WEEI/NESN Jimmy Fund Radio-Telethon

Tricia has been a stem cell transplant nurse at Dana-Farber for 15 years and was diagnosed with breast cancer seven years ago. 

She found out 5 days after she was diagnosed with breast cancer that she was expecting her first child.  

Tricia went through six months of chemotherapy to treat her cancer while pregnant. 

Tricia made it her mission to work throughout her treatment.

Her treatment was successful, and she and her 7-year-old son, Matthew, are both perfectly healthy now.

Tricia counts among her career highlights throwing out the first pitch at Fenway in August 2005 in recognition of Dana-Farber nurses achieving "Magnet" status.  Alex Cora was her “catcher” that day.

Carlie appeared on Radio-Telethon in 2016.

Carlie was diagnosed in October 2015. After seeing her doctor upon initial concerns, a CT-scan revealed a tumor, and Carlie was sent to Boston Children’s ER for an MRI and biopsy. She was then diagnosed with Ewing sarcoma, a form of bone cancer. Carlie's treatment has included surgery and chemotherapy. She completed treatment in spring 2016.

Carlie's family chose Dana-Farber for treatment as they believe it to be the top-rated children's cancer center. They are very grateful to live close to the Institute. Carlie's grandmother, Jane, was also treated as an adult at Dana-Farber for acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), a common childhood blood cancer that is rare in adults. 

Carlie is a rising senior at Milford High School and loves to sing. She says that singing has been hugely therapeutic for her since her diagnosis, and she is involved with the music therapy program at the Zakim Center for Integrative Therapies at Dana-Farber. 

Carlie's family includes her mother, Julie; father, Steven, and younger sisters, Bella, Julia and Eliza. 

Roger Clemens joins Joe and Mut to talk about how he came up with the idea to auction off the chance to hit batting practice off of him. He also talks about his time in Boston and visiting kids at Dana-Farber.  

Charlie Davies is a retired American professional soccer player that played for the New England Revolution. He was born in Manchester, NH and played at Boston College before turning pro. Charlie also had 17 caps with the United States National team and had four international goals with them. Charlie pulled his groin in 2016 and got a concerning MRI which led to him getting an ultrasound and then being diagnosed with liposarcoma in the spring of 2016. On advice from a family friend Charlie chose to be treated by Dr. Wagner at Dana-Farber. He under went surgery to have the tumor removed and now visits Dana-Farber every 6 months to make sure he is still cancer-free. Charlie is also writing a book about his life that he hopes inspire and motivate others. 

Maria Puglia, 39, of Mefield, Massachusetts joins Joe and Tim in the booth to talk about how the Jimmy Fund has assisted her during her treatment for breast cancer.