Hi Familia, Amigos and Strangers
With your support, I’m taking bold action to improve the lives of everyone impacted by pancreatic cancer.
Every dollar you give funds life-changing programs and services for patients and their families. Because of you, patients and families receive essential services, resources, information, and support when they are urgently seeking help and hope. They need you now more than ever.
Please make a gift of any size to get me one step closer to my fundraising goal and help PanCAN create a world in which all patients with pancreatic cancer will thrive.
Patients and families need us now more than ever.
I am so grateful for your generous support.
A little backstory on our experience:
My mom, Paula, was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer on April 11th, 2024, at the age of 62. The cancer had already progressed at the time of her diagnosis and sadly, she passed away just 9 weeks later on June 15th, 2024.
After her initial diagnosis, everything began moving very fast in order to save her life. We didn't fully understand her treatment options or what to expect after treatment, we just followed the suggestions from her medical team, asked questions when we could, and hoped for the best. Resources, information, and support were not offered to us by any medical provider. Mom started her chemo journey on May 21st and began to rapidly decline. Medical staff gave opposing suggestions as to what to do next, causing my mom to suffer in her last days from chemo toxicity. We were all blindsided by the power of this treatment. Not once did a provider discuss side effects, potential emergent symptoms to look out for, or even check her fitness to continue treatment with anyone in our family. It was only after her passing that I found resources that would have been so helpful to us during her short treatment time.
I believe that knowledge gives us power, and I am fundraising not only for other patients, but for their families and caregivers, too. We all deserve access to information and resources in order to support our sick family members in the best way possible. When we educate ourselves on this disease and available treatments, we give ourselves power over it. With that knowledge we can ask better questions to our providers, make decisions that honor patients and their families, and fight back against this devastating diagnosis.
My mom was not just a mom, she was a sister, friend, grandma, and auntie. She was everything to us. She showed bravery and courage through every moment of her cancer journey, but her life was cut short due to pancreatic cancer. Competing in the Ironman is my way of continuing that bravery and courage and I hope to cross the finish line with a smile on my face, just like mom had until her last breath. With your donation we will honor my mom by giving other patients and families the access to the support they desperately need and deserve.
My mom was not just a mom, she was a sister, friend, grandma, and auntie. She was everything to us. She showed bravery and courage through every moment of her cancer journey, but her life was cut short due to pancreatic cancer. Competing in the Ironman is my way of continuing that bravery and courage and I hope to cross the finish line with a smile on my face, just like mom had until her last breath. With your donation we will honor my mom by giving other patients and families the access to the support they desperately need and deserve.
On behalf of my family, thank you for your love and support!
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