Carer Stories

Natalia Moore describes her mum Denise Lloyd's difficult battle with pancreatic cancer, and coping with life after she sadly passed away. Experiencing the symptoms In august of 2017 I was travelling home from London when I received a call from…Read More

Jack McQuillan

on 20th September

Colin shares his wife Teina's story of being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer aged just 24. She is now 29 years cancer free, something they both say is a result of her early diagnosis. I am writing this on behalf of…Read More

Jack McQuillan

on 16th September

Linda Reardon tells the story of her mum Lynn Ball, who was diagnosed in 2010 with inoperable pancreatic cancer, and sadly passed away just 7 weeks later. “They say lightening never strikes twice in the same place, and that is…Read More

Jack McQuillan

on 29th August

Chloe tells the story, in her own words, of the journey that led to her dad’s diagnosis for pancreatic cancer from which he sadly died in January 2015, aged 47. What does the word cancer mean to you? Because before…Read More

Jack McQuillan

on 28th August

Sharron describes how her husband was diagnosed with necrotizing pancreatitis in 2016, from which he miraculously recovered. However, after experiencing months of crippling pain, Keith was diagnosed with In-operable pancreatic cancer and sadly lost his fight in May 2018. I…Read More

Jack McQuillan

on 21st August

Bill Becket describes how his wife Bonnie was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in 2017, just 5 years after undergoing treatment for thyroid cancer. This is their story. Cancer has affected our lives twofold. On one hand, it has turned our…Read More

Jack McQuillan

on 14th August

Martin was diagnosed in 2013 with pancreatic cancer and had to undergo chemotherapy to shrink his tumour enough to be eligible for a Whipple procedure. A few years after surgery and Martin is back to his active self, his wife…Read More

Jack McQuillan

on 11th August

I lost my dad in 2011, 5 weeks after he was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. It was a huge shock.  He became so painfully ill so very quickly, and then he was gone.  It still seems inconceivable that no doctor…Read More

Jack McQuillan

on 9th August

Sam tells the story, in his own words, of the journey that led to his mum’s diagnosis for pancreatic cancer, from which she sadly died in September 2013, just four days after diagnosis. I’m Sam. I’m 25 years old and…Read More

Jack McQuillan

on 9th August

Julie Stringer describes the difficulties in getting a diagnosis for her mum Jacqueline, after she began to experience a number of symptoms including jaundice. Shockingly Jacqueline wasn't diagnosed with pancreatic cancer until she had sadly passed away. Jacqueline Stephanie Rita…Read More

Jack McQuillan

on 27th July