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“If it were not for Dana-Farber, my daughter would not be here,” says Erika of her 9-year-old daughter, Marlin. In October 2017, Marlin experienced sudden and extreme hip pain – her first symptom of cancer. She had recurring and disappearing…

A clinical trial at Dana-Farber has kept Sharon DeCosta’s stage IV  metastatic breast cancer stabilized for three years, allowing her a full life of traveling and doting on her three young grandchildren, with a fourth due in December. It may seem odd…

Most bike accidents don’t lead to a cancer diagnosis, but that’s exactly what happened to me in August 2016. I was 32 years old, and more than half way through a 300-mile bike trip—three days, four states, and 15,000 vertical…

A cancer diagnosis affects every area of a person’s life. The experience is challenging, and many find that their beliefs can be an important way of coping and finding meaning with this new chapter in their lives. That’s where Walter…

Zach is an energetic four-year-old who has a passion for life, and for playing baseball. In May of 2016, Zach was diagnosed with B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia and is currently being treated at Dana-Farber’s Jimmy Fund Clinic. Due to his…