustain and support Rein in Sarcoma’s mission and help “Increase awareness. Increase survivors.” If you’d like to make a donation to the…
Type of Sarcoma: Undifferentiated pleomorphic sarcoma (soft tissue sarcoma)Date of Diagnosis: September 2021 “If you are not laughing, you are crying” which was Dwight Soeffker’s motto over his 2-year battle with cancer. His goal was to attend every doctor’s visit with a positive attitude and a goal to make as many laugh as possible. He…
Celebrate RIS’s Named Fund Honorees. You will also see their stories throughout December in Rein in Sarcoma’s social media and highlighted on the Named Funds page of our website. RIS Named Funds help sustain and support Rein in Sarcoma’s mission and help “Increase awareness. Increase survivors.” If you’d like to make a donation to the…
Celebrate RIS’s Named Fund Honorees. You will also see their stories throughout November in Rein in Sarcoma’s social media and highlighted on the Named Funds page of our website. RIS Named Funds help sustain and support Rein in Sarcoma’s mission and help “Increase awareness. Increase survivors.” If you’d like to make a donation to the…
Celebrate RIS’s Named Fund Honorees. You will also see their stories throughout October in Rein in Sarcoma’s social media and highlighted on the Named Funds page of our website. RIS Named Funds help sustain and support Rein in Sarcoma’s mission and help “Increase awareness. Increase survivors.” If you’d like to make a donation to the…
On July 7th, 2022 at 24 years old, my entire life changed. I was diagnosed with Epithelioid Sarcoma. I want to share my story to spread awareness about Sarcoma cancers, as well as the importance of advocating for yourself in medical settings. I first found the tumor in August of 2021, 11 months before my…
Celebrate RIS’s Named Fund Honorees. You will also see their stories throughout September in Rein in Sarcoma’s social media and highlighted on the Named Funds page of our website. RIS Named Funds help sustain and support Rein in Sarcoma’s mission and help “Increase awareness. Increase survivors.” If you’d like to make a donation to the…
Celebrate RIS’s Named Fund Honorees. You will also see their stories throughout August in Rein in Sarcoma’s social media and highlighted on the Named Funds page of our website. RIS Named Funds help sustain and support Rein in Sarcoma’s mission and help “Increase awareness. Increase survivors.” If you’d like to make a donation to the…
Celebrate RIS’s Named Fund Honorees. You will also see their stories throughout July in Rein in Sarcoma’s social media and highlighted on the Named Funds page of our website. RIS Named Funds help sustain and support Rein in Sarcoma’s mission and help “Increase awareness. Increase survivors.” If you’d like to make a donation to the…
