A belly dancing, fly fishing, dog loving life. Then this.
Patient StoriesTracey Cuzzupe has always loved a simple life. A typical day started with waking up and hopping on the stationary bike, having a quick breakfast, then...
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“I Never Thought It Could Be Cancer”
Patient StoriesKevin Finn is not what you’d call your typical 60-year-old. As a paramedic, he was routinely working 60-72 hour weeks in a job that had him constantly...
Team JAF Cruises Past Fundraising Goal On Way To Marathon Monday Finish Line
Team JAFAfter months of hard work, 18 dedicated and determined members of Team JAF successfully crossed the finish line of the 123rd Boston Marathon on Patriots...
JAF Crosses 10,000th Grant Milestone
UpBeat Events When Joe and I founded JAF almost 11 years ago, we could hardly have imagined where this journey would take us. We had just been through Joe's...
“I’m 32 weeks pregnant and I was just told I have breast cancer. What do I do?”
Patient StoriesKatie Crowell has always been an active person. An avid runner, she’s already completed 27 marathons in her 38 years. The 2019 Boston Marathon will be...
A dream. A nightmare. And a cautious new normal.
UpBeat EventsLynda and Jonathan Ryder struggled for years to have a child. And their struggles were significant. They dealt with fertility issues. Lynda had two...
Mike Longo, Warrior. Leslie Longo, Superhero.
UpBeat EventsMike Longo is a young man. He’s barely in his early thirties. He is the father to a daughter and a set of twins, and he is madly in love with his wife...
“Disney World, here we co……”
UpBeat EventsKelly Cassier has been a personal trainer, aerobics instructor and a dedicated member of the spinning community. She’s also had a big job in the...
“Our baby won’t remember anything about this last year, but her father and I sure will”
UpBeat EventsHaving your first child is about as big a life changing event as it gets. When you walk out of the hospital carrying a newborn and you realize no one is...
11th Annual JAF Gala Raises $1.2 Million in Support of New England Cancer Patients
Events2018 has been a big year for the Foundation, especially considering we celebrated our tenth anniversary in May. That is quite an accomplishment for any...