Real Talk: Survivor, Patient & Family Stories

Alexis Ventre Alexis Ventre never expected to follow in her mother’s and sister’s footsteps, joining a group no one wants to belong to: young widows. At just 49, Alexis lost […]

Sally Benson  Sally Benson describes her late husband, Gary, as simply the best. “He was witty, intuitive, compassionate—tall in stature with a heart twice as large as he was and […]

Stacia Hart and Michael Sheinkop, Rolfe Pancreatic Cancer Foundation The Rolfe Pancreatic Cancer Foundation, established by Michael Rolfe’s family following his passing from pancreatic cancer, has expanded from a small, […]

Tara Shanes-Knebel Tara never imagined she would so unexpectedly lose her mom, Gigi—her best friend and role model—just a month before her 25th birthday. Now, 16 years since Gigi’s passing, […]

Michael, Jared, and Lily Leff  Cindy and Michael Leff lived the love story most people only dream of. Together since they were just 14, the high school sweethearts from Long […]

Geoff Shudtz was diagnosed with Stage IV pancreatic cancer in December 2017, when he was 34, and his son, Emerson, was just three weeks old. At the time, no oncologist […]

Charul Kothari  Charul remembers her mom, Pushpa, as energetic, empathetic, and very progressive for her time, one of very few women in her community in India to have a master’s […]

Bill Garnet Bill Garnet and his beloved wife, Jacque Lueth, would have marked their 35th wedding anniversary last November—ironically, during Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month. Instead of celebrating this milestone together, […]