{"id":2073,"date":"2021-05-25T12:41:33","date_gmt":"2021-05-25T12:41:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/marieclaudearnott.com\/?page_id=2073"},"modified":"2026-05-03T04:58:21","modified_gmt":"2026-05-03T04:58:21","slug":"supporting-the-pancreatic-cancer-action-network-to-help-find-a-cure-is-a-cause-close-to-my-hearr","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/marieclaudearnott.com\/?page_id=2073","title":{"rendered":"Pancreatic Cancer Awareness"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Pancreatic Cancer Awareness is a cause close to my heart, and why \u00a0I chose the accent color purple<\/em> for my website.<\/span><\/p>\n

I chose the color for pancreatic cancer awareness for the same reason I wrote a memoir. Writing a story of friendship from the angle of the illness was complicated but necessary, as I explain in this interview<\/a> on my website's opening page.<\/p>\n

Biography of a Friendship<\/em><\/a> is a memoir meant to help other women, two friends like us, and anyone quietly navigating the pain of watching a loved one face a life-threatening illness... This deeply personal story is for readers seeking comfort, understanding, and guidance on how to maintain an emotional connection at a time when it's often warped.<\/p>\n

My friend needed a cure, but there was no cure. There is still no cure. Yet, there are inspiring stories of survival, thanks largely to clinical trials.<\/p>\n

With no symptoms until Stage IV, a pancreatic cancer diagnosis is shattering news. Research is marching on, but it needs our help to stop its silent and swift progression.<\/p>\n

Since my experience with my friend's pancreatic cancer journey, I support PanCAN's PurpleStride<\/a>\u2014The Pancreatic Cancer Action Network Walk\/Run to End Pancreatic Cancer\u2014because PanCAN's mission is \"to create a world in which all patients with pancreatic cancer will thrive.\" <\/strong><\/p>\n

PanCAN operates under the groundbreaking program Precision Promise and Know Your Tumor, a personalized clinical research study for treatment.<\/p>\n

PanCAN's website<\/a> helps understand the medical and psychological journey of pancreatic cancer by supporting patients and loved ones every step of the way.'<\/p>\n

Unless a life-threatening illness strikes a loved one, we don\u2019t relate to the urgency of finding a cure for pancreatic cancer.
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\u201cWork isn't just a job for PanCAN's staff; it's a mission. Having lost too many family members and friends to pancreatic cancer, I'll do anything to further that mission.\u201d <\/em><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t

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\u201cThere can be no reason for me to stop. No matter what pain I suffer, it is nothing <\/em>compared to the pain of those who have cancer, of those who endure treatment.\"<\/em><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t

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\"I wish I had known earlier that the persistent stomach pain I experienced prior to my diagnosis was a symptom of pancreatic cancer.\"<\/em><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t

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