Community Partners
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Cancer Care During Covid
Read Article: Cancer Care During CovidWe 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…
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Outgoing Board of Directors Members: Thanks for Your Service
Read Article: Outgoing Board of Directors Members: Thanks for Your ServiceWe 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…
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A Bright Spot for Long Term Survivor
Read Article: A Bright Spot for Long Term SurvivorMy 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…
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Sarcoma Story: Lora Holmquist
Read Article: Sarcoma Story: Lora HolmquistType 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.…
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Sarcoma Story: Karen Wyckoff
Read Article: Sarcoma Story: Karen WyckoffKaren Wyckoff was born Sept. 13, 1975. Growing up in the Minnesota communities of Falcon Heights and Shoreview, and attending Roseville schools, Karen was always involved in many activities, including tennis, soccer, basketball, cross country skiing, piano, violin, and Girl Scouts. In high school, Karen was captain of the cross country ski team, received the Gold…
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Sarcoma Story: Richard Berqual
Read Article: Sarcoma Story: Richard BerqualType of Sarcoma: LeiomyosarcomaDate of Diagnosis: 2004Location: arm In the early 2000’s Richard Berqual found a small lump about the size of a pea in his arm that was initially diagnosed as a blood clot. He was put on blood thinners, but the lump stayed. Eventually, the lump increased in size. He returned to the…
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Sarcoma Story: Perry Ford
Read Article: Sarcoma Story: Perry FordType of Sarcoma: D-Differentiated LiposarcomaDate of Diagnosis: 2013Location: abdomen There was no doubt I was leading the good life and I tried to take care of myself by watching my diet, exercising, and not smoking. I played collegiate basketball and tennis. After graduation, I was lucky enough to marry Kathleen, the love of my life,…
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Sarcoma Story: Anna Rogotzke
Read Article: Sarcoma Story: Anna RogotzkeType of Sarcoma: RhabdomyosarcomaDate of Diagnosis: 2009Location: abdomen In the spring of 2009, Anna Rogotzke was two years old – a seemingly healthy, very happy child who seemed to “sparkle” and light up the lives of everyone who knew her, especially her dad, mom, and two older brothers. She seemed to want to sing, dance,…
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