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Your Journey Living With Pancreatic Cancer

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25:39

How excruciating back pain lead to a diagnosis of...

Living Hope ·

2022/04/16

Lisa had excruciating back pain but related it to the fact she was a runner. She went to the Dr and because she was also having digestive issues and just didn't feel "right." It was decided she would also get an appointment with a GI Dr. Xray on her back didn't show anything so she tried pain management while trying to make an appointment with her gastrologist. Due to COVID she wasn't able to get an appointment right away. During her ultrasound she looked up at the screen and saw nothing but her

34:11

How losing her parents lead her to volunteering

Living Hope ·

2022/03/26

Monica loses both her parents to pancreatic cancer, first her mother and later her father. Her mother wasn't given many options - either chemo or let nature take its course. With the low survival rate the decision made was to let nature take its course. Monica being a researcher googled pancreatic cancer and found a chat group. After reading a few stories posted by family members, Monica felt her mother had been given a death sentence. After losing her mother in 2003 she continued to do

25:15

What to expect and why clinical trial participation...

Living Hope ·

2022/02/22

Tori Larrick, Patient Service Manager with the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network guides us through clinical trials, what to expect and why clinical trial participation is safe. Tori encourages anyone considering clinical trials to feel comfortable with reaching out to Patient Services and asking questions. The first step is to feel free to contact PanCAN Patient Services. They're happy to talk through any fears or concerns before making a decision. You can reach out to them on the website

29:38

Clinical Trials are important to survival but there...

Living Hope ·

2022/02/13

Karen Mooney, a Board-Certified Registered Nurse with more than 12 years of inpatient oncology experience at an acute care hospital, joins us again to share information about barriers in clinical trials here on OC Talk Radio Orange County’s only community radio station streaming live from UCI Beall Applied Innovation at the Cove

30:38

The importance of Clinical Trials and myths debunked.

Living Hope ·

2022/02/04

Tori Larrick, is a Manager ll, Patient Services with the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network. Tori has been with PanCAN for five years and was drawn to the organization due to the loss of her father to pancreatic cancer. Tori supervises a team of Case Managers in the Patient Services department which provides information and resources to patients and families affected by pancreatic cancer. Tori oversees the GenomOncology Explorer and biomarker search process for the Patient Services team and has

26:30

A wife shares her journey with her husband’s...

Living Hope ·

2022/02/03

Colleen LaSalle shares her journey with her husband, John, diagnosed with stage lV pancreatic cancer. John was put in a clinical trial and told with chemo he would have 3 years and without chemo one year, sadly John was gone in four months. Colleen was John's Caregiver, it was difficult, she went from being his wife to being more like a parent. She shares how she had to keep things as normal as possible for her two daughters. Colleen received no training or advice on how to be a Caregiver; it was

41:33

The Year in Review Looking forward to what’s to come

Living Hope ·

2022/02/03

Looking back this has been an amazing year for Living Hope and for myself. Coming out of my comfort zone going from Podcast Producer to Podcast Producer and Podcast Host! Never in my wildest dreams did I ever think I'd be here doing this. This year we have shared my personal journey as well as the journeys of so many. 2021 has been anything but normal but hopefully the journeys shared have given us all hope and have inspired us in some way. Though many of the journeys did not end the way we

27:56

The holidays aren’t always the most wonderful time of...

Living Hope ·

2022/01/28

The holidays for most are usually a time of joy, family gatherings and making lasting memories. This "wonderful time of the year," can also be very stressful for pancreatic cancer patients and their Caregivers. We had the opportunity to talk with Courtney Sparkuhl, about dealing with stress during the holidays. Courtney, is a licensed clinical social worker at UC Irvine Health working in the Comprehensive Digestive Disease Center (CDDC). Courtney provides supportive counseling and resource

25:23

How a journey begins with a family members diagnosis,...

Living Hope ·

2022/01/26

Nikki was an oncology nurse practitioner for 15 years in the Chicago area. Nikki relocated to Nevada and began volunteering with the Nevada Affiliate. Nikki’s journey with pancreatic cancer started when her brother-in-law was diagnosed in February 2014 and died in November that year. She made a promise to him that she would continue the fight and work on bettering the outcome for patients and for families. She continued his fight by first volunteering with the Nevada Affiliate and later retiring

24:27

How far would you go to bring awareness to the...

Living Hope ·

2022/01/22

US Army Ranger Veteran and pancreatic cancer survivor Chris Calaprice traveled 43,000 miles - on a Victory motorcycle to bring awareness. He formed "Road to a Cure," and traveled one mile for every person diagnosed with pancreatic cancer that year. Chris shares he "got a little crazy," in 2010, was angry and frustrated and wanted, needed to do something. Chris was on the road for 9 months, bringing awareness to the streets and small towns all the while doing chemo. Chris and his partner are

27:03

What annual event happens on Halloween!

