Weei/nesn Jimmy Fund Radio-telethon

Dale and Keefe are joined by Red Sox President Dave Dombrowski who elaborates on the health of Chris Sale, getting a deal done with Mookie Betts, and the Red Sox contributions and connections to the Jimmy Fund and Dana-Farber.

 Eric Kelly joined the Greg Hill Show to discuss his time in Afghanistan and coming home to discover he had colon cancer. Eric battled through the colon cancer and then suffered a set back by getting diagnosed with leukemia which was caused from his chemotherapy. Eric credits the support of his doctors the entire staff at Dana Farber for helping him get through that difficult time in his early twenties. 

Sam Kennedy thinks the Red Sox are in a tough spot when it comes to making the playoffs while trying to put together good teams long term. Plus, Kennedy praises the job Brock Holt has done as Jimmy Fund captain and whether he would give Mookie Betts “a blank check” to stay in Boston. And, a surprise appearance from Matt Light!

The Greg Hill Show was honored to be joined by the Nickerson family including two and a half year old Abel, his mother Tabetha, and Abel's grandmother Karen. Abel is currently battling Neurofibromatosis and his mother explains how he has battled through a year of chemotherapy and are waiting for him to be approved for a clinical trial. Tabetha shares the story of how she used to work at Dana Farber and the outstanding work and support they have shown to the entire Nickerson family.

Amy Ennis joins the Greg Hill Show to describe her chemo treatment for colon cancer, her second battle with cancer in her lungs, and the encouragement and care she received at Dana Farber.

Crista Cardillo describes her experience with the caregiving team at Dana-Farber through the treatment of her Hodgkin disease. Her Dr. Kimberly Stegmaier, a pediatric medical oncologist and researcher at Dana-Farber describes the relationship the two have carried on even this long after Crista’s treatment.

Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker joins Greg Hill, Danielle Murr, and Lanny Clarke and explains his history with the Jimmy Fund and plans for traffic management in Boston.   

Adam Schefter endorses the Jimmy Fund and breaks Greg’s heart  when he explains why he thinks Brady is in his last year as a Patriot. Plus, he weighs in on if Robert Kraft will be at the Patriots 6th championship banner raising, Jay-Z becoming an owner of an NFL franchise, and Josh Gordon’s reinstatement, and the drama with Antonio Brown’s helmet. 

Robert and Johnathon Kraft join the Greg Hill Show to share details on the Patriots fundraising and partnership with Dana-Farber, the upcoming Patriots 6th championship banner raising, the Myra Kraft Community MVP Kraft Awards, and the future of Patriots. 

The story of how Dana-Farber Dr. Robert Soiffer helped leukemia patient Steve Johnson get a bone marrow transplant at the Kraft Center with the help of a bone marrow donation from his brother Joseph.

Award-winning journalist and breast cancer survivor Kelli O’Hara joins the Greg Hill Show and  explains the importance of giving money to cancer research: “my grandmother died from this disease, I am living, what’s going to be the prospect in a few years from now?”

Long-time Dana-Farber nurse case manager Daniel Wallace joins the Greg Hill show to say PLEASE DONATE to the Jimmy Fund which has produced advancements in cancer research including new protocols for leukemia that decrease the amount of time spent in the hospital and the severity of chemo patients receive to make give them a better quality of life throughout treatment.

Dana-Farber Nurse Briana Galante joined Greg Hill and Danielle Murr to speak about her decision to work at Dana-Farber and how her amazing patients have changed her perspective on life.

Camden was diagnosed with Osteosarcoma, a rare form of bone cancer in March of 2018 and finished his treatments in March of 2019, and he is already playing basketball as well as other sports. He tells us who his favorite Red Sox players are and have him break down a replay review.

Larry Luccino shares his past with battling cancer and how he was once a patient at Dana-Farber. He also elaborated on  how there are more and more breakthroughs to fight against cancer. Melany is a newcomer to the region and the Jimmy Fund and she gives us her first impression of what the Jimmy Fund is all about.

Brittany lost her mother to ovarian cancer and decided to get tested just to be sure and she was thankful they caught he triple negative breast cancer. She wants to keep a positive outlook and does not want her cancer to define her so she continues to live every day to the fullest.

After coming home from his honeymoon and being diagnosed with cancer, Pat looks for things that make his everyday life feel normal, and one of those escapes for him is sports. There are not a lot of options for colon cancer but there are more options coming out to help save his life. Colon cancer does not receive a lot of attention so Pat does as much as he can to help spread the word.

Kasha Waslyak was diagnosed with breast cancer two years ago at age 26, less than a year from her wedding. Dr. Ann Partridge, founder and director of the program for young women with breast cancer in the Susan F. Smith Center for Women’s Cancers at Dana-Farber, discusses the advancements in breast cancer treatment and research at Dana-Farber.

Joey Segreve was diagnosed with a Wilms tumor last year at 17 months old and immediately began chemotherapy and radiation. Today Joey is clear, and his parents Corinne and Steve discuss their journey with OMF.

Celtics owner Wyc Grousbeck joins OMF and immediately pledges $25,000 from the Shamrock Foundation to the Jimmy Fund as well as matches every dollar up to $50,000 total in the final hour of OMF. Wyc also talks to Glenn, Lou and Christian about the Celtics’ wild offseason, what went wrong with the Celtics last year, and how NBA free agency is different than other sports.