78 SEENA MAGOWITZ FOUNDATION Pancreatic Cancer Warriors CAMILLE MOSES HIGH-ENERGY WARRIOR Enthusiastic Inspiration to Other Patients TONY SUBIA | CONTRI BUTI NG WRITER

SEENA MAGOWITZ FOUNDATION 79 Pancreatic Cancer Warriors But the symptoms became more intense and soon ac - companied by some intense pain beneath her breast area. She became more concerned and paid a couple of visits to urgent care trying to source the symptoms. Since she received no definitive answers, she visited a local emergency room where they ordered a CT scan. Moses waited anxiously for the scan results. Finally the doctor came into the room with a concerned look on his face and told Moses the scan showed spots on her pancreas, liver, and lungs. “In that moment”, she said “I couldn’t believe what he said. I immediately had past visions of my mother dying from pancreatic cancer when I was 24.” The doctor suggested she be admitted to a hospital for further testing and biopsies to confirm a final diagnosis. Later that day she was admitted to a local hospital that had a comprehensive cancer center where she spent the next seven days being monitored and subjected to a myriad of tests. “After what seemed like an eternity, an entire team of doctors and nurses came to my room” Moses said. “I immediately knew that meant bad news. I was overwhelmed with fear when they gave me the diagnosis. I had pancreatic cancer. Crying in disbelief, I was almost certain I had little time to live.” She was sent to have a chemo port inserted and then waited for a visit from the pancreatic cancer oncolo - gist on staff to discuss the prognosis and a suggested plan of action. When the oncologist visited with Moses, he told her that the cancer was detected too late. Although she could elect to take chemotherapy, it likely would not work and she would probably not live past a few months. She was not going to accept that prognosis and immediately started the search for a second opin - ion. She was fortunate to get an appointment at the UM/Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Miami hospital. Upon meeting with the new oncologist and his team and after reading all of Moses’ tests, he gave his final diagnosis — Stage 4 Metastasized Pancreatic Cancer. “Somehow”, Moses said, “although devastated, I had a good feeling about this team. They told the severity of my situation would make treatment very difficult, “I HAD ALWAYS BEEN ACTIVE, REASONABLY HEALTHY, AND VISITED MY FAMILY PHYSICIAN REGULARLY FOR CHECK-UPS” CAMILLE MOSES SAID. “ BUT IN EARLY 2012 I BEGAN FEELING DEPRESSED, FATIGUED, AND A GENERAL FEELING OF MALAISE. SINCE THE SYMPTOMS WERE RELATIVELY MINOR, I BRUSHED THEM OFF.”