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.

Thursday, February 22, 2018

Recovery Week

This coming Saturday is a group run with mileage that we haven't seen in a month..only 12-14 miles!  Woohoo! 😊  I may have started the recovery weekend a bit early though...
Last Saturday's group run was a good one.  We covered 18 miles and our volunteer's cheered us on while celebrating National Margarita Day.  It was a gorgeous day for a run and we enjoyed it.  I pushed the effort on Tuesday as well during a speed workout. With some snow falling this afternoon and things getting a little slippery, I decided to rest up a bit, choosing to hop on my bike for a recovery workout.  With 52 days until the marathon, I'm feeling good overall and looking forward to a nice group run this weekend.

 I haven't talked about fundraising recently, but we're making good progress. With the generosity of ~50 donors we've raised over $7300 thus far, nearing 50% of our $15,000 goal! This $7300 is part of the more than $2M raised by the DFMC team thus far. Unlike past years, I'm not planning a large fundraiser event.  I'm hoping that my last email in March and support from previous donors will help push us to the $15,000 mark and Dana-Farber closer toward the ultimate goal: a world without cancer.
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