How Pancreatic Cancer And The Basketball Tournament Combine, With Guest Jordan Griffith Of The Griffith Family Foundation
Joining Lee this week on the WE Have Cancer Podcast is Jordan Griffith of The Griffith Family Foundation. Jordan talks about his father’s pancreatic cancer and how that helped create the Griffith Family Foundation, Sideline Cancer, and a massive basketball tournament.
Jordan discusses the foundation and its impact, both on his family as well as what it’s doing to fight against pancreatic cancer. He also dives into some of the best moments of The Basketball Tournament and what that’s meant for the foundation and its ability to raise awareness and funds.
Guest biography:
Jordan Griffith’s father, Greg Griffith, was diagnosed with Stage 4 pancreatic cancer. With the help of friends and the local community, The Griffith Family Foundation was formed, as well as creating Sideline Cancer. As an ambassador and board member, Jordan has helped see the foundation put in the spotlight on ESPN as a part of The Basketball Tournament.
Table of contents:
- Introduction to Jordan Griffith
- Jordan’s father and the start of the story
Instead of worrying about his prognosis after being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, Jordan shares how his father instead wanted to know how he could help the doctor. Jordan also talks about how his father would feel seeing the changes in the community.
Jordan shares the story about how the foundation was created, how it evolved over time, and why it’s centered around basketball.
With the foundation based on basketball, it only made sense to create a basketball tournament. Jordan talks about how the tournament was created and quickly expanded to being on ESPN.
- The foundation’s impact
Lee and Jordan talk about where the funds raised are going and the hopeful impact of the foundation in awareness of pancreatic cancer.
- How has the family changed?
After Jordan’s father passed away, he says the family was able to bond over their shared experiences with the foundation and from working on it.
- The long-term goals of the foundation
Jordan opens up about the changing dynamics of the foundation and some of the things he wants to see happen.
Links mentioned in the show:
The Griffith Family Foundation
Marcus Keene’s shot in the tournament
Pancreatic Cancer Action Network
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