Having Hope

Patrick is fighting his brain cancer daily and is still holding strong. This past week, Patrick and his wife traveled back to Duke University for additional tests and meetings with his doctors. The good news is that the tumor hasn't increased in size. Hope Strengthens...

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Since sharing Patrick's story earlier this summer, he and his wife, Stephanie visited Duke University to explore further treatment options. They decided to participate in a PVS-RIPO trial, otherwise referred to as the Polio trial, to battle his brain cancer. Last...

For the past 15 years, The Jimmy Fund has teamed up with WEEI Sports Radio Network, New England Sports Network (NESN), and the Boston Red Sox for an annual Radio-Telethon to strike out cancer. On on Monday, Aug. 29th they kicked off a 36-hour broadcast over two days...

Last month, we shared a story about our efforts to support Michael Scala. We've had the privilege of covering medical bills and care expenses as he battles back against leukemia. We also met Michael in-person at the Ronald McDonald House of Boston, close to where he...

Patrick Erwin and his wife Stephanie have six kids, three of whom are adopted. Their lives revolve around gymnastics, baseball, and birthday parties. In 2015, Patrick had a grand mal seizure at work. The doctors discovered a brain tumor. And thus began over a year of...

Thanks to our donors, we recently funded a project to construct a path from Matt Feighner's front door on the top floor to the back door on the lower level of his house. Without this path, Matt's wheelchair would easily get stuck in the dirt and he and his wife Emily...

Thanks to support from our donors, Hope Strengthens Foundation (HSF) has been privileged to assist 11-year old Michael Scala in his fight against leukemia. Earlier this month, HSF co-founder Jake Ferreira was joined by fellow U. S. Coast Guard Reservists, Lieutenant...

The 4th Annual HSF Charity Golf Outing took place on Monday, May 9th at Walpole Country Club. We had a great day of weather and a full-field of players. It was not lost on us that these players along with our incredible volunteers took valuable time out of their...