Summary

Pancreatic cancer caregiver and advocate Marnie Reed joinshosts Jay Williams and Adrienne Finch to describe how her family navigated diagnosis, treatment decisions, clinical-trial barriers, and access to a promising drug. She also shares how an improvised TikTok campaign mobilized a global community, and practical ways caregivers can prepare for appointments, trust their instincts, and keep living while facing cancer.

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Chapters

00:00 Cancer can be part of life without defining it

02:50 A family history turns into urgent advocacy

07:44 Why pancreatic cancer care requires specialistexpertise

08:14 The maze of clinical-trial eligibility

10:06 A promising drug, a TikTok campaign, and 63 days

16:42 How online strangers became a support community

20:16 Turning caregiver experience into practical help

22:15 Notebooks, symptom logs, and the go-bag

25:07 Question assumptions and seek another perspective

27:18 When a caregiver knows it isn't safe to go home

29:36 Taking the vacation while treatment is working

30:56 Cancer changes how the clock sounds