“You’re not going to like what you hear”
Patient StoriesHer dad sat next to her on the hospital bed, took her by the hand and said, “When the doctor comes in, you won’t like what you’re going to hear. But...
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“How Will People Know You’re My Mom?”
Patient StoriesHer 19-year-old daughter cried. Her twin 17-year old boys were surprised, but didn’t quite process it, because after all, she didn’t really look sick....
Buzzards Bay Mom, Grandmother Finds Strength in Family and Faith
Patient StoriesFaith and positivity are Sandra Knight’s strongest medicine. Of course, the 64-year-old mother and grandmother would wish cancer away if she could....
Cool Runnings: Team JAF Raises $115,000 Through 2018 Falmouth Road Race
Team JAFAs anyone who has been to, or ran, the New Balance Falmouth Road Race can attest, the annual mid-August, sea-side race is not known for being held in mild...
Westfield Mom Keeps Moving Through Cancer
Patient StoriesWhen Colleen Cekovsky’s friends learned she had cancer, they couldn’t believe it. After all, her family had just gotten through her husband’s...
New Mom Puts Breast Cancer Behind Her
Patient StoriesLorraine 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
EventsThis 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
Patient StoriesAbigail 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
Patient StoriesWhen 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
AnnouncementsMay 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...