Westfield Mom Keeps Moving Through Cancer
When Colleen Cekovsky’s friends learned she had cancer, they couldn’t believe it. After all, her family had just gotten through her husband’s...
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New Mom Puts Breast Cancer Behind Her
Lorraine Pacy got two earth-shattering pieces of news almost simultaneously: 1) the suspicious lump in her breast was indeed cancerous and 2) she was...
Tenth Annual Joe Andruzzi & Friends Golf Tournament A Record-Breaking Success
This Monday, June 25, 2018, the Joe Andruzzi Foundation, its supporters, and a host of local athletes and celebrities, came together at Pinehills Golf...
Brewster Scientist Contributes to Research While Fighting Cancer
Abigail Archer’s cancer came the way so many do: out of the blue, with no warning. During a regular breast exam, her gynecologist felt something odd....
Roslindale Sign Language Interpreter Fights Cancer With Fun And Faith
When Anne Freeman learned she had cancer, she was in the most fortuitous place: the parking lot of her spiritual director. The 53-year-old Roslindale...
Double Digits, Double Impact: JAF Turns 10
May 22, 2008. That was the day – 10 years ago today – that we found out the Joe Andruzzi Foundation had received 501(c)(3) approval status from the...
Introducing The New-Look Joe Andruzzi Foundation
Hi there! It’s still us! Recognize any changes around here? Good! We hoped you might… As you can see, we’ve been up to something – and we...
Saugus Mom Finds Strength In Family And Support Groups
It’s a Sunday afternoon and Laura Spedaliere is bursting with stories from her weekend at the Betty J. Borry breast cancer retreat in Bretton Woods, New...
Rain, Wind Can’t Stop Team JAF From Reaching Marathon Monday Goals
Despite punishing weather that had not been seen on Patriots Day for 30+ years, all 19 of the Joe Andruzzi Foundation’s “Team JAF” Boston Marathon...
Maine College Student Doesn’t Let Cancer Derail His Education
Brian Main thought his excruciating back pain came from lifting heavy water tanks during a controlled burn in his wildfire class at Unity College. A...