Kiera Chirdon was a tenth grader at the Altoona Area High School and miraculously survived for eight years with epithelioid sarcoma, a very rare form of cancer. There are only 100 cases of this type of cancer worldwide and to have survived eight years was a miracle.
A huge, heartfelt “THANK YOU!” to all of you who went through the process of voting for the Sideline Cancer team!
In appreciation for the continued, generous support of the Greg and Cathy Griffith Family Foundation, the Pancreas and Liver Institute is pleased to submit this update on our efforts related to Project Survival and our goal of finding a cure for pancreatic cancer.
Cathy Griffith – Founder and President of The Greg & Cathy Griffith Family Foundation
Cathy graduated from Hollidaysburg Area High School and attended Allegheny College of Maryland and received an Associate Arts degree in Dental Hygiene and worked as a Dental Hygienist in the Blair County Area for 32 years! In 2010 my Beloved Husband Greg Griffith was diagnosed with stage IV Pancreatic Cancer at the age of 48…
A special “Thanks!” Lisa Georgiana Director of The Center for Service & Learning at St. Francis University for an outstanding Sideline Cancer collaborative presentation consisting of the various initiatives at SFU that are actively involved in Cancer Advocacy and Awareness!
Morgan Jennings, an intern for the GFF/Sideline Cancer, is a member of the California University of Pennsylvania Women’s Basketball Team. For Relay for Life, Morgan introduced Sideline Cancer as an idea for a fundraiser to her team.
Cathy and Greg Griffith
The history of the Griffith Family Foundation is a tragic but inspiring chapter in the story of Greg and Cathy Griffith.
In the summer of 2015, Cathy had the great privilege of meeting Anne Friedman Glauber at the North American Pancreatic Cancer Meeting.
From FOX25 in Boston:
“Doctors and researchers at the Cancer Center at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center are on the cusp of a major breakthrough that could change how pancreatic cancer patients are treated.
The Griffith Family Foundation/Sideline Cancer Youth Initiative was proud to take the following students/volunteers to Washington D.C. to the 27th annual Public Policy Forum for the Digestive Disease National Coalition: Caitlyn Edgell, Marissa Lombardi, Sierra Cobler, Joel Redfoot, Mary Ann Redfoot, Bonnie Waltz, and Kaitlin Farnan.
