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Cancer Fundraising Events, Cancer Patient Stories

Meet Avery, the face of the 2022 Jimmy Fund Scooper Bowl®

Avery Paananen, an ice cream–loving 3-year-old from Cumberland, R.I., was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) in February 2021, after her parents, Matti and Liz, noticed some bruising and a hard lump on the back of her head. Her pediatrician…

Jimmy Fund Blog Developer
June 1, 2022

Cancer Patient Stories

Family stays resilient through pediatric leukemia treatment

Cael Su Soto was an active, happy young boy when his parents, Yuli and Martin, first noticed him limping in September 2021, as a two-and-a-half-year-old in daycare. While he didn’t express any pain or have any other symptoms, Yuli knew…

Jimmy Fund Blog Developer
May 27, 2022

Cancer Awareness, Cancer Patient Stories

Bladder cancer patients share their stories, spread awareness

May marks Bladder Cancer Awareness Month, the fourth most common cancer among American men. In recognition, we spoke with two bladder cancer patients at Dana-Farber Cancer Institutes to share their experiences and spread awareness. These are their stories. Fred After…

Jimmy Fund Blog Developer
May 24, 2022

Cancer Patient Stories

Defying liver cancer in style

Every 28 days, a head-turning 1963 Chevy Bel Air pulls up to Dana-Farber Cancer Institute’s Longwood Campus. Out of the forest green classic steps Frazier, a 63-year-old liver cancer patient, who travels from Cape Cod monthly for treatment with Thomas…

Jimmy Fund Blog Developer
May 23, 2022

Cancer Patient Stories

Bladder cancer patient is “living proof” of research advances

A retiree in Wareham, Mass., 63-year-old Nathan Maxim started having bladder issues, followed by bowel issues, in fall 2018. An avid outdoorsman, he had trouble going on hikes and staying comfortable after exercising or eating. After a colonoscopy, MRI, and…

Jimmy Fund Blog Developer
May 19, 2022

Cancer Awareness, Cancer Patient Stories

Grateful patients spread awareness and advance research for melanoma

May marks Melanoma and Skin Cancer Awareness Month, an opportunity for Dana-Farber Cancer Institute patients like John Morgan, Michael Blitzer, and Dawn Neher, who are all being treated for melanoma, to reflect on their journeys, spread awareness that may help…

Jimmy Fund Blog Developer
May 18, 2022

Cancer Patient Stories

Finding hope for pediatric patients—on a bike or on foot

In 2016, Stella Hope Freedman was born with lesions on her forehead, which, just two short months into her life, began to spread throughout her body. After seeing multiple doctors and a pediatric dermatologist, Stella was referred to Dana-Farber Cancer…