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Tenth Annual Gratitude Gala Raises $1.3 Million At Record-Setting Event

December 7, 2017May 15, 2018 | Joe Andruzzi Foundation

A lot can change in a decade. Way back in December 2008, 400 of our friends and supporters gathered in Foxboro, Mass. for the Joe Andruzzi...

Lancaster Mom Focuses on Making Memories with Her Family

Patient Stories

November 30, 2017March 27, 2019 | Joe Andruzzi Foundation

No one is ready for cancer, but Brenda Sumner was particularly surprised. The Lancaster mom had traveled to see a friend in Idaho, and contracted the...

Plympton Mom of Four Embraces Fitness and Her Family Throughout Cancer Battle Joe Andruzzi Foundation

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November 20, 2017March 27, 2019 | Joe Andruzzi Foundation

Advocate for yourself. And live a happy life. These are the lessons Tanya Sexton has taken from her cancer journey, which began with an upsetting...

Nashua Mom Works Through Breast Cancer To Be There For Her Son

Patient Stories

October 30, 2017May 15, 2018 | Joe Andruzzi Foundation

Amber Willey had been in her new job for just two days, when she found out she had breast cancer. “The first thing I thought is… ‘Oh my God,...

Massachusetts Mom Fights Cancer While Pregnant

Patient Stories

October 26, 2017March 27, 2019 | Joe Andruzzi Foundation

In May of 2017, Charmine Duest got two pieces of shocking news. First, the lump she’d found in her left breast was cancerous. Second, she was about...

Employer and Community Support Inspires Single Mom Throughout Cancer Treatment

Patient Stories

October 23, 2017May 23, 2018 | Joe Andruzzi Foundation

Nancy Simmons’ mammogram showed something questionable, but her doctors didn’t think it was serious. She had very dense breast tissue, and it was...

Family and faith help New Hampshire mom fight breast cancer

Patient Stories

October 17, 2017March 27, 2019 | Joe Andruzzi Foundation

For many, 40 is a significant birthday, symbolically marking a transition into a new phase of life. But for Lisa Ober, that milestone came with a new...