This “rare” disease has touched too many of our loved ones and we are fighting to CRUSH PANCREATIC CANCER!!

We stride for our mom, Mary Tahan, an amazing fighter and 8 year stage 4 pancreatic cancer survivor and in Loving Memory of our dear cousin Emil Garlewicz, who we tragically lost so quickly to this disease. We stride in memory of Susan Mautone, Marie Farraye, Jean Czerniecki, Gregory Beresovsky, and Jimmy Santaniello. All lost much too suddenly and much too soon. Each of them hold a special place in our hearts and their memories will be in our hearts and minds forever.

While we are so thankful for the advances that keep our mom strong- we cannot stand by and watch as more loved ones are impacted every single day.  We say a special prayer for the hands, minds and hearts of every doctor, nurse and caretaker - for every scientist who is out there working tirelessly to give more hope and better treatments for this disease, and for organizations like PanCan who help support these efforts and guide patients through this overwhelming diagnosis.

Thanks to each of you who have generously contributed ever year to this cause.  Our team wants to make an impact on the lives of pancreatic cancer patients – and we appreciate every one of you! 

PurpleStride participants raise money to fund vital research that can bring new treatment options to patients; free, personalized, one-to-one support through PanCAN Patient Services; and more.

We’ve set an ambitious fundraising goal – because the more money we raise, the bigger impact we make – and would be profoundly grateful for your donation. A gift of any size will help patients and families facing a pancreatic cancer diagnosis.  

Let’s show everyone impacted by pancreatic cancer that we’re fighting for them – thank you for your support