Episodes

Tuesday Nov 14, 2023
Tuesday Nov 14, 2023
Andrea O'Donnell is a certified Nutritional Therapy Practitioner and owner of Rising Roots Nutrition. She started her business after years of struggling with her own health issues. She went to the doctors but felt she was not being heard or supported by doctors. Wanting to bring her daughter into a healthier lifestyle and wanting to help others after her mother's diagnosis of pancreatic cancer, Andrea started her company. You can contact Andrea at andrea@risingrootsnutrition.com

Friday Aug 04, 2023
Friday Aug 04, 2023
"I was determined not to let cancer control my life.” Laurie MacCaskill a Professional Speaker, Motivator, Patient Advocate, Cancer Life Coach and a 17-year pancreatic cancer survivor shares her journey and some invaluable tools she developed to help in her fight with the world’s toughest cancer.

Saturday Jul 01, 2023
Why volunteer for a cancer that has such a dismal outcome?
Saturday Jul 01, 2023
Saturday Jul 01, 2023
Why volunteer for a cancer that has such a dismal outcome? Bringing awareness being around people that you share something in common with helped her to heal having a voice helped her to feel empowered.
Stephannie was the Caregiver for her Grandmother in the non tradional sense. She would visit her, read to her, dance for her or just hold her hand and talk with her.
Stephannie's favorite event is PurpleStride, this year she had a different role, she was able to speak with people attending and was able to share her story and hear their story. In talking to people they expressed they felt hope, felt love and gratiful to have so many people there fighting for a cure.
Stephannie feels volunteering with this group is rewarding in itself. Being a part of something that is giving back to people. The deep friendships you make with the people you volunteer with is rewarding.
"As long as you speak my name, I shall live forever." Is dedicated to my dad, Bill Whitson "Gramps" who died on June 1, 1998 - 25 years ago.

Saturday Jul 01, 2023
17th Annual Symposium on Pancreatic Cancer
Saturday Jul 01, 2023
Saturday Jul 01, 2023
Amy Reiss, the Patient and Family Support Coordinator from the Hirshberg Foundation previewed their 17th Annual Symposium on Pancreatic Cancer (in collaboration with the UCLA Hirshberg Center for Pancreatic Diseases) that was held at UCLA's Luskin Conference Center March 11, 2023.
Watch the 17th Annual Symposium https://youtu.be/OgMZ-TqgrCc
SAVE THE DATE: The 18th Annual Symposium on Pancreatic Cancer is on Saturday, April 13! Registration opens in January 2024

Saturday Jul 01, 2023
What happens when a guest can’t make it?
Saturday Jul 01, 2023
Saturday Jul 01, 2023
When a guest is unable to come, as sorry as we are, that gives Paul and I the opportunity to talk and do a little catch up. We covered a large range of topics like the Hirshberg Symposium, Taking a Leap of Faith, PanCAN's PurpleStride OC, November Awareness, is COVID still affecting the pancreatic cancer community, mask vs no mask.

Friday Jun 30, 2023
Why are Clinical Trials important?
Friday Jun 30, 2023
Friday Jun 30, 2023

Thursday Jun 29, 2023
Two sisters continue their mothers legacy
Thursday Jun 29, 2023
Thursday Jun 29, 2023
Sisters, Allison and Erica start a non profit organization to honor their mother and continue her legacy. Miracle for Melanie continues the Legacy that their mother started many years ago and continued during her fight with pancreatic cancer.
For more information please visit the website www.miracle4melanie.org
"As long as you speak my name, I shall live forever," is dedicated to Melanie Darvin Stridler and to our Nation's Heroes she dedicated her life to.
Erica’s way of navigating her own grief by trying to make an impact or a difference
in the lives of others.

Sunday Mar 19, 2023
Can Reiki/Healing Touch help in the fight against disease?
Sunday Mar 19, 2023
Sunday Mar 19, 2023
Jennifer Garrepy, Reiki Master, advanced studies in Healing Touch, and one of fewer than 100 Certified Healing Touch for Animals Practitioners worldwide. We chatted about how and why she was called to the healing arts, what to expect, how to prepare as well as my experience with a Healing Touch session. After my session I felt more relaxed than I had in a long time, a calmness.
For more information on Reiki/Healing Touch or to schedule an appointment please go to garrepy.com

Tuesday Mar 07, 2023
Let’s Win Pancreatic Cancer breaks down the barriers.
Tuesday Mar 07, 2023
Tuesday Mar 07, 2023

Saturday Feb 18, 2023
What is the World Pancreatic Cancer Coalition?
Saturday Feb 18, 2023
Saturday Feb 18, 2023
Jenny Isaacson, Vice President of Stewardship & Partnerships at the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network, is responsible for the overall management and direction of the organization’s stewardship efforts. She also oversees strategic partnerships including the World Pancreatic Cancer Coalition, that came together in 2013 to discuss working together to raise global pancreatic cancer awareness and work collaboratively to support each other's efforts. The group consists of more than 90 pancreatic cancer organizations in over 30 countries working to raise awareness and rewrite history for the world’s toughest cancer.
"As long as you speak my name I shall live forever" is dedicated to Sandra Mack, a ten year pc survivor who died in September 2022