Michael's Fundraising Page

WHY I WALK AND WHO I WALK FOR

The year 2023 started off with my desire to find a cure for cancer greater than ever.  In October I was advised my Melanoma had returned after being cancer free for 6 years.  Actually at my October visit with my Dermatologist she told me my checkups were so good that we could now change back from 6 month visits and return to the 1 year annual checkup.  That was before she look a biopsy from the top of my head.  Two days later I got the call and I am back to my 6 month visits.  They removed a large cell from the top of my head and grafted skin from my shoulder to patch me up.  Add to that my brother-in-law was notified he has prostate cancer in December. 
 
Many of you have known me for years and know of my passion for supporting the Jimmy Fund and Dana Farber in their mission to find a cure for cancer and providing the best patient care possible. I have told my story before but for those new to supporting my Jimmy Fund efforts let me repeat it. My first exposure to cancer came in 1951 when I lost my father when I was 7.  Since that time I have lost many family members and friends to cancer.  My wife, Penny, and daughter Kimberly, were each diagnosed about 6 years ago as having BHD (Birt-Hogg-Dube') an extremely rare cancer gene, and in 2017 I myself was first treated for melanoma.  Having been a police officer for almost 40 years there hasn't been much I haven't seen.  I've had guns and knives pulled on me and been in some very scary situations.  But, I can truthfully say, nothing put the fear of God into me more than when I got the call from my Dermatologist telling me the biopsy she took was, in fact, melanoma cancer. I was fortunate it was discovered early and removed.  However, as I said it came back in a different location 6 years later.  I am not alone in this fear of cancer.  Each of you either have had cancer or know someone who heard those terrible words, “It’s cancer.”
 
I have participated in the Jimmy Fund Walk since its inception and for 15 years before the Jimmy Fund Walk I ran with the Massachusetts Police Chiefs in our Run for Jimmy.  Run for Jimmy was a relay style run from the New York border ending at Dana Farber.  Each year I participate I walk for people who are either in the fight of their life trying to beat cancer and on more occasions than I like for those who have lost their battle. This year I am walking for Patrick Nash who succumbed in his battel with cancer last November.  Patrick has been added to my pictures of
people I walk for. I also walk for my brother-in-law Bradford Surner and friend, retired Chief Jim Smith of Somerset, who are both battling prostate cancer. 
 
There are so many selfish reasons for my participation each year in support of the Jimmy Fund.  I walk with Team Police Chiefs, which represents police chiefs across the Commonwealth. Since 1947 the Massachusetts Chiefs of Police Association have had the Jimmy Fund as their only charity.  Each of us can relate to cancer and know someone either with cancer or who has lost their battle.  When you make a gift to my walk, you’re directly supporting Dana-Farber Cancer Institute’s unique 50-50 balance between cutting-edge science and highly compassionate cancer care. Your support allows Dana-Farber leaders to enhance programs and initiatives that serve pediatric and adult patients and their families.
 
If you would be kind enough to donate to my walk you can log into “Jimmy Fund” and go to “Team Police Chiefs” and click on Michael Healy or if you would rather you can go directly to my personal web page and see exactly all those I walk for which is located at:
 
http://danafarber.jimmyfund.org/goto/MichaelHealy 
 
If you feel more comfortable contributing by check please make it payable to Jimmy Fund and send it to me at PO Box 51, West Dennis, MA 02670
If you have a loved one or family member you want added to my list of “People I Walk For” please let me know.  Thank you in advance for your support of the Jimmy Fund and remember this year more than ever they need your support. 
 
Thank you for supporting my participation in the Boston Marathon Jimmy Fund Walk. Together, we can conquer cancer! These are some of the people I walk for.
 
 

PROGRESS TO GOAL

Raised:$11,910.20
Goal:$11,000
Michael Healy's Team: Team Police Chiefs
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THANK YOU TO MY DONORS

NAME
AMOUNT
Fundraising Honor Roll
Alan Davis
$200
Allan Sjoberg
$206
Angel
$50
Anonymous
$250
Anonymous
$103
Anonymous
Anonymous
Anonymous
$100
Anonymous
Bill and Marianne O'Boyle
$51
Bill Baker
$51
Bob & Nancy Braga
$50
Bob and Debby Faulconer
$25
Bob Grady
$206
Bradford Newman
$100
Bradford Surner
$200
Brent Larrabee
$50
Brian Shelley
Caroline White
$50
Cheryl & Peter Wildermuth
Chief James (Ret.) & Joan Smith
Chief Paul Armitage, Ret.
$203
Christine Geraghty
$200
Christine Nash and Andy Chen
Dale Riebold
$50
Dave and Marian Healy
$100
Dawn Bird
$100
Diane Bonanno
$300
Diane Ryan
$25
Drew & Kris Balunas
$206
Earnshaw Family
$50
Ernest Phillips
$50
Gema Phillips
$25
George Setzco
$100
Glenn Parker
$103
Harry Shepherd
$100
In memory of Leia
$100
James Nash
$200
Janet Gallugi
$100
Jess Thomas
John & Lynne Love
$50
John and Bonny Gifford
$103
John and Caroline
$50
john/Anne Schiraga
$103
Joseph Jurgensen
$75
Judith Lizotte
$100
Kathleen Burgess
kelly burns
$100
Kenneth Goldner
$100
Kevin P Grady
$25
Kiely Family
$50
Kimberly Murphy
$103
Ku Run Tang
$100
Laura Lyndes and Gary Cretcher
$103
Leo Gleason and Barbara Gleason in Support of Mike Healey
$25
Les & Marsha Farrington
$100
Lorraine Gaysunas
$25
Mark Baker
$103
Mary and Walter Quinn
$30
Maryjane Walsh
$150
Marylou Sullivan
Michael & Wendy Dimodica
$50
Michael Healy
$30
Michael O MCAULIFFE
$515
Michael Roche
$103
Mr. & Mrs. George A MacConnell
Mr. Alan Gould
$103
Mr. Bruce MacDougall
$100
Mr. Gerry Galvin
$206
Mr. Peter Laitinen
$309
Mr. Steven Carl
Ms. Debra Tambeau
$51
Ms. Joan Bohlin
$50
Ms. Sue Chapman
$100
Municipal Resources, Inc.
Nancy Fallon
$100
Noreen Marcus Jay Sushelsky
$100
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$515
Pamela Marr
$100
Pat & Bob Hoban
$51
Pat and Paul Bartsch
$77
Patricia Campagnari
$100
Patty and Rick Wright
$103
Patty Cochrane
$103
Paul Hayes
$25
Peg Myers
$50
Pernel Hadfield
$30
Reed V Hillman
$150
regan remillard
$100
Richard & Brenda Neshe
Rick & Nancy Powers
Rick and Gerri Cayer
$103
Robert Feldt
$25
Robert Jones
$50
Ron & Jeanne Aspero
Ron Lisch
$103
Ronald Jones
$50
Salesforce for Drew Balunas
$206
Samuel DiPasquale
$30
Sean Baxter
$50
Sheila & Jim Meehan
$30
Spencer & Sarah Fisk
$103
The Central Mass Chiefs Of Police Assoc
$300
The Costa Family
$103
The Couto Family
$51
The Kelleher Family
$100
The Pomeroy Resources Inc
$200
Thomas Plourde
$100
Tony Speranzella
$100
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