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Don’t Give Up on Yourself

January 10, 2025

Hello fellow warriors . . . I have kept my journey very much to myself and a few close family members and friends. You see, I tend to absorb other people’s […]

Filed Under: Foundation News, Get Inspired, News, Patient Spotlight

Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month is my Milestone

November 13, 2024

I was diagnosed with inoperable pancreatic cancer in May of 2021. I was initially given six months to a year to live. My tumor is wrapped around the superior mesenteric […]

Filed Under: Get Inspired, Never Give Up, Patient Spotlight

Agi Hirshberg: Our Lady of Hope

July 1, 2024

PANCREAS SPOTLIGHT By Shweta Lavania This article originally appeared in Pancreas, Volume 53, Number 6, July 2024. It can be downloaded at www.pancreasjournal.com Selfless service in cancer research is the […]

Filed Under: Foundation News, Get Inspired, News

Turning Pain Into Purpose

May 15, 2023

In 2022, Whitney Goldin’s mom, Karen, was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer,  a disease Whitney has become  too familiar with but never imagined would touch the life one parent, let alone […]

Filed Under: Get Inspired, Never Give Up, Purple Ribbon Events

Marathon Goddess, Julie Weiss Raises One Million Dollars for Pancreatic Cancer Research

March 15, 2023

Ten years ago, Julie Weiss finished her journey of 52 marathons in 52 weeks, in a quest to raise one million dollars for pancreatic cancer research and became known as […]

Filed Under: Foundation News, Get Inspired, Hirshberg Training Team, Never Give Up, News

New Podcast from Pancreatic Cancer Survivor Offers Hope

June 24, 2021

Since her diagnosis with an inoperable pancreatic tumor in 2002, Roberta Luna has embarked on many new adventures. From her first half-marathon, to her first tattoo to her first of […]

Filed Under: Get Inspired, News, Patient Tools

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