WEEI/NESN Jimmy Fund Radio-Telethon

In 2012, Barry noticed some swelling on his neck, so he made an appointment to see his primary care physician. An x-ray and CT scan lead to follow-up appointments with various specialists until he was diagnosed with Stage 3B non-small cell lung cancer. Barry was initially going to get treatment at another institution but stopped at Dana-Farber to get a second opinion from Dr. Lathan. He recalls Dr...

Mary Lee went to her PCP following leg and back pain she was experiencing in June 2017. It was initially chalked up as possibly sciatica, but when the pain persisted, she went to an orthopedic surgeon, and a subsequent MRI revealed cancer. Her doctors said her cancer was stage 4 and recommended she come to Dana-Farber. Types and length of treatments: She started treatment in 2017, went for chemo e...

Head coach of the BC Eagles Jeff Hafley discusses his connection to the Jimmy Fund regarding his family and the upcoming football season and what he likes the most about his group.

Red Sox pitcher Nick Pivetta joins to talk about how he ingrained himself to the Jimmy Fund when he came to Boston and gives his insights from the clubhouse as the team's chase for the playoffs gets a little tougher.

Following some discomfort, Natalia underwent a colonoscopy in February of 2022. She was officially diagnosed with colon cancer after the procedure. Her doctors also believed that the cancer may be hereditary in nature because Natalia’s mother had uterine cancer. Additional genetic testing also confirmed that she had Lynch Syndrome, a genetic condition that greatly increases a person’s chance of de...

Red Sox manager Alex Cora joins to talk about what the Jimmy Fund means to him and how he is approaching the last month of the regular season as the playoff chase gets more and more tighter.

Joe Andruzzi reflects on his fight that forced him to retire from football and the continued work from his foundation "The Joe Andruzzi Foundation."

Magnolia joined Dana-Farber in 2007 and currently serves as the Vice President of Community Health. In this role, she is charged with helping the Institute carry out its community benefits mission through the delivery of evidence-based cancer prevention, screening, and early detection programs. Magnolia and her team work with city and state health departments, community partners, and Boston-based...

Elevated PSA (prostate specific antigen levels) lead to Henry undergoing a biopsy, which revealed stage IV prostate cancer. He was officially diagnosed on August 13, 2021. He went to the doctor after getting a hemorrhoid while offshore fishing. His primary care doctor was the one who suggested also checking his PSA levels as a routine matter of care. A month after diagnosis, Henry underwent surger...

In early March of 2018, at age 58, Roger Miller went to a local doctor’s office in Maine for outpatient surgery. He’d been putting off getting what he’d thought was a cyst removed from the back of his head. Miller, who at the time was working as a maritime consultant, wasn’t all that worried. He and his wife, Lisa, had just returned from backcountry skiing in British Columbia. He felt fine. The pa...

The legendary Ray Bourque joins, donates $10,000 to the Jimmy Fund!

ESPN's Sean McDonough joins, doubles down on his Mookie Betts comments

Robert Haddad, Chief, Division of Head and Neck Oncology, Dana-Farber Dr. Haddad received his MD Degree from St. Joseph University French School of Medicine in Beirut. He completed his residency in internal medicine at St Luke's Roosevelt Medical Center in New York City, and completed a fellowship in hematology oncology at the University of Maryland Cancer Center in Baltimore.

Jigar Raythatha (Ray-tha-tha), 46, glioma, Lexington, with Kinnary (wife) and Patrick Wen, MD, Director, Center for Neuro-Oncology, Dana-Farber After two weeks of an unresolved headache, Jigar’s doctor ordered an urgent brain MRI, which revealed some abnormal findings. To get a definitive diagnosis, doctors would need to access his brain, so Jigar opted for a biopsy over a craniotomy. The results...

Sean Flaherty from Keches Law joins, talks about "Keches Cares" campaign

Governor Healy joins, talks about trying to bring down the cost of living in Massachusetts

Michael Casey, APRN-BC, FN, Nurse Practitioner, Gastrointestinal Oncology, Dana-Farber Michael Casey, APRN-BC, FNP is a nurse practitioner in Gastrointestinal Oncology at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. He is also the director of the Advanced Practice Nursing department and co-chair of Dana-Farber’s Ethics Committee, as well as a member of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners. · He earned...

Christine Duncan, MD, Medical Director of Clinical Research and Clinical Development, Gene Therapy Program, Boston Children's Hospital Med school in Chicago; Internship and Residency at Boston Children's Hospital; Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Fellowship at DFCI; just celebrated being at the Farber for 20 years. · Director of Clinical Research and Development, Dana-Farber/Boston Children's Cancer...

Dana Mohrlein, 35, astrocytoma, Niantic CT, with David Reardon, MD Clinical Director, Center of Neuro-Oncology, Dana-Farber In college, Dana thought she may have vertigo because of all her headaches, but after a seizure at her first security job, she learned she needed emergency brain surgery. After surgery at her local hospital, she pursued a second opinion at Dana-Farber and has continued her jo...

Martha Young, Program Manager, Pediatric Patient and Family Education, Dana-Farber Martha Young is the Program Manager for Patient and Family Education in the Jimmy Fund Clinic. As part of this role, she often works with the nursing team to create educational materials for newly diagnosed families. She also oversees the Blum Pediatric Resource Room, a space that integrates patient education into t...

Shelby Young, 49, breast cancer, Orrington ME, with Kristina Worcester, RN, Breast Oncology Nurse Navigator Shelby has been having mammograms every 6 months for the past 2 years because of dense breast tissue. In March 2022, the mammogram looked suspicious, so she had an ultrasound later that day. A biopsy two weeks later confirmed that she had triple negative right breast cancer. She started trea...

Joe Castiglione and Will Fleming were joined by MLB Umpire Phil Cuzzi to discuss his journey to becoming an umpire, the pitch clock, being diagnosed with prostate cancer and quickly returning to baseball.

Jon Goff, Sales Operation Manager for Volkswagen joins the guys from the booth to discuss his company's work with the Jimmy Fund. 

Jason Hayes, District Manager of the Sherwin Williams Company, announces the company is donating $10,000 to this year's Jimmy Fund Radio Telethon live from the WEEI Sox booth!

Sarah Shields, Marketing Manager of the Prudential Center, joins Joe and Will to explain what you can expect to find at the Pru live from the WEEI Sox booth!