Joe McDonough lost his son Andrew to Acute Myeloid Leukemia in 2007 at the age of 14. Joe will talk about the B Positive Foundation that he started in honor and memory of Andrew, which has helped thousands of Pediatric Cancer patients. episode artwork

EPISODE · Apr 22, 2021 · 52 MIN

Joe McDonough lost his son Andrew to Acute Myeloid Leukemia in 2007 at the age of 14. Joe will talk about the B Positive Foundation that he started in honor and memory of Andrew, which has helped thousands of Pediatric Cancer patients.

from Help and Hope Happen Here · host Mark Levine

Just 2 days after  playing 4 soccer games on a Saturday afternoon in January of 2007 and leading his travel team to a Pennsylvania State Championship,  14 year old Andrew McDonough had a septic shock, was in cardiac arrest, and was diagnosed with Acute Myeloid Leukemia. Never being able to even leave the hospital, Andrew passed away just 167 days after his diagnosis.Andrew's father Joe will talk about how life changed so quickly for Andrew and the McDonough family, and how the B Positive Foundation that Joe founded has kept Andrew's memory alive and done so much to help the cause of Pediatric Cancer. 

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