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Sarah Montgomery (@Montysunflower on TikTok) joins the show along with her Doctor, Andy Lane

WEEI/NESN Jimmy Fund Radio-Telethon
WEEI/NESN Jimmy Fund Radio-Telethon
Episode • Aug 24, 2022 • 9m

Sarah Montgomery (@Montysunflower on TikTok) joins the show along with her Doctor, Andy Lane join the show and get a tik tok dance with Christian!

  • After feeling flu-like symptoms and not herself, Sarah went to a hematologist for blood work. 
  • A bone marrow biopsy revealed BPDCN, which is a rare cancer. Sarah's father researched specialists and found Dr. Andrew Lane at Dana-Farber and scheduled an appointment within a week. Soon thereafter she began drug treatment, followed by chemotherapy and a transplant. 
  • Sarah donated her bone marrow to her brother when he had aplastic anemia. 
  • Sarah documented her cancer journey through TikTok, doing dances to keep her spirits up and connect with other people going through their cancer journeys. 
  • Sarah is thankful for her family, Dana-Farber staff, and her donor all of whom have supported her and given her a second chance at life. She's amazed at the Dana-Farber staff, who treat patients amazingly and are passionate about what they do. She is awed by how they go above and beyond, and also provide great resources to her parents and family. 
  • Sarah loves to workout, especially going on hikes, and thrift shopping. 
  • She works as a behavior technician, working with children with special needs. She is currently working on getting her Masters in ABA therapy. 

Dr. Andy Lane 

  • Dr. Lane is an oncologist in the Leukemia Program and he also leads a research laboratory in the Department of Medical Oncology at Dana-Farber. He is an associate professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School. 
  • His research focuses on finding new ways to treat blood cancers, and his work led to the first FDA approved therapy for a rare leukemia called BPDCN, in 2019. 

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