Help and Hope Happen Here
Episodes
Ruby and her parents, Dr. Jonathan Kaufman and Christine, along with Dr. Sam Volchenboum, talk about Ruby's successful battle against Rhabdomyosarcoma
01 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
10 year old Ruby Kaufman was diagnosed with Rhabdomyosarcoma in 2015. After one year of grueling treatment , Ruby decided that she wanted to help ot...
Brittany Ross, "The Miracle Kid" talks about her battle with Acute Myeloid Leukemia, which took place 20 years ago, after she was originally given three weeks to live.
25 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Meet Brittany Ross, who was known as the "MIRACLE KID " while she was being treated at Georgetown University Hospital in 2001 for Acute My...
Amy McCallum is the Director of the Jimmy Fund Golf Program, which is the largest golf charity program in the country.
21 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Meet Amy McCallum, who is the Director of Jimmy Fund Golf. This fundraiser is the largest charity golf program in the country and has raised $140 mill...
Tara Daniels is a three time survivor of Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia, which she was first diagnosed with in 2012 at the age of 16. She is still going strong at the age of 27
18 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Meet Tara Daniels, who was first diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia in 2009 at the age of 16. Tara is now a 3 time cancer survivor, having ...
Michael and Robby Surprenant talk about Robby's 7 year battle with a Gastrointestinal Tumor, a type of cancer that is usually found in men who are around 60 years of age. Robby was 11 years old when he was first diagnosed.
14 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Meet Michael and Robby Surprenant who will talk about Robby's 1 in a hundred million diagnosis of a cancer known as Gastrointestinal Stromal Tu...
Dr. Doug Hawkins is the Group Chair of the Children's Oncology Group, which is an international organization which focuses exclusively on cancer research in the United States, Canada, and in places around the world.
11 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Meet Dr. Doug Hawkins, who is the Group Chair of the Children's Oncology Group, which the only international organization that focuses exclusivel...
John Berardi is the Director of the Jimmy Fund's Little League Baseball program, which allows boys and girls to play baseball or softball during the summer, while at the same time raising money for the Dana Farber Cancer Institute.
07 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Meet John Berardi who is the Director of the Jimmy Fund's Little League Program. This program was founded in the 1980's by John's fathe...
Dr. William Evans was the Director and Chief Executive Officer for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, from 2004-2014.
04 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Meet Dr. William Evans from St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. Dr. Evans is the former Director and Chief Executive Officer of St. Jude from ...
Lisa Cleary will discuss her son Nick's difficult battle with high risk Neuroblastoma which he was diagnosed with when he was 22 months old. Today Nick is an active 7 year old second grade student.
28 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Meet Lisa Cleary:Lisa is the mother of Nick, who was diagnosed with high risk Neuroblastoma at 22 months old. After undergoing a difficult trea...
Dean Crowe started the Rally Foundation in response to a friends request to help after her son was diagnosed with his second brain tumor in 2005. This foundation has now given out 20 million dollars in grants for Pediatric Cancer research.
21 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Meet Dean Crowe:Dean started the Rally Foundation as a way to help in this ongoing Pediatric Cancer fight. Dean will talk about the 20 million dollars...
Ruth Hoffman- The Chief Executive Officer of the American Childhood Cancer Organization
17 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Meet Ruth Hoffman:Ruth is the Chief Executive Officer of the American Childhood Cancer Organization, which is located just outside of Washington, D.C....
Kathleen Ruddy - The Chief Executive Officer of the St. Baldrick's Foundation
14 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Meet Kathleen Ruddy:Kathleen is the Chief Executive Officer of the St. Baldrick's Foundation which is located in Los Angeles. Kathleen will tal...
Leanne Masten- The Mother of 4 year old Addi who has 270,000 followers on Facebook
10 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Meet Leanne Masten:- Leanne will speak about her 4 year daughter Addi, who was diagnosed with Stage 4, High Risk Neuroblastoma in 2018 at the age o...
Zack Blackburn- The Director of the Boston Marathon Jimmy Fund Walk
07 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Meet Zack Blackburn: Zack is the Director of the Boston Marathon Jimmy Fund Walk. This walk is the largest participatory event that the Jimmy Fund spo...
Jeanine McManus- A Procedural Nurse at Children's Hospital in Boston
03 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Meet Jeanine McManus: Jeanine will talk about her initial nursing experiences as a travel nurse including her time spent at Bethesda Naval Hospital, h...
Michael Dotto- First diagnosed with Hodgkins Disease at age 16, Michael has battled through a number of side effects and illnesses from his first cancer battle, and is still fighting some 44 years after his original diagnosis
30 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Meet Michael Dotto: Michael was first diagnosed with Hodgkins Disease in 1976 at the age of 16. Since that time, he has battled a number of health rel...
