My name is Geri and for the past 2 & 1/2 years , I have been the facilitator of the monthly Pancreas Cancer Support Group. This group has been a very important part of my professional self here at Columbia/NYP. As a social worker, this group has provided me with a great deal of insight and understanding about the patients and their caregivers.

What does ‘paying it forward’ mean to you?
For Susan Harris, it means sharing her story here, so that it may help reassure others who face similar circumstances.

Michael told me that I would have to fight for my life and that this was not going to be easy.

When the Division of Colorectal Surgery prepares for surgery resulting in an ostomy, they also plan for its reversal.

The good news though? I have just become something of a phenomenon – a four year survivor of Stage 4 pancreatic cancer – I am still officially “NED” – No Evidence of Disease… Some of the staff at NYP call me “The Miracle Man.”