The Jimmy Fund

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Since 1948, the Jimmy Fund has supported the fight against cancer in children and adults at Boston's @DanaFarber Cancer Institute. | jimmyfund.org

Boston, MA

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Joined November 2008

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“When my big brother, Ian, was diagnosed with cancer, I didn’t know what I could do to help, to make it better. I always admired the runners in the Boston Marathon® who ran for Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, but I didn’t consider myself a runner and a marathon felt like too much.
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“Eight years after my life was saved, I had the opportunity to celebrate survivorship through the Jimmy Fund Walk for Dana-Farber. The same exalted feeling of putting my cancer into remission is how I feel fundraising to help others being treated at Dana-Farber,” shares Margie, a
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"When I heard I had cancer, I knew I was going to fight. You have to fight, you can't give up!"— Christian, 18, Dana-Farber patient After receiving treatment at Dana-Farber's Jimmy Fund Clinic, Christian is cancer-free! He recently finished high school and is looking forward to
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A special message from our friends at the Boston Red Sox.   Tune in live from Fenway Park on August 17 and 18 to the @WEEI/@NESN Jimmy Fund Radio-Telethon to hear more from @RedSox players and special guests helping to strike out cancer for patients in Boston and around the
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After their son Michael passed away in 1995, Martha and Doug wanted to help other families of children with cancer. “Michael had a mere three-and-a-half years to experience this physical life, but the gift of his spirit continued to impact lives for many more years. Our