Chronic Pancreatitis: Hope on the Horizon
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 Published On Mar 8, 2010

For Wendy Kandell the stomach pain was constant and debilitating. After years of not knowing what was wrong, the Florida teen turned to Dr. Steve Freedman, a GI specialist at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston. Dr. Freedman diagnosed her with Chronic Pancreatitis. Now, Wendy is enrolled in a clinical trial for a potential treatment -- a treatment that is not targeting at her pancreas, but her brain. While the technique is still under study, for the first time, Wendy has felt what it's like to be pain-free. Watch her remarkable story.

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