Patient and Supporter Stories

My name is Kevin Bloom and I reside in the mile-high city of Denver, Colorado. On the weekends, you can find me perusing through a list of local coffee shops, running through the foothills of the front range of the Rocky Mountains, or snowboarding throughout the mountain west. I enjoy a variety of physical endeavors, …

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My name is Monroe and I am a 25-year-old from NY, USA. My journey with pancreatitis began in May 2021, when I woke up Sunday, May 16th with what I thought was horrible heartburn. I kept telling my fiancee who was at work, that I would stop by to see her once the pain went …

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When I was younger, I was an enthusiastic child with big dreams.  I imagined a life of adventure. I would travel the world as a TV broadcaster, telling tales about war and humanity.  I never once imagined that my biggest adventure, my hardest battle, would be a fight to live a healthier life.   At 2-years-old, …

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My name is Angela, and I am 29 years old. I was hospitalized in May 2020 with alcohol-induced pancreatitis, and from there, I was told my days of drinking and eating as I pleased were over. I had my gallbladder removed in July 2020 and then was hospitalized the week before Christmas with pancreatitis again; …

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One night of my freshman year of high school, I was hanging out with a couple of my girlfriends. What seemed to be a totally normal night for me quickly made a turn for the worse the next morning. I woke up with a severe, stabbing abdominal pain that was unlike anything I had felt …

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