Hirshberg Foundation for Pancreatic Cancer Research

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Proceed as If Success Is Inevitable

November 10, 2026

In June 2014, a few months after celebrating his 65th birthday, Don Tracy was in Rome with his wife, Debby, waiting for friends to join them for a two-week trip. […]

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

18 Years Later, the Dal Bon Family Keeps Swinging for a Cure

October 29, 2026

Brad Dal Bon lost his mother, Merrilee, to pancreatic cancer in 2000, and eight years later the same disease took his father, Jim. In 2009, Brad and his family decided […]

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

Every Mile for Mom as Sasha Runs the Chicago Marathon

October 29, 2026

Michaela was the kind of mom, wife, and friend people are lucky to have, and she was also a runner. She’s the one who introduced her daughter Sasha to the […]

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

Ellie Turns Music into Hope for Pancreatic Cancer Research

October 29, 2026

When Ben Feigin was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in the fall of 2021, he and his family faced the disease with determination and hope. After undergoing aggressive treatment at UCLA, […]

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

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

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