Weei/nesn Jimmy Fund Radio-telethon

Gabbi Stewart beat leukemia and a relapse as an infant, then last year had to have her leg amputated after doctors discovered a tumor in her right foot. Gabbi discusses living a normal life and leaving for college soon. Fauria tries to get Gabbi a boyfriend live on the show.

Carly Tobin was diagnosed with a Wilms tumor in May. She has treatments until December but she tells OMF about how grateful she is for everyone around her and that her cancer is more treatable than that of some of her fellow patients. Carly describes her emotions during the diagnosis process vividly and speaks very eloquently for a kid her age about everything. Carly says she’s going to kick cancer’s butt.

Grady Smith was diagnosed with adrenoleukodystrophy after showing symptoms for only two weeks. Grady received a bone marrow transplant in September and has been out of the hospital since October, but still deals with Auditory Processing Disorder as a result of ALD. Grady discusses that as well as his relationship with Patriots WR Julian Edelman, who sends Grady words of encouragement on here and there, with OMF.

Sportscaster and member of the rotating Red Sox booth Chris Berman and his daughter Meredith join OMF as part of The WEEI/NESN Jimmy Fund Radio Telethon at Fenway Park. Meredith and Boomer discuss how Meredith was diagnoses out of nowhere and the lack of explanation as to why she developed cancer. Meredith detailed how she eventually scheduled her first appointment at Dana-Farber and the process and cost of cancer research.

Erin O’Malley hosts middays just upstairs from WEEI at Mix 104.1—Erin was diagnosed with triple negative breast cancer in June of 2018, a very aggressive form of breast cancer. She completed eight rounds of chemotherapy in 16 weeks, all while wearing a Wonder Woman outfit. After a double mastectomy and reconstructive surgery in October 2018 she was declared cancer free.

Karlee Nogler is a 3-year old leukemia patient at Dana-Farber—she, her parents and siblings join OMF at Fenway Park to discuss Karlee’s diagnosis, their experience at the Jimmy Fund Clinic, and Karlee’s upcoming final dose of chemotherapy.

Gary Tanguay of NBC Sports Boston joins OMF as part of The WEEI/NESN Jimmy Fund Radio Telethon to discuss his diagnosis of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma not too long ago. Tanguay underwent only three chemotherapy sessions before being cleared and stresses having a sense of humor and a positive attitude throughout the treatment process.

Dana-Farber lymphoma patient Ann Bonetti and Dr. Caron Jacobson detail Ann’s recurrence of lymphoma that required her to go to Dana-Farber to receiver CAR-T therapy, a newer type of cell therapy that his highly successful and made Ann cancer-free. 

Kevin Chouinard was given 6 to 9 months to live in April 2016, but today joins OMF more than three years later. Kevin and his wife Jodi discuss how Kevin was ready to give up after dealing with the difficulties of treatment and chemotherapy. Dr. Thomas Abrams at Dana-Farber convinced Kevin to try one more adjustment to his medicine and Kevin improved overnight. Three years later Kevin is off all medications and treatments but remains in a clinical trial.

Mookie Betts and JD Martinez join OMF at Fenway Park as part of The WEEI/NESN Jimmy Fund Radio Telethon. Mookie and JD discuss their involvement in The Jimmy Fund, the down year for the Sox, their futures, and playing in Boston vs in other cities.

Cheyenne Stockwood is a 6-year old optic pathway glioma patient, but the way she interacts with OMF you’d think she was a radio lifer. Cheyenne took control of the show the second she walked in the room. Cheyenne’s mother Danalynn details Cheyenne’s diagnosis and Cheyenne talks about her experience at the Jimmy Fund clinic. Cheyenne will get to shout “Play ball!” at tonight’s Red sox game.

In his time as a NASA mission controller, David Reed was a member of the both the Apollo 11 mission that landed Neil Armstrong on the moon and the ill-fated Apollo 13 mission. David was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia in June 2014 and is currently in treatment for graft-versus-host disease damage to his lungs at Dana-Farber. David is under the care of Dr. Vincent Ho, the clinical director of the stem cell transplant program at Dana-Farber. David and Dr. Ho talk to Dale & Keefe about advancements in stem cell research that enable stem cell therapy to be used on patients of David’s age, something that was not possible 15 years ago.

Red Sox shortstop Xander Bogaerts joins Dale & Keefe from Fenway Park as part of The WEEI/NESN Jimmy Fund Radio Telethon. Xander talks about his perceived leadership in the clubhouse, the big hitting number he and Rafael Devers are putting up, and his involvement with The Jimmy Fund.

Kevin O’Connor, NBA reporter for The Ringer, along with his father Paul join Dale & Keefe to discuss Paul’s diagnosis, Paul’s pushing of Kevin throughout his journey becoming a successful NBA reporter, their love of the Celtics, and Kevin’s story he wrote about his father’s diagnosis in May.

Bruins defenseman Matt Grzelcyk joins Dale & Keefe to discuss how he’s handled the Stanley Cup loss as the Bruins’ season approaches as well as living with Ryan Donato this summer. Having grown up in Boston and being a member of the Bruins, Matt understands the importance of The Jimmy Fund to the city.

Brock Holt and Lisa Scherber talk to Dale and Keefe about Brocks involvement with The Jimmy Fund, how he got involved with The Jimmy Fund after being traded to Boston from the Pirates, the relationships he and Dale have formed with childhood cancer patients, dealing with the loss of some of those children, watching some of them grow up, and the homerun Brock hit over the weekend following the death of his junior college coach, Pops.

Lilla Woodhouse is a 79-year old thyroid cancer patient at Dana-Farber, having been diagnosed in April of 2016. She had trouble with medication at the start of her treatment but has done better since being moved to a clinical trial. Lilla and her nurses, Patty McHugh, RN, and Elizabeth Mueller, RN, talk to Dale and Keefe about Lilla’s diagnosis and journey and why they’re a family.

Bobby Kariotis and Dr. David Steensma talk to Dale & Keefe about Bobby’s diagnosis, which came partly due to his wife’s intuition. Bobby talks in depth about the tests and process and having young kids at his time of diagnosis. Dr. Steensma discusses advancement in leukemia research and treatment.

The Giove family learned their son Mason had a golf ball-sized tumor in the middle of brain when Mason was only a year old.  Mason is now 15 years old, and his entire life has been a battle with illnesses stemming from the tumor and fighting the tumor itself. Mason and his father Mark talk to Dale & Keefe about Mason’s battle with these illnesses as well as Mason’s hobbies, which includes strategy games.

Dale & Keefe are joined by Ron Melampy of Marshfield, who survived cancer back in 1997 and in 2017. Ron explains his diagnoses and treatments for both battles. Dr. Atish Choudhury gives details on why different patients need to be treated differently and why prostate cancer disproportionately afflicts older men.