In Memory Of My Big Brother,
Msgr. James M. Kissane

Jimmy

Please join me in a cause close to my heart.

As you may know, I have been deeply affected by pancreatic cancer. My brother Jimmy passed away on December 16, 2009 of Pancreatic Cancer. Only 16 days after his cancer diagnosis. He was only 44 years old.

Did you know that pancreatic cancer is the nation’s fourth leading cancer killer? Worse yet, unless it is found early when it can be surgically removed, there is no cure. Yet, there are no tests to find it early. How can this be?

Only ten years ago, less than a dozen researchers were focused on pancreatic cancer. There simply wasn't enough funding available to support a career in the study of this disease. As a result, pancreatic cancer was virtually ignored, and with startling consequences to patients, their families and loved ones.

I am one of those loved ones, and I decided to take a stand by creating a fundraising page to support The Lustgarten Foundation. The Foundation was created to find better treatments and a cure for pancreatic cancer.

Please support me with a tax-deductible donation to The Lustgarten Foundation. Your donation, along with my own, will help give pancreatic cancer patients a fighting chance.

THANK YOU for your continued love and support!

Sincerely,
Marianne Francis

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