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Archives for January 2011

You Can H.E.L.P. Fund Spotlight – Tessa’s Fund: Shaving My Head for Pancreatic Cancer

January 12, 2011

You Can H.E.L.P. Fund Spotlight – Tessa’s Fund: Shaving My Head for Pancreatic Cancer

By Tessa Todd In December 2009 my mom was initially diagnosed with bile duct cancer. On January 14, 2010, her diagnosis changed to pancreatic cancer after a new biopsy was performed. She was given six months to live without chemotherapy and nine months with chemotherapy and surgery. After further investigation, it was found that mom […]

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