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Veteran midwife fights back cancer, fear
Ann Addison battles stage 3 pancreatic cancer
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As she settles in for her weekly chemotherapy treatment at The Longstreet Clinic in Gainesville, Nivenann “Ann” Addison removes her hat as a nurse completes her preparations. A certified nurse midwife, Addison has stage 3 pancreatic cancer.
For 20-plus years, Nivenann “Ann” Addison helped usher 4,000 new lives into the world as a trained midwife in North Georgia. Now, at age 62, she is fighting for her own life: The registered nurse certified in midwifery has stage 3 pancreatic cancer. Her prognosis is good.