Living Hope ·

2021/12/18

Sunday, October 31, 2021 marked the 24th annual "L.A. Cancer Challenge." Due to the pandemic, last years event was virtual but this year the Hirshberg Foundation was excited to be back in person and on UCLA's Campus at Wilson Plaza. The 5K walk/run is always held on Halloween weekend, a fun festive event that leads up to November - Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month. Dr Zhaoping Li, served as Honorary Medical Chair. Esther Lee, a one year+ Survivor was the Honorary Starter. Congratulations! LA

29:03

On their first date, they discover they both lost...

Living Hope ·

2021/11/22

What are the odds of going on your first date, talking, enjoying each others company. You feel this amazing connection and in getting to know each other you ask the question "how did your spouse die?" Imagine the dismay they must have felt to realize they both lost their spouse to pancreatic cancer. Lee and Dwaine are open and honest about their relationship, their relationship with their pervious spouses, their loss, how they found each other and their common passion to help others and how they

23:11

What inspired this woman to join the Pancreatic...

Living Hope ·

2021/11/02

Jenny Isaacson was attending a conference when she heard Julie Fleshman, President and CEO of The Pancreatic Cancer Action Network, speak about her vision of progress to double the survival rate for pancreatic cancer by the year 2020. Jenny was so impressed by Julie and her vision that she also wanted to be part of that vision. Jenny picked up the phone called Julie, that was ten years ago. Though Jenny has filled different positions since joining PanCAN her position now allows her to oversee

27:03

How did the creation of a Caregivers notebook lead...

Living Hope ·

2021/10/20

A daughter creates a notebook for Caregivers to help keep track of medical information for the family members and patient seeking treatment. The Founder of Hirshberg was impressed and Sarah has been a member of the Hirshberg team for ten years. This year is LA Cancer Challenges 24th annual event and the event always takes place on last weekend of October. The event is fun and festive with costumes, events for kids, trick or treat wall, a little something for everyone and leads up to November which

18:02

Rosa Velasco shares with us why the month of November...

Living Hope ·

2021/10/16

November is important for those affected by pancreatic cancer in that it gives us a designated month to go the extra mile to bring awareness to the world's toughest cancer. World Pancreatic Cancer Day, is celebrated on the third Thursday of November. This year it falls on November 18 #WPCD a day to nationally recognize pancreatic cancer, bring awareness by wearing purple, decorate home/office take a photo and post on social media. Please use the following hashtags and post on social media. #WPCD

23:53

OC Affiliate Chair, JB Jaso shares PanCAN‘s successes...

Living Hope ·

2021/10/11

JB's childhood friend, Tyler Neosen was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer when he was only 25 years old. Tyler invited JB to attend his first PanCAN Advocacy Day in 2010, leading JB to continue to fight in Tyler's memory and becoming a volunteer with the Orange County Affiliate. JB has only been Affiliate Chair for 3 months and with the core leadership group has devoted many hours planning the goals for FY 2022. Besides supporting PanCAN's goals the OC Affiliate will hold monthly meetings giving

23:37

Living Hope-P.S. We‘re Back! PurpleStride Chair...

Living Hope ·

2021/10/01

Vic Luna, OC PanCAN PurpleStride Chair shares why he became involved and why you should join us for PanCAN PurpleStride Orange County 2022! Do you know how the funds raised by PanCAN PurpleStride fight the worlds toughest cancer? Are you interested in volunteering or becoming a sponsor? Find these answers and more here on Living Hope; Your Journey with Pancreatic Cancer livestreaming on www.octalkradio.biz Orange County’s only community radio station. UCI Beall Applied Innovation at the Cove

25:54

Living Hope-A unique approach to chemotherapy helped...

Living Hope ·

2021/09/25

Chemotherapy is a difficult treatment to go through. As difficult as it was Dawnie found a way to not only help her get through it, but it helped her support group as well. Dawnie is also very open about her experience with chemo side effects, neuropathy and having to learn her body again and neuropathy. Only on www.octalkradio.net Orange County's only Community Radio Station, livestreams from UCI Beall Applied Innovation Center @TheCove

24:04

Living Hope-JB Jaso shares his journey with...

Living Hope ·

2021/09/09

JB Jaso and Tyler Noesen were childhood friends. Life has a way of moving on, Tyler, married the love of his life and JB went on to join the US Army and serve our country. Even though they had not seen each other for a while, when Tyler was diagnosed with stage IV pancreatic cancer he asked JB to join him in Washington, DC and participate in PanCAN's National Advocacy Day. JB didn't know what to expect that day, but from that day on he continued the fight with Tyler and still continues today

17:21

Living Hope-Man she never met inspires her to get...

Living Hope ·

2021/09/04

Elissa Oblath joined the Hirshberg Foundation for Pancreatic Cancer Research after hearing stories about her sister-in-laws father who had died from pancreatic cancer. Though he died before they met, hearing her sister-in-law share stories about her father, inspired Elissa to get involved. This connection drew Elissa to Hirshberg and she now serves as their Communication Director. She shared her connection to pancreatic cancer, what a Communications Director does and upcoming event "Tour de

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