Category Cancer Patient Stories

Brain tumor patient inspires hope as a Jimmy Fund Walk Hero

July 30, 2017

Often referred to as an “Ambassador of Hope” Wendy O’Neil joins 51 other Dana-Farber patients as a 2017 Jimmy Fund Walk Hero in the Boston Marathon® Jimmy Fund Walk presented by Hyundai. As a Jimmy Fund Walk Hero, Wendy’s picture…

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Patient family shares gratitude to Dana-Farber through estate gift

July 21, 2017

Two-time cancer survivor Robert “Bob” Doyle and his wife, Anne, credit Dana-Farber Cancer Institute’s expert and compassionate staff with Bob’s recovery from both acute myeloid leukemia (AML) and squamous cell cancer of the tongue. Even though Bob went through grueling…

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Meet Jimmy Fund Little League Designed Hitter, Abby

July 7, 2017

“I always say that the Jimmy Fund has been like a lifeboat to us during the most horrific storm of our lives,” said Jenna Roxo, mother of 10-year-old Abby, a patient in Dana-Farber’s Jimmy Fund Clinic, who loves softball, cooking,…

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Patient-designed bags support HomeGoods’ “Help Families Fight Cancer” campaign

June 16, 2017

Seventeen-year-old Evan Yu loves to draw and enjoys outdoor activities such as kayaking and fishing. Combining his love for the ocean and art, Evan designed a beautiful underwater scene for one of two bags available this year to purchase in…

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Jimmy Fund Facebook Re-Connects Two Cancer Patients 13 Years Later

April 7, 2017

In 2002, Brittany Flaherty was 15 years old and midway through her freshman year at The Bromfield School in Harvard, Massachusetts. An avid basketball player, she thought her fatigue might be from the stress most 15-year-olds experience while balancing school,…

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Dana-Farber patient gathers community to find a cure for multiple myeloma

April 1, 2017

“You have cancer.” These are but three simple words, however, when they are placed together, they become three very horrific words. I know, because last August the doctors at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston spoke those three words to me.…

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Dana-Farber patient uses mini golf to cope and combat cancer

March 16, 2017

At 28 years old, Sam Lozier was diagnosed with a tumor in her left eye. The tumor then metastasized when she was 36. Below Sam shares why she was compelled to give back to Dana-Farber through Jimmy Fund Golf presented…

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