The 87-year-old, devoted Rhode Island traffic judge believed he had less than a year to live after receiving a pancreatic cancer diagnosis in November 2023. It served as a terrifying reminder of his father’s experience with the same illness. He tells PEOPLE, “My dad was given eight months to live when he was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, and he passed away after eight months. Naturally, I immediately associated this number with my diagnosis. I’ll be dead in eight months. The majority of people are afraid about the fight against pancreatic cancer. The majority of people believe it to be fatal. It’s a rather solitary sensation, he acknowledges. However, I recall that my father persevered, even when he was almost
