I run today in honor of Team Hope. On my team today we have 3 very special people in this dedication, well actually 4, at the 11th hour I just got another request. So in honor of these people and the thousands of others who are affected daily with pc, this one is for you. Today is a little extra special as I will have my beautiful friend, Roberta Luna, a pancreatic cancer SURVIVOR run across the finish line with me. Like me Roberta lost her father to pc, but not only that, her uncle and her grandmother. At the time she did not understand the full impact this disease would have, until now. Below is just a small part of Roberta’s amazing story I found online. What an inspriation she is. For Roberta and anyone, losing three members of her family to pancreatic cancer was mind blowing. How could this be? What about her sons? What could this mean to them? She had no answers; only unanswerable questions. Then the unthinkable, Roberta developed vague symptoms herself, and she knew. The doctors told her she was lucky: the tumor was small and it was caught early and If she started treatment immediately she would have a better chance than most. She started chemotherapy immediately, and also underwent radiation for a short period of time. Because of her early diagnosis, the support of her family and those closest to her, and the grace of God, she is still here today to tell her story and run across the finish line with me. But the disease still plays a prominent role in her life: her mom was diagnosed in 2005. Together, we continue to fight. Roberta joined the Orange County Affiliate and has the unique position to be on both sides of the fence, as both a caretaker and a survivor. Through her experiences, she now bring hope to those who have been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, survivors, as well as the precious caretakers. She wants to make a difference so that one day, no one ever has to hear the words go home and put your house in order again.-Roberta Luna Today as we run across the finish line together this will be symbolic of ending pancreatic cancer once and for all. Love you girl. xox                                   For Noel and Kerry: You can just feel the love radiating from this picture?: Kerry’s husband Noel was diagnosed April 2011 at 54 years of age with Pancreatic Cancer. I quote the following from Kerry’s story about her beautiful husband Noel: They had booked a family holiday to California, taking the kids to Disney and renew their wedding vows for their 10th wedding anniversary on a beach in Ventura CA. Not far from Huntington Beach where I am running today. Look at these beautiful children: The doctors had given Noel a life expectancy of 6 months. They were not offered any other form of support or information. Noel’s had two daughters from a previous marriage. Upon the news Noel & Kerry stood outside the hospital just clinging to each other and crying. How could it be? How could she be losing the love of her life? There wasn’t a damn thing either of them or anyone else could do. Her two kids were losing their daddy and his older 3 theirs too, life can be so cruel. They had tried in vain to get travel insurance for Noel so they could bring their trip to the USA forward but it wasn’t to be. July 2nd they took their children to Euro Disney for what would be the last family holiday they would ever have. They decided that renewing our wedding vows was so important even more so now that they planned their wedding renewal August 18th exactly 10 years to the day they originally took our vows to each other. Noel was so sick he fought so hard. Every day he asked about how many days until our renewal. August 17th, Noel was released from hospital 24 hours before they walked down the aisle and pledged their love all over again, till death do us part. There weren’t too many dry eyes in the church that day!