The B+ Blog

Check out our blog to get monthly updates about all things B+ from our President and Co-Founder, Joe McDonough.

Mar 17 10
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Mar 17 10

Happy St. Patrick’s Day…and happy birthday to B+ Hero, Drew Koenig!

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Mar 15 10
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Mar 15 10

While most know this as a literary reference, I will always remember “the ides of March” in 2007 as a very, very dark day. 

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Mar 5 10
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Mar 5 10

It’s been a little while since my last update.  Sometimes, I just don’t feel like, or have the strength, to post. 

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Feb 23 10

Last Saturday morning, I had the pleasure of spending some time with a very cool young B+ Hero, Reece Adams. 

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Feb 19 10
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Feb 19 10

I’ve been checking in (on Caringbridge) on many of our B+ Heroes.  It’s really exciting when they report a last date of scheduled treatment.

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Feb 11 10
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Feb 11 10

Wow…it’s been an exciting week of weather here in the East.  I think we got about 26 inches of snow last weekend and over a foot yesterday! 

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Feb 6 10
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Feb 6 10

I see online that we already have 20 inches of snow and who knows how much more.  It looks really cool outside. 

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Jan 30 10

I wrote this yesterday, but my dad posted, so I waited…Yesterday, January 29, marked 3 years since Andrew’s diagnosis.

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Jan 29 10
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Jan 29 10

As many of you know, brave Ethan Max Williams passed away last night at 7:45pm at the age of 9. 

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Jan 28 10

**URGENT PRAYER REQUEST** for Ethan and his family.

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Jan 27 10

Three years ago today, Jan. 27, 2007, Andrew and I took a trip up to Northeastern PA for the PA Indoor State Cup (Championship). 

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Jan 26 10

Please, please pray for Ethan Williams.  This brave “B+ Hero” is home with hospice care and is experiencing  bad headaches.

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Jan 25 10

I’d like to give a huge thank you to the 5,200 of you who voted for The B+ Foundation in Round 2 of the Chase contest. 

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Jan 22 10
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Jan 22 10

As the Chase/Facebook contest comes to a close this evening, I want to thank everyone for their votes and for spreading the message about our Foundation.

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Jan 19 10

A note from Chris: Our trip to Memphis last year gave me a wonderful opportunity to learn about Martin Luther King, Jr., and the more I learn, the more respect I have for him and his teachings.

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Jan 17 10
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Jan 17 10

VOTE!!!     VOTE!!!     VOTE!!! and, equally importantly, please pass the word on to ALL your friends and ask them to vote and pass the word on to their friends. 

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Jan 16 10

Please help us by voting AND sending this email to everyone you know AND asking them to vote AND sending it to everyone they know. 

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Jan 15 10
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Jan 15 10

I’m going to be (brutally) honest in this update.

Life For This Grieving Girl...

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Jan 14 10

I got a text from Ali today that broke my heart.  She was crying and texted to say that it was 30 months ago today (2 1/2 yrs) that our precious son and brother went to Heaven. 

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Jan 11 10

Thank you all very much for the kind and encouraging words regarding my talk last night at Andrew’s Salesianum Soccer Banquet.

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