By Leslie Koplow My Dad, Michael Koplow, was diagnosed in July 2010 with pancreatic cancer. They discovered that he had a large tumor in the head of the pancreas, which […]
Event Spotlight – Dance for a Cure
By Abigail Houston, Colleen Perks, & Melinda Kolesar Every year at the West Branch Area Senior High School in Morrisdale, PA, students are asked to design, plan, and implement a […]
You Can H.E.L.P. Fund Spotlight – UNCONDITIONAL Fund: In Memory of Ken McCleary
By Lyndsey McCleary Schroeder I found the Hirshberg Foundation website while searching for information about signs and symptoms of pancreatic cancer. I clicked on their link and began looking at […]
Event Spotlight – Peds of Purple
By Barbara Krippel The first Peds for Purple Pancreatic Cancer Walk took place on the early morning of November 5, 2011 in Southern New Jersey. Thirty-two participants took a 5K […]
Teri Never Gives Up!
Teri Fox became a member of the Hirshberg Foundation family in 2002. She has dedicated the past 17 years to fighting pancreatic cancer and has generously given more then $470,000 dollars to research personally and through the Paul A. Hughes Family Foundation grant. She continues to support the foundation in honor of her father and people everwhere whose lives have been affected by this disease. Teri’s unwavering dedication, hope and generosity continues to inspire us. She has never given up!
LACC Team Spotlight – Team Queen Linda
By Kristin Snowden I have been a LACC team captain for Team Queen Linda for the past three years after my mom lost a four-month-battle with pancreatic cancer on March […]