I was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in May 2022. I underwent 10 rounds of chemotherapy and 15 radiation treatments before having the Whipple procedure in February 2023. During the surgery, they removed the head of my pancreas, part of my stomach, and part of my small intestine.

Fast forward to January 2024, the Signatera blood test detected cancer, so I was put on oral chemotherapy. After nine months of treatment, the test came back negative for cancer, and I stopped oral chemo.

On October 24, I began experiencing debilitating pain. Initial scans showed nothing, but four weeks later, while traveling to New York, I was hospitalized, and they confirmed a mass. After returning home, I had a PET scan, and on February 4, 2025, I started chemotherapy again. The disease has returned to the head of my pancreas.

The current plan is to continue chemo and, God willing, proceed with surgery to remove the disease. However, it is complicated because the cancer has wrapped itself around a blood vessel. The plan also includes radiation during surgery and post-surgery.