Throwing Cancer a Curveball
UpBeat CancerBaseball is not a casual hobby for Storm Rushford; it's his passion and calling in life. Storm puts in far more practice and preparation than any coach or...
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Paying it Forward – A Circle of Gratitude
UpBeat CancerA cancer diagnosis is never an easy pill to swallow, but for Julie Ann Chase a breast cancer diagnosis presented even more challenges then initially...
“There Are People Out There Who Don’t Even Know You, But Care”
UpBeat CancerWhile it may not fit the traditional Hollywood version of romance, Bryan will tell you that his own battle with cancer, which began in May 2018, is really...
Proud Vermonter Refuses to Let Cancer Derail Collegiate Goals
UpBeat CancerJeremy Bourgeois is what some might call a proud Vermonter. A 21-year-old man who grew up in Bennington and is earning his degree at UVM, he loves the...
JAF Crosses 10,000th Grant Milestone
UpBeat Cancer 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...
A dream. A nightmare. And a cautious new normal.
UpBeat CancerLynda 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.
Patient StoriesMike 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 CancerKelly 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 CancerHaving 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...
Celebrating World Social Work Month: Leaders. Advocates. Champions.
UpBeat CancerMeet Kristy – a Community Resource Specialist at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston. To her patients and the Joe Andruzzi Foundation...