[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 187 (Wednesday, November 28, 2018)]
[House]
[Pages H9670-H9671]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   PANCREATIC CANCER AWARENESS MONTH

  (Mr. FITZPATRICK asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. FITZPATRICK. Mr. Speaker, November is Pancreatic Cancer Awareness 
Month, and I am pleased to recognize an organization in Bucks County, 
Pennsylvania, that works to raise awareness and seeks to cure this 
disease.
  My constituent Christine Edmonds formed A Love for Life based in 
Newtown, Bucks County, nearly 6 years ago in memory of her husband, 
Kevin Edmonds. Kevin died in April 2012 at the young age of 51 after a 
brave battle with pancreatic cancer, shortly after

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his sister Nora died of the very same illness. The mission of A Love 
for Life is to ensure that pancreatic cancer research is properly 
funded.
  Pancreatic cancer is a very, very devastating illness. The average 
survival rate for stage IV pancreatic cancer averages around 6 months. 
A Love for Life is looking to change that, partnering with the Abramson 
Cancer Center at the University of Pennsylvania to promote advanced 
research.
  We offer our heartfelt thanks and gratitude to A Love for Life and 
Christine Edmonds for their work to eradicate pancreatic cancer in our 
community, in our country, and in our world.
  Mr. Speaker, I encourage all of our constituents and everyone in our 
community to follow her courageous lead in standing up for and serving 
a cause bigger than herself.

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