WEEI/NESN Jimmy Fund Radio-Telethon

Bruins forward Pavel Zacha joins Gresh and Fauria to discuss the Jimmy Fund, Pastrnak's wedding, the Bruins offseason, and more. 

Mary Cortes and Dr. Pozo-Kaderman join Gresh and Fauria to discuss Dana Farber's Young Adult Program (YAP). The aim of YAP is to o   Ease the emotional burden of living and coping with cancer o   Empower young adults to become active participants in their cancer treatment o   Provide emotional and social support in the form of educational workshops, conferences, opportunities to network with other...

Erika Lowenthal, a Neurologic Music Therapist, and Emily Kleschinsky, a Certified Child Life Specialist, join Gresh and Fauria to discuss their work with the Jimmy Fund Clinic and Dana-Farber. Erika works alongside the Jimmy Fund Clinic’s incredible Child Life Specialists to create support plans to help patients during medical procedures, provide one-on-one sessions throughout the clinic and host...

Charlie Jacobs, CEO and alternate governor for the Bruins, joins Gresh and Fauria to discuss the Jimmy Fund and the Bruins role in the Boston community. 

Kadidia Dienta joins Gresh and Fauria along with Dr. Reid Merryman. Kadidia discusses her battle with lymphoma cancer that begin in July 2020. Kadidia’s treatment included chemotherapy, CAR T therapy, and after two relapses with cancer, she is currently participating in a clinical trial that shows promise.  Dr. Merryman is an attending physician in the Lymphoma Program at Dana-Farber Cancer Instit...

The parents of Antonie "Toni" Smith; Tracey and Ryan sit down with Gresh and Fauria to discuss their three year old daughter's acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) diagnosis in February and the treatment Toni is currently receiving treatment from Dana-Farber.

Ashley Wells, an oncology nurse in Dana-Farber’s Inpatient Hospital for 20 years, joins Gresh and Fauria. Ashley discusses her professional experience as a nurse at Dana-Farber and her personal experience with parents receiving treatment from Dana-Farber. Her mother’s breast cancer was misdiagnosed at another hospital in 2017 before being successfully treated at Dana-Farber. In 2021, her father wa...

Barrett J. Rollins, MD, PhD, received his doctoral degree in 1979 and medical degree in 1980 from Case Western Reserve University and completed his internship and residency in internal medicine at Beth Israel Hospital, Boston. He then performed clinical and research fellowships in medical oncology at Dana-Farber and joined the Institute's faculty in 1986. Dr. Rollins served as Dana-Farber's Chief...

Christopher Lathan, MD, MS, MPH, is the Chief Clinical Access and Equity Officer and Founding Director, Cancer Care Equity Program at Dana-Farber. He is also a clinical oncologist focused on lung cancer.   His research interests focus on leading system wide efforts to broaden access to cancer care for historically marginalized groups to reduce disparities and improved health outcomes.   The Cancer...

Brandon Milton , RN, BSN, OCN, Nursing and Patient Care Services, Dana-Farber   Brandon had wanted to be an oncology nurse since age 8, when his father was diagnosed with lung cancer. His father, a Vietnam veteran went into remission following surgery and chemotherapy treatments in 2004 but relapsed when Brandon was a high school senior.   An oncology nurse for five years, Brandon has worked at Da...

Robert Hale , Donor       Rob currently serves on Copley’s investment committee and as an entrepreneur in residence assisting the development of Copley’s portfolio companies. Rob founded Granite Telecommunications in 2002 and has grown the company into one of the largest privately held telecommunications services companies in the U.S., with revenues exceeding $1.5 billion.       Rob is the founder...

TWO-HUNDRED-FIFTY-THOUSAND DOLLARS. Bob Eddy, CEO & Chairman of BJ's, joined Joe & Will in the booth to announce an incredibly generous $250,000 donation to the Jimmy Fund during night two of our telethon!

Keith Salome joins Joe & Will from the WEEI Sox booth to share his story about his battle with kidney cancer.

Tom McManus, President of Cape Cod Lumber, joins Joe & Will from the booth to announce a generous $5,000 donation by the company! 

1-year old Ava Morawski and mom Katie join Joe & Will in the booth! Ava was diagnosed with a brain tumor (typical teratoid/rhabdoid tumor) She had started vomiting and exhibiting developmental delays as well as a rapidly enlarging head circumference. They got a CT scan which revealed the tumor. Ava was transported to Boston Children's for surgery and then six months of in-patient treatment, in...

Deborah B. Goldberg is the Massachusetts State Treasurer and Receiver General. In that role she is responsible for the state’s cash and debt management, unclaimed property, and chairs state boards and commissions, including the Massachusetts School Building Authority, the Pension Reserves Investment Management Board, the State Board of Retirement, Massachusetts State Lottery Commission, and the Ma...

Bruins' Trent Frederic and Jeremy Swayman joins the Jimmy Fund to preview the upcoming season and how the team will adapt to life without Patrice Bergeron and David Krejci.

July of 2017, Laurie noticed a lump on the right side of her stomach but didn’t think much of it until her husband noticed it too. He advised her to see her primary care physician and she ended up going the next day. After the initial visit, she was then sent in for CT scan because her blood work results raised concern. The scan revealed a tumor on her colon that had spread to her liver. Laurie re...

After blood work results revealed a low white blood cell count, Deidre was referred to a hematologist/oncologist. They ruled out an autoimmune disorder as the potential cause, but discovered SMM, a pre-blood cancer. From there, she met with Dr. Ghobrial at the Center for Prevention of Progression at Dana-Farber in July of 2022 and learned about an immunotherapy clinical trial. The drug works to fi...

Red Sox Chief Baseball Officer Chaim Bloom looks at the final push towards the playoffs and what he's looking for in terms of improvements for the final month of the regular season.

Red Sox relievers Chris Martin and Kenley Jansen talk about their experience being a part of the Jimmy Fund in their first season in Boston and how technology will start to take over baseball.

Grace was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) in October 2022. She had always been full of spunk and energy, ready to perform a song and dance at the drop of a hat. Her parents noticed that she had been particularly tired and lethargic, which wasn't her usual self. They thought she might have mono or Lyme disease, so they took her to the doctor, but tests revealed she had ALL. She is...

After difficulty breathing, Megan subsequently tested positive for COVID, which doctors initially thought was the cause of her symptoms. But her oxygen saturation, or the balance of oxygen in her blood, remained low, so she underwent additional testing. Then, a chest x-ray revealed two liters of fluid in her lungs. After a fusion biopsy, she was officially diagnosed with Stage 4 breast cancer in J...

Pat is the general manager of Applebee’s in Cranston, RI and has worked for the brand for 11 years. Applebee’s raised over $60,000 for the Jimmy Fund during our in-store campaign in May and golf tournament. He has personally lost his mother, father, and brother to cancer.

Marline was diagnosed with invasive ductal carcinoma, a type of breast cancer. Marline always had regular mammographs. But after the birth of son, she continued to lactate, she shared with the doctors, and they continued to monitor and noted that she had dense breasts. After Marline's nephew jumped on her and landed on her right breast, she said she was in indescribable pain, worst pain she has ev...