When Roger Magowitz's mother was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer 15 years ago, doctors knew there wasn't much hope for survival.
"You go to the doctor and they tell you to get your affairs in order," said Magowitz, who sold his company Mattress Discounters to care for his mother, Seena, who died within five months of her diagnosis.
He then formed the Seena Magowitz Foundation, raising more than $5 million for pancreatic cancer research at Translational Genomics Research Institute during the past…
When Roger Magowitz's mother was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer 15 years ago, doctors knew there wasn't much hope for survival.
"You go to the doctor and they tell you to get your affairs in order," said Magowitz, who sold his company Mattress Discounters to care for his mother, Seena, who died within five months of her diagnosis.
He then formed the Seena Magowitz Foundation, raising more than $5 million for pancreatic cancer research at Translational Genomics Research Institute during the past…