Kim Werker

Though I have a broken foot and live thousands of kilometres away from where this walk will take place, I'm participating (while sitting) from afar, along with my family and many family friends.

Watching, from Canada, as the U.S. government makes massive cuts to its support of scientific and medical research, supporting non-profits like the Lustgarten Foundation has never been more important.

Pancreatic cancer, though usually striking randomly, runs in my family. It is devastating to lose even one person to this awful disease, and I have grown up in the shadow of many, many losses.

Every two years I undergo an invasive endoscopic ultrasound, which is the only way, currently, to check in on the health of a pancreas. Research supported by the Lustgarten Foundation is exploring better, non-invasive tests so this cancer can be detected earlier, which will save thousands and thousands of lives.

Why Lustgarten? They are the U.S.’s largest private funder of pancreatic cancer research. Thanks to separate funding of administrative expenses, 100% of my fundraising and your donation funds pancreatic cancer research—research led by Lustgarten and powered by you! Together, we will raise more money for research advancements than I ever could alone.

Your contribution will help me achieve my goal so that more funding can be allocated for research into early detection and new treatments. Please share this page with any friends you think might be interested in donating, and join me on this journey towards a cure.