Category Cancer Patient Stories

Meet Jimmy Fund Little League’s 2015 Designated Hitter, Tommy!

August 3, 2015

Tommy is a Jimmy Fund Clinic patient and the Designated Hitter for this year’s Jimmy Fund Little League season. As the face of Jimmy Fund Little League presented by Franklin Sports and Extra Innings, Tommy will stand up to the…

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Team Chickaroo demonstrates that golf truly is a team sport

July 17, 2015

To casual observers, golf is an individual game: just one person, a ball, and a set of clubs. To the Hamilton family of Methuen, Mass., golf is a team sport. In April 2007, 6-year-old Caroline Hamilton, or Chickaroo, as she’s…

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Isolation patients bond during treatment at Dana-Farber

June 24, 2015

“People would say ‘I feel bad for her’…I’m the same person that I ever was, but better, stronger,” said 14-year-old Shannon Curley as she reflects on the time she spent in isolation treatment at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. “I wouldn’t change…

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Young cancer survivor celebrates a sweet life at Jimmy Fund Scooper Bowl®

June 1, 2015

During the first week of June, thousands of people gather at Boston’s City Hall Plaza to celebrate summer at the Jimmy Fund Scooper Bowl® presented by Walgreens with more than 40 flavors of ice cream, frozen yogurt, and other frozen novelties.…

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Walking a marathon on crutches – the determination of Devann Murphy

May 9, 2015

The Boston Marathon® course has a reputation of being one of the most difficult marathon courses in the world. It is a point of pride for those who run or walk the 26.2-mile route each year. Last September, many participants…

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Siblings step up to the plate to honor late brother’s legacy

April 25, 2015

When Team Runs for Ronnie takes the field at Fenway Park on Saturday, June 27, for John Hancock Fenway Fantasy Day to benefit the Jimmy Fund, they will be thinking of their namesake—Ronald “Ronnie” Biegner, who passed away from cancer…

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The heart and soul of the Dana-Farber Marathon Challenge team: Patient Partners

April 18, 2015

With the Boston Marathon® quickly approaching, the Dana-Farber Marathon Challenge (DFMC) team is getting ready for the big day. Teammates are busy personalizing their race singlets with their own names, plus the names of those they are running to honor.…

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