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Volume 6 Number 12
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Natalie Wolf: U of M Student, Survivor, Researcher
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Natalie Wolf, sarcoma survivor and researcher
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Three years ago eighteen year old Natalie Wolf discovered a lump on her side, which her doctor said was benign. She didn't like the looks of it so she insisted it be removed. The day before she moved into the dorms at the University of Minnesota to begin her freshman year, she received a call saying that the mass was found to be cancer. Not knowing the kind of cancer she had she moved into her dorm and started school. Two weeks later she was diagnosed with Ewing's sarcoma and moved home to begin her battle with sarcoma. Natalie took a year off of her studies and underwent surgery and chemotherapy under the care of Dr. Brenda Weigel.
The next fall Natalie again enrolled in the University as a freshman and also applied to work in the lab of Dr. David Largaespada's acclaimed cancer researcher and Professor of Genetics, Cell Biology, and Development at the University. Unlike most sarcoma patients Natalie has had the experience of being a researcher as well as a patient. This gives her a very unique perspective on the impact of research. She is, according to Dr. Largaespada, a talented researcher beyond her years. Since working his lab, Natalie has had two articles published on which she was listed as an author, an extraordinary achievement for an undergraduate. Read more about Natalie and her story...
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What if your donation to RIS could be doubled when you donate to RIS on Give to the Max Day, Thursday, November 14th? Well it can!
Because of a generous anonymous challenge grants, all donations made on Give to the Max day will be doubled, up to $5,000! What if you could help Rein in Sarcoma win $1,000 just by giving 10 bucks? Well you can, through GiveMN.Org. Our goal is to raise $15,000 and with your help, we can! You can even donate now and have it count towards "Give the Max" and our challenge grant as long as your donation is received by November 14 - Give to the Max Day! To learn more about RIS and Give to the Max, click here.
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Volunteers are our most precious resource. We need each and every one of you to share your talents with us as we continue to spread the word about sarcoma and support patients. Here are two upcoming event where we need volunteers. Please join us it is a fun way to meet others in the sarcoma community.
- Our Fall mailing stuffing party- Tuesday, November 19th - 7:00 pm at Wyckoff's
- Planning our January 26th Winter Gathering (See below)
To learn more and to so sign up to volunteer, just click here. Now is the time to add your voices and talents to the pursuit of a "World Without Sarcoma."
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 Winter Gathering- January 26th A special afternoon among the flowers of Bachman's Floral in Richfield is being planned for Sunday afternoon, January 26th. Our annual winter RIS Gathering for Sarcoma patients, survivors and loved ones those who have lost someone to sarcoma will be a wonderful uplifting and moving afternoon. We are pleased that Ruth and Dale Bachman will again he hosting our RIS Gathering. More information, reservations for this free event will be sent out in the coming weeks.
 $100,000 + Pledged to Sarcoma Research
Based on Board action Rein in Sarcoma is committing a minimum of $100,000 in new research funding at the University of Minnesota. A request for sarcoma research proposals is currently being circulated and outside reviewers will evaluate submitted proposals. Proposals for important and cutting edge sarcoma research far exceed out ability to make grants so we hope that gifts to RIS in the closing weeks of 2013 will allow our 2014 grants to greatly exceed this $100,000 commitment.  The Power of the Sunflower When Karen Wyckoff chose the sunflower in 2001 as our symbol for the cure of sarcoma cancer, she could not have chosen a more appropriate or powerful symbol. According to a new book on interesting facts by John Loyd and John Michinson, "Per gram per second, more energy runs through the sunflower than through the sun itself." Working together we can harness that power for a cure.
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The Karen Wyckoff Rein in Sarcoma Foundation is the primary sarcoma cancer foundation in the upper Midwest. Our mission is "dedicated to educating the public and medical community about sarcomas, supporting sarcoma patients and their loved ones, and funding research directed toward developing new treatments and finding a cure for sarcoma cancers." We are an all-volunteer non-profit organization, which allows over 92% of our revenues to directly support our mission!
Sincerely,
Karen Wyckoff Rein in Sarcoma Foundation |
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