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Ronda is a Registered Nurse and has been an active member of NCAN since 2010. <\/span>
\nShe was diagnosed with a pNET<\/a><\/em>\u00a0<\/strong> (pancreatic Neuroendocrine tumor) and had the Whipple surgery in 2010.<\/span><\/h6>\n
She works with NCAN on the Board of Directors and is a speaker at NCAN conferences. She founded the Whipple Warriors<\/a><\/em>\u00a0<\/strong> in 2011 which has not gone on to become the world\u2019s largest organization for Whipple patients. She has had numerous TV appearances and interviews, she received the United States Congressional Honorable Mention for her work with Whipple patients and she is a published medical author of the Long-Term Quality of Life and Gastrointestional Functional Outcomes after Pancreaticoduodenectomy (Whipple surgery). She worked with the University of Miami School of Miller School of Medicine, which presented the findings at the American Surgical Association National Meeting. She also is the recipient of the 2012 Heros in Medicine award from the Palm Beach County Medical Society. As a nurse she loves to listen and offer suggestions to all NET or Whipple patients.<\/span><\/h6>\n

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Ms. Ronda Ayala
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ronda@netcancerawareness.org<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/h5>\n

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WHERE WE MEET<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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WHEN WE MEET<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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We are a growing group of Net patients and caregivers from all over Palm Beach County. We love to learn through each other and our guest speakers. Knowledge is power!<\/strong><\/p>\n

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