WEEI/NESN Jimmy Fund Radio-Telethon

Last summer Charlotte began limping and complaining of leg pain. Her primary care doctor referred the family for blood work and x-rays. Her original diagnosis was minor leg length discrepancy and was sent to a physical therapist.  After about a month with no improvement from physical therapy and her symptoms getting worse, Charlotte had additional x-rays, blood work and an MRI. The MRI showed...

In July 2019, Polina noticed a lump in her right breast during a self-exam. She did self-exams regularly due to a family history of the disease Her mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother all lost their lives to breast cancer. When the lump didn't go away, she got an appointment with her primary care physician who knew her family history and immediately sent Polina for a mammogram. They found c...

Celtics Pres. of Basketball Operations Brad Stevens joined OMF for a Celtics discussion 

Red Sox Pitcher Nathan Eovaldi joins the show

Jeremy Lavoie has acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) with his mother Danielle Jeremy was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) in March 2019 when he was 11. Over the winter, he started getting back and muscle aches. The pediatrician thought Jeremy was having growing pains or muscle spasms. Near then end of January, Jeremy wasn’t feeling good he rolled his ankle and was limping an...

Katie was diagnosed with metastatic colon cancer at 49 years old. She's a single mom of two children, McKenzie, 17 and Zachary, 13. She's a proud dog-mom to LuLu, the English Bulldog who is 'really the boss of the house.' She's a marketing executive and general manager for Fitness Asylum. She coaches classes and the bikini competition team. She is a competitive body builder in Fitbody and is dedic...

Jack broke his leg at summer camp in 2018. He had complained of some leg pain, but it was brushed aside as growing pains of a very active boy. It turns out it was osteosarcoma and his family of 5 uprooted and moved to Boston for 10 months for his treatment.  In April 2019, the family returned home until a small nodule was found in his lung the following winter. Jack came back to Boston for a...

 Deb and Rob from Howes Fuel Products. Deb shares her family's struggles with cancer

Eric was diagnosed glioblastoma in 2014 and needed multiple surgeries after the initial diagnosis. Dealing with his cancer diagnosis has inspired Eric to write lifestyle fiction 

Hadley was born on 7/27/19. Shortly after her birth, a vigilant nurse discovered a small lump on Hadley’s tailbone - which would eventually lead us to Boston Children’s Hospital. Although in shock, with a brand-new baby and a Hadley’s older sister Maren,1.5-year-old at home, they brought Hadley to Boston Children’s Hospital.  The family feels so fortunate to live near,...

Adam Stern, 37, metastatic kidney cancer, Newton Adam was diagnosed in December 2017 with stage 3 kidney cancer. Later that year doctors discovered the cancer spread to his lungs. He was 33 years old. He's married with a 4-year old son. His son was only 11-months old when he was diagnosed. His early symptoms were weight loss which he attributed to exercise and running around after his young son. H...

Dr. Paul Richardson is the clinical program leader and director of clinical research on the Jerome Lipper Multiple Myeloma Center and LeBow Institue for Myeloma Therapeutics. 

Chris Devin was diagnosed with multiple myeloma at the age of 45 during the heart of the Covid-19 pandemic. Chris immediately underwent five straight days on intensive radiation that stopped his excruciating headaches and readied him for a clinical trial at Dana-Farber/ Brigham.  Devin and his wife Erica have been transparent with their kids about their father's situation. 

There are more than 700 registered nurses, nurse practitioners, clinical scientist, and nurse scientists working at Dana-Faber under the watch of Anne Gross. 

President of Apollo safety John Carvalho joins the show and explains the reasoning behind his sponsorship of the Jimmy Fund. 

Karen was diagnosed with ovarian cancer in February 2019. She had experienced a gallbladder attack and then had a CT scan that uncovered an ovarian tumor.  In February 2020, Karen joined a new clinical trial for a new type of drug known as a bispecific antibody. The drug works by binding to two specific proteins that may be involved in the growth and survival of cancer.  Her doctor, Ursu...

Boston Celtics head coach Ime Udoka joins the show. 

In 2014, Kelly began experiencing sinus headaches and sinus issues. Which didn't have anything to do with her diagnosis, but forced her to keep her physical appointment that she often tended to postpone.  During routine blood-work Kelly's white blood cell count came back significantly above the normal average. After 3 weeks of tests, the diagnosis came, cancer.  Kelly credits Dr. Davids...

Kate Nixon is an Adolescent Specialist at the Jimmy Fund Clinic. As the Adolescent Specialist, Kate works with patients ages 13+, providing activities to pass time in the Clinic, help facilitate 3 activity-based support groups, and helping plan Clinic trips.  David is the pediatric music specialist in the Jimmy Fund Clinic. He manages outpatient music therapy services for the pediatric patien...

Zara is 4 years old and was diagnosed with B cell-acute lymphoblastic leukemia in November of 2020. Her diagnosis came after having recurrent fevers and and fatigue for 1 month with no lab abnormalities initially and no likely explanation.  She has been undergoing chemotherapy and it will continue for 2 years.  Zara loves to read, draw, dress up like Elsa, and play with her cousins. She...

Chloe is a 7 year old that was diagnosed in February of 2021 after her parents found a lump in her thigh.  Chloe's treatment includes weekly chemotherapy, and 6 weeks of radiation. Her treatment will continue through the end of November and maintenance chemotherapy will start in December pending how labs go.  Chloe loves making slime and will begin 2nd grade this Fall. 

Caroline McGuirk is an inflammatory breast cancer patient at Dana Farber.  Caroline was experiencing some skin changes on her right breast beginning in September 2020. While it wasn't overly alarming, she thought she had an infection, which the Web told her often clears itself.  She underwent 20 weeks of chemotherapy, followed by modified radical mastectomy and then 6 weeks of radiation....

Celtics owners Wyc Grousbeck and Steve Pagliuca join the show. 

Arianna was on an "after-graduation" trip with her best friend when she experienced a low-grade fever and unexplainable bruising. When she arrived home she took blood tests, and it was discovered she had acute lymphocytic leukemia.  After 25 long months, Arianna received her last chemotherapy treatment on August 10th, 2021.  Arianna will be attending Boston University in the Fall. 

Kate was diagnosed with colorectal cancer in July 2020. She had been experiencing symptoms for about a year and eventually brought them up to her PCP which were largely ignored. She finally went in for a colonoscopy in July 2020 and a tumor was found.  Kate has been in treatment for about a year. She has gone through 12 rounds of chemotherapy, 30 rounds if radiation, and had various surgeries...