My beautiful Mother passed away after an incredible battle with pancreatic cancer on August 6th. I have pledged to continue fighting this horrible disease for her by doing all I can to to help raise awareness and research funding for pancreatic cancer. All funds from the sale of purple pieces offered on this page, less any PayPal fees and shipping costs, will be donated to organizations fighting pancreatic cancer. While the purchase of goods is not tax-deductable, you can feel proud that buying a Peacock Blue Design Studio PurpleSale piece will help support a good cause! We will try to create more purple pieces in the upcoming months.

On October 11, 2009 I will be participating in the PurpleStride Maryland 2009 event. All purchases made by October 10, 2009 will be applied to my fundraising campaign for the walk, which goes toward the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network. Any purchases made after this date will be divided as donations toward the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network and the Johns Hopkins Pancreatic Cancer Research Center.

Pancreatic cancer is the fourth leading cause of cancer-related deaths, yet it only receives 2% of the available funding for cancer research. Many people are not aware of this disease until it strikes family or friends. Most people do not know they have pancreatic cancer until they become symptomatic, and by then it is far too late for effective treatment. Pancreatic cancer kills 75% of its victims within a year after diagnosis, and only 5% survive the following five years. According to Randy Pausch's presentation to Congress, the current progress that has been made for pancreatic cancer research is where breast cancer research was in the 1930's!

Now, start shopping for the cure!