The Cape Cod Jimmy Fund Classic

Maddie's Story:

At 8:47pm on January 9, 2004, my family and friends were drawn into a fight that we have to win, and we need your help. It was at that moment that a doctor told my wife and I that our 2-year-old daughter Maddie had leukemia. I will never be able to fully describe that moment to anyone, but I remember feeling that here was my daughter, who had never done anything to anyone, who loved and trusted her daddy and mommy unconditionally, with a terrible disease that we could do nothing about.

We were wrong about one thing. There was something that we could do.

These feelings of helplessness were replaced with a resolve to do whatever it takes to make Maddie healthy again so that she could go on to live a normal life. This resolve is fueled by the courage that we draw from Maddie as she faces each day as well as the love of family, friends, and people like you that share our dream that someday cancer in children will be eradicated.

Maddie continues to do very well. Lisa Scherber, Director of Patient and Family Activities at The Jimmy Fund Clinic has been quoted as saying that “the goal is to get the kids on the bus”. Amazingly, something that is more than likely taken for granted by most parents and children is something the families of children with cancer can only hope for. Last September, Maddie “got on the bus”, just as if she was never diagnosed with leukemia. She plays soccer, basketball, and tee ball and is a beautiful, happy little girl.

Maddie also continues to visit the Jimmy Fund Clinic for check-ups with her doctors. These visits are a reminder of what she has been through as well as the journey that still remains. The visits also serve as a reminder of why we must continue to help fund the work that the doctors, nurses, and researchers continue to do to help all of the children and families that are receiving the same devastating news that we received on that cold January night in 2004.




				Maddie's Story: At 8:47pm on January 9, 2004, my family and friends were drawn into a fight that we have to win, and we need your help. It was at that moment that a doctor told my wife and I that our 2-year-old daughter Maddie had leukemia. I will never be able to fully describe that moment to anyone, but I remember feeling that here was my daughter, who had never done anything to anyone, who loved and trusted her daddy and mommy unconditionally, with a terrible disease that we could do nothing about. We were wrong about one thing. There was something that we could do. These feelings of helplessness were replaced with a resolve to do whatever it takes to make Maddie healthy again so that she could go on to live a normal life. This resolve is fueled by the courage that we draw from Maddie as she faces each day as well as the love of family, friends, and people like you that share our dream that someday cancer in children will be eradicated. Maddie continues to do very well. Lisa Scherber, Director of Patient and Family Activities at The Jimmy Fund Clinic has been quoted as saying that “the goal is to get the kids on the bus”. Amazingly, something that is more than likely taken for granted by most parents and children is something the families of children with cancer can only hope for. Last September, Maddie “got on the bus”, just as if she was never diagnosed with leukemia. She plays soccer, basketball, and tee ball and is a beautiful, happy little girl. Maddie also continues to visit the Jimmy Fund Clinic for check-ups with her doctors. These visits are a reminder of what she has been through as well as the journey that still remains. The visits also serve as a reminder of why we must continue to help fund the work that the doctors, nurses, and researchers continue to do to help all of the children and families that are receiving the same devastating news that we received on that cold January night in 2004.