Bob Horan- "Tuesday Bob" was a long time much beloved volunteer who spent his Tuesday evenings visiting with Pediatric Cancer Patients at Children's Hospital.
23 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Meet Bob Horan: Bob was a legendary and beloved volunteer on the oncology ward at Children's Hospital in Boston for almost 17 years. "Tuesda...
Liz Scott- The Co Founder of the Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation
16 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Meet Liz Scott: Liz is the co founder of the Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation. This foundation was started by Liz and her husband Jay after their...
Casey Wall- a Nurse Practitioner at Children's Hospital who works with Pediatric Cancer patients
10 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Meet Casey Wall : Casey is a Nurse Practitioner at Children's Hospital and Dana Farber. She will talk about her early days as nurse at Children&a...
David Shulman- A Pediatric Oncologist at Dana Farber and Children's Hospital
09 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Meet Dr. David Shulman: Dr. Shulman is a Pediatric Oncologist at Children's Hospital and Dana Farber who will speak about the 3 different categor...
Jill MacDonald- A Triage Nurse for Pediatric Cancer patients at Children's Hospital
02 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Meet Jill MacDonald: A Nurse at the Jimmy Fund Clinic who talks about her experience as a travel nurse, her role as a Triage Nurse, her role in workin...
Lisa Scherber- The Director of Family and Patient Programs at the Jimmy Fund
26 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Meet Lisa Scherber: Lisa is a true Icon of the Jimmy Fund. She is the Director of Family and Patient Programs and is in charge of running the Jimmy Fu...
Nicole Lamontagne- A Social Worker for Pediatric Cancer patients at Dana Farber and Children's Hospital.
19 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Meet Nicole Lamontagne, who is a lead Social Worker for the Pediatric Cancer Patients who come to Children's Hospital for their Inpatient stay, a...
Kari Mchugh- The Executive Director of the Dunkin Joy in Childhood Foundation
13 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Meet Kari Mchugh: The Executive Director of the Dunkin' Joy in Childhood Foundation. She talks about the many programs in their foundation that h...
Comeau Family- Ryan and his mother Ginger discuss Ryan's successful fight against Non Hodgkins Lymphoma, which he was diagnosed with just after his freshman year in high school
12 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Meet Ginger and Ryan Comeau: They will discuss Ryan's successful battle against Non Hodgkins Lymphoma which Ryan was diagnosed with at age 16
Dan Shaughnessy- The nationally very well known sports columnist and author from the Boston Globe
05 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Meet Dan Shaughnessy : Dan is a very well known award winning Sports Columnist and author from the Boston Globe who will talk about his daughter Kate&...
Katie Janeway- A Pediatric Oncologist at Dana Farber and Children's Hospital
28 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Meet Dr. Katie Janeway. She is a well known and well respected Pediatric Oncologist at Dana Farber and Children's Hospital who talks about her sp...
Mark Myers- The Director of Communications for an Atlanta based organization called Cure Childhood Cancer
21 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Meet Mark Myers: He is the Director of Communications for a National Organization entitled Cure Childhood Cancer. He speaks about what this organizati...
Tracey Glynn- The Faculty Advisor for the Class of 2019 at Newburyport High School
14 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Meet Tracey Glynn - A Teacher and Faculty Advisor at Newburyport High School who talks about her students and their involvement in Putting 4 Patients ...
Eric Grund- The Owner of a Non Profit called Recycled Computers For Cancer
07 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Meet Eric Grund: A Cancer Survivor and Founder of Recycled Computers 4 Cancer which is a non profit company that distributes computers to cancer patie...
Jeff Morris- Father of 3 year old Ella who has survived a very rare form of Childhood Leukemia
31 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Meet Jeff Morris- A father who tells the story of his 3 year old daughter Ella, who has gone through a very rare form of leukemia- and is doing great.
Charlie Capalbo- A survivor of 2 different forms of Pediatric Cancer which were diagnosed within 18 months of each other
24 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Meet Charlie Capalbo: An incredibly courageous and inspirational Pediatric Cancer survivor. Charlie has a very compelling story to share.
Colleen Cormier - The former Dean of Students at Norwood High School
19 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Meet Colleen Cormier. Former Dean of Students and Student Council Faculty Advisor at Norwood High School.
Erica Murphy- The mother of Emma who was diagnosed with a Wilms Tumor at the age of 6 years old
10 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Meet Erica Murphy. Erica is the mother of 9 year old Emma, who was diagnosed with a Wilms Tumor which is a Kidney Cancer at the age of 6 years old. No...
Allison O'Neill- A Pediatric Oncologist at Dana Farber and Children's Hospital
03 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Meet Dr. Allison O'Neill. Dr. O'Neill is a very highly accomplished oncologist at Children's Hospital and Dana Farber. She talks abou...
Help and Hope Happen Here
10 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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