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This year is extra special as Michaela has been recognized as a 2024 Jimmy Fund Walk Hero. Heroes get to have a party, recognition at the race, and her very own mile marker sign along the route and finish line with her photo and a message from us. Look for Team Michaela's March, on the walk route and finish line! Meet the 2024 Jimmy Fund Walk Heroes: https://danafarber.jimmyfund.org/site/SPageServer?pagename=jfw_heroprogram_cancer&fr_id=2150
Our daughter, Michaela, was diagnosed with Stage 4 Neuroblastoma with Bone Mets in January 2023 at age 11 months. She received eight rounds of chemotherapy at the Jimmy Fund Clinic at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute as well as a seven-hour surgery at Boston Children's Hospital. After seven months, she was declared with no detectable cancer and is now a vibrant two-year-old! We will be forever grateful for her team of doctors and staff who cared for her. We are marching for Michaela!
During treatment, it was important for us to hear success stories from families going through a similar ordeal to give us hope and motivation to keep fighting. Now we wish to be that success story to give hope back to others.
Small but mighty!
By participating in the 2024 Boston Marathon® Jimmy Fund Walk presented by Hyundai, our team is making every step count toward the ultimate finish line: a world without cancer.
Your support goes directly to Dana-Farber Cancer Institute’s unique balance between cutting-edge research and compassionate patient care. Funds raised through the Jimmy Fund Walk enable Dana-Farber leaders to enhance programs and initiatives that serve pediatric and adult patients and their families.
Thank you for supporting our team in the Jimmy Fund Walk. Together, we can defy cancer!