Jimmy Fund Blog Stories, News, and Highlights

Putting for Patients brings students together to raise money for cancer

August 16, 2015

Mark Levine has no direct connection to pediatric cancer, but he’s always sympathized with the plight these kids face. To help make an impact in the fight against cancer, he joined the Jimmy Fund Council of Greater Boston in 2008.…

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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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A commitment to fight breast cancer in Boston, and around the world

July 25, 2015

Cindy Callahan is a tireless walker, a successful Pacesetter, and a devoted Team Captain for the Boston Marathon® Jimmy Fund Walk presented by Hyundai. Her team of 21 raised $14,000 in 2014 alone, funding cancer research and care…

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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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Dana-Farber doctor’s efforts to conquer cancer bring us closer by the mile

July 11, 2015

On August 1 and 2, Dr. David Reardon, MD, physician and Clinical Director of the Center for Neuro-Oncology at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, will be doing what he does every other day: conquering cancer. On this particular weekend, though, he won’t…

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Jimmy Fund Clinic patient designs beautiful bag for HomeGoods

June 27, 2015

Jimmy Fund Clinic patient Kate is a sparkling 7-year-old who loves drawing and princesses. Her family even calls her “Princess Kate” because she loves to wear dresses; jeans are not “fancy enough” for her. When she’s not busy spending time…

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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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