About Me

My Goal: Run the Boston Marathon on April 15, 2019 with the Dana-Farber Marathon Challenge. Raise $17,000 (or more!) where 100% of funds raised benefit the Claudia Adams Barr Program in Innovative Basic Cancer Research. I run in honor of my friend Chris Davie who is battling brain cancer. I also run in honor for my friend RJ and his continued cancer-free life, in memory of Heather Thomson, and for other family and friends who are or have battled cancer. Together we can help Dana-Farber Cancer Institute reach the ultimate finish line: a world without cancer

Barr Program Impact Statements

Barr Program Impact Statements

Immunotherapies: New Ways to Activate the Immune System—An important area of cancer research asks why the human body's defense systems do not always attack and destroy tumors as they form. Funded by the Claudia Adams Barr Program, Glenn Dranoff, MD, discovered complex regulatory pathways in the human immune system that cancers exploit in order to escape destruction. Reversal of these effects can lead to the development of vaccines against cancer, like Provenge for prostate cancer. This research has also enabled the development of immune-activating drugs such as ipilimumab, which showed striking effects in melanoma in a trial led by Dana-Farber scientists and is now approved by the Food and Drug Administration for treatment.

Sunday, January 11, 2015

Being Smart...

Saturday morning was our first DFMC run of the 2015! We had a good group at the Boston Sports Club in Waltham on a cold morning.

Happy teammates before starting the team run
I knew going into the run that my outing may be short.  My right foot has bothered me a bit since our 10 mile run on Dec 28th.  The smart thing would have been to not run at all, but I wanted to test it and see how it responded.  The first 2.5 miles were fine, some pain but no increase or shooting sensations.  After our first water stop, we had a short path that was not even and covered in snow.  After this, the pain level got worse and I decided to call it a day.  On the 3 mile return journey, the pain didn't get better, but it didn't get worse either.  In the end, I completed 6 total miles and reminded myself that the goal is in April.  Hopefully some ice, ibuprofen and rest this week will remedy the situation!

With 2015 starting, I'm also fully into writing donation requests for raffle prizes.  The fundraiser will be March 25 this year and as additional donations are made, I'll announce those details.  Thanks again to JP Licks and Coolidge Corner Theatre for their generous donations thus far!
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