Cancer Patient Stories Archives - Page 22 of 23

Red Sox rookies bring smiles to patients at the Jimmy Fund Clinic

February 13, 2015

Nine-year-old Ethyn Yates has traveled twice to Dana-Farber from his native Australia in the past three years, and both times the Boston Red Sox have made the nearly 11,000-mile trip less scary. Yates, who had a stem cell transplant at…

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Former patient contributes design to 2014 Holiday Collection

November 29, 2014

In an art studio at his Roslindale, MA home, Bernard Manning, sketched a baby penguin and a daddy penguin carrying a tree home on a winter day as snowflakes fell onto their Santa hats. Bernard’s friends and family convinced him…

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Family finds help and hope at Dana-Farber’s Jimmy Fund Clinic.

November 21, 2014

Eliana Montas is an energetic, active, and happy preschooler. She loves playing outside and with her princess dolls. “Eliana never stops,” says her mom, Gloria Robles. To see Eliana singing, dancing, or with her two older brothers, one would never…

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Former patient celebrates 16th birthday with friends from the Jimmy Fund Clinic

November 8, 2014

Ten years ago, her face seemed to be everywhere. Amber DaRosa was a 6-year-old with a big smile and beautiful bald head. A 2004 photo of the young patient posing with Boston Red Sox slugger David Ortiz was spread across…

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Patients Celebrate Halloween at Dana-Farber’s Jimmy Fund Clinic

October 31, 2014

While the children of Dana-Farber’s Jimmy Fund Clinic don’t need costumes to be considered superheroes, kids of all ages dress up for the festivities that include trick-or-treating, a pizza party, and a pumpkin-carving contest. The hospital-wide celebration begins in the…

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Dana-Farber team helps teacher find inner strength during breast cancer fight

October 18, 2014

Before a diagnosis of breast cancer, a double mastectomy, and months of grueling treatment, fifth-grader teacher and mom Colleen Sullivan “never, ever” would have described herself as strong or envisioned a classroom full of 10-year-olds clapping as she removed her…

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#JimmyFundWalk Hero Kate Morris Helps Motivate Walkers

September 20, 2014

Each year, thousands of walkers and volunteers flood the historic Boston Marathon® route for the Boston Marathon® Jimmy Fund Walk presented by Hyundai. Anyone who has participated in the Boston Marathon® Jimmy Fund Walk knows that one of the most…

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