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K&C - Yasser Farahat, 5, acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL – a blood cancer),...

Yasser and his family are originally from Dubai but they moved to Boston for treatment. In June 2016, Yasser had a fever and a sore throat. After tests, Yasser’s blood counts were abnormal so doctors...

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K&C - Pete Cosenza, 70, bile duct cancer, Dennis Port 8-16-17

In January 2016 Pete returned from a golf trip. He had lost weight and felt terrible. His doctor gave him a physical, which led to a biopsy that revealed some cancer cells in his liver. Pete was later...

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K&C - Maxwell “Max” Mitchell, 7, Ewing sarcoma (a bone cancer), Shrewsbury,...

Max and his family were on the Radio-Telethon in 2015. In May 2017, after 18 months of remission, Max’s cancer returned. He had 4 nodules in his lungs. Max will be on treatment over the next 11 months...

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K&C - Laurie Wenham, 43, melanoma (skin cancer), Pembroke, with Christine...

Laurie started using tanning beds as a teen before going to prom, got hooked, and then used them every week for years. She was first diagnosed with melanoma in 2000 when she was 26. She had recurrences...

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K&C - Deborah Toffler, director of Patient and Family Programs and Services,...

Deb Toffler, LCSW, arrived at Dana-Farber 12 years ago and is currently the director of patient and family programs and services. In this role, Deb supervises 12 staffers that run programs including:...

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K&C - Mayor Marty Walsh 8-16-17

Mayor Marty Walsh joins Kirk, Gerry, and Mut on the second day of the WEEI/NESN Jimmy Fund Radio-Telethon.

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K&C - Art Streeter, 57, squamous cell carcinoma (a head and neck cancer),...

Art Streeter was diagnosed with squamous cell carcinoma, a cancer that often originates in the throat and nasal passages of the head and neck. Art’s cancer was discovered in his tonsils. His treatment...

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OMF - Chris Silver, 53, melanoma, South Berwick, ME, with Dr. Elizabeth...

Chris Silver was diagnosed with melanoma in July 2016 when a couple of irregular skin bumps brought him into his doctor’s office. He underwent surgery to remove the bumps. When Chris woke up, his...

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OMF - Barry Nelson, 64, non-small-cell lung cancer, Boston, with...

Barry was diagnosed in 2012 with stage 3 lung cancer after experiencing swelling in his neck that had repeatedly showed up and disappeared several times. He went to see his primary care doctor and an...

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OMF - Lisa Scherber, director of Patient and Family Programs, Jimmy Fund...

Lisa started at the Jimmy Fund Clinic more than 25 years ago. Lisa’s father had been treated at Dana-Farber and passed away when she was 16. Lisa and her team are responsible for the day-to- day...

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OMF - Scott Hurlbert, 42, multiple myeloma (a plasma cell cancer), Durham,...

Scott was diagnosed with multiple myeloma in December 2012 after suffering through terrible bone and back pain for more than a year. Scott immediately sought a second opinion from Dana-Farber....

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OMF - Mike Andrews, former Red Sox second basemen, former chairman of the...

Member of the Impossible Dream team and former chairman of the Jimmy Fund, Mike Andrews joins Glenn, Lou, and Christian on the second day of the WEEI/NESN Jimmy Fund Radio-Telethon.

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OMF - Lyndsay McCaffery, 33, osteosarcoma (bone cancer), Chelmsford 8-16-17

Lyndsay will be singing God Bless America tonight. At the age of 29, while pregnant, Lyndsay started experiencing sharp, persistent knee pain. She was eventually diagnosed with osteosarcoma, a type of...

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OMF - Austin Jones, 9, Burkitt lymphoma post-transplant lymphoproliferative...

Austin was diagnosed with Burkitt lymphoma PTLD in April 2017. This is a rare, aggressive form of Burkitt lymphoma which results from the immunosuppression that is required following an organ...

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OMF - Patrice Bergeron and Bruins head coach Bruce Cassidy 8-16-17

Head coach Bruce Cassidy and Patrice Bergeron of the Boston Bruins join Glenn, Lou, and Christian on the second day of the 16th annual WEEI/NESN Jimmy Fund Radio-Telethon.

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OMF - Michael Truchan, 59, rectal cancer, with his wife Donnamarie, 56,...

Michael was diagnosed with colon cancer in June 2016 after a routine colonoscopy. He is in a clinical trial that has included surgery and chemotherapy and is still in treatment. Michael works for the...

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OMF - Kyle Koster, 9, acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL – a blood cancer),...

Kyle was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) in October 2016. Kyle had been very active with sports and was very energetic, so when he began to feel chronically exhausted and complained...

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OMF - Melissa Webber, 43, breast cancer, North Kingstown, RI 8-16-17

Melissa was diagnosed with breast cancer in December of 2016. She underwent 8 rounds of chemotherapy, 2 lumpectomies, and 6 weeks of radiation. Melissa recently completed her last breast cancer...

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OMF - Mike Mottola, 28, B-cell lymphoma (a white blood cell cancer), Methuen...

He was diagnosed in October 2014 after having severe back pain during a golf tournament. He began treatment at another hospital until February 2015. He then was in remission but before long it was...

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OMF - Chris Sale of the Boston Red Sox 8-16-17

Chris Sale of the Red Sox joins Glenn, Lou, and Christian on the second day of the 16th annual WEEI/NESN Jimmy Fund Radio-Telethon.

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