Mike Bivens's guest appearances

Mike Bivens

WEEI/NESN Jimmy Fund Radio-Telethon

The Greg Hill Show

The Uncensored Podcast with Tumbo 

OwlTail

Tanya Doan

Gary Tanguay

Marixa McPhail , 55, colon cancer, Dale Here, Tanya Doan, Mike Bivens and Gary Tanguay join The Jimmy Fund Telethon

Marixa McPhail , 55, colon cancer, Dale Here, Tanya Doan, Mike Bivens and Gary Tanguay join The Jimmy Fund Telethon

Greg Hill

Bel Biv Devoe

Mike Bivens of New Edition and Bel Biv Devoe joins The Greg Hill Show

Mike Bivens of New Edition and Bel Biv Devoe joins The Greg Hill Show

Daniel Ramos

Addison Gould

Daniel Ramos, 40, acute myeloblastic leukemia, Attleboro, with daughter, Leia Ramos (8), wife, Katharine Ramos, sister, Lidia Thomas, and Dr. Richard Stone, Chief of Staff and Director, Translational Research, Adult Leukemia Program, Dana-Farber ● Daniel had noticed his energy and endurance levels were very low and spoke to hisdoctor about it at his annual physical. Subsequent bloodwork showed very highwhite blood cell counts and he was told to go to the emergency room at Brighamand Women's as they were confident it was Leukemia. This took place at the heightof the pandemic, which meant he could not have any visitors with him, making it avery solitary experience. Upon being admitted to the emergency room, he wasintroduced to Dr. Richard Stone and Ilene Galinsky who were able to shed light on adark situation. In a world where the word "hero" seems to be thrown around a little too easily, they are true heroes. The nurses on the seventh floor were also absoluteangels and treated him like extended family made the situation a bit easier.● His treatment consisted of induction chemotherapy and a research drug calledCrenolanib that targets the mutation that he had. The treatments were successful ingetting him into full remission. Due to his mutation, Daniel also underwent a stemcell transplant, for which his sister was a perfect match, to try to achieve a lastingcure. He is doing very well and is still in remission so far, up for immunizations 24months post-transplant.● Daniel loves to work on and restore cars and motorized equipment as well ascamping and helping people.● He is a regional maintenance director for Healthtrax Fitness &amp; Wellness● Daniel, born and raised in New England, is proud of Boston's Dana-Farber. He feelsthe next-level care you get when walking into Dana-Farber is unmatched by anyother hospital he has ever been in. He also feels Brigham is another of the greatesthospitals around, as they saved his mom's life with a quadruple bypass. Acute myeloblastic leukemia facts● AML is one of the most common types of leukemia in adults. Still, AML is fairly rareoverall, accounting for only about 1% of all cancers.● American Cancer Society predicts there will be about 20,050 new cases of AML in2022.● Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) starts in the bone marrow (the soft inner part ofcertain bones, where new blood cells are made), but most often it quickly movesinto the blood, as well. It can sometimes spread to other parts of the body includingthe lymph nodes, liver, spleen, central nervous system (brain and spinal cord), andtesticles.● Most often, AML develops from cells that would turn into white blood cells (otherthan lymphocytes), but sometimes AML develops in other types of blood-formingcells. The different types of AML are discussed in Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML)Subtypes and Prognostic Factors. ● Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) has many other names, including acute myelocyticleukemia, acute myelogenous leukemia, acute granulocytic leukemia, and acutenon-lymphocytic leukemia. Dr. Richard Stone● Dr. Stone received his MD in 1981 from Harvard Medical School, his internalmedicine residency training at Brigham and Women's Hospital, and hishematology-oncology fellowship at Dana-Farber.● He has performed numerous laboratory and clinical studies on acute leukemia andrelated disorders, and frequently participates in grand rounds worldwide sharing hisknowledge with other professionals. Addison Gould (GOOLD), 5, optic pathways glioma (GLEE-OH-MAH), Bourne, with mom,Jillian, and brother, Colin (7)● Addison was born with type 1 neurofibromatosis (NER-RO-FI-BRO-MAH-TOH-SIS).Neurofibromatosis is a set of complex disorders that affects almost every organsystem, causing tumors to grow on nerves in the brain and throughout the body.Addison's pediatrician noticed that one of Addison's eyelids were drooping in aroutine checkup, so she had an MRI to investigate further. She was diagnosed withcancerous Optic Pathways Gliomas in 2019 and in August 2020, scans revealed thather gliomas and grown substantially, making her left eye protrude from its socket.● Addison is blind in one eye. Her treatment has included chemotherapy as well asseveral oral medications and will likely be in treatment for the rest of her life.● Addison loves swimming in the pool, coloring and playing with Legos. She especiallyloves playing in the playroom and in the music room at the Jimmy Fund Clinic.Addison loves to 'help' her doctors and nurses during her visits and treatments, bychecking her stuffed animal vital signs that she brings with her to the Clinic.● The Jimmy Fund Clinic feels like their extended family and they are incredibly gratefulfor their support every step of the way. Optic pathways glioma facts● Slow-growing brain tumor that arises in or around the optic nerve, which connectsthe eye to the brain.● As the tumor progresses, it presses on the optic nerve, causing a child's vision toworsen.● Blindness can occur, but only in about 5% of cases.● While these are serious tumors, they have a high cure rate and the survival rate foroptic pathway glioma is near 90%● These tumors can affect the body's endocrine functions, such as hormoneproduction, salt and water balance, appetite, and sleep.● More than 75% of these tumors occur during the first 10 years of life and most arediagnosed in children age 5 or younger.● Optic pathway tumors account for up to 5% of primary central nervous systemtumors in children.

Daniel Ramos, 40, acute myeloblastic leukemia, Attleboro, with daughter, Leia Ramos (8), wife, Katharine Ramos, sister, Lidia Thomas, and Dr. Richard Stone, Chief of Staff and Director, Translational Research, Adult Leukemia Program, Dana-Farber ● Daniel had noticed his energy and endurance levels were very low and spoke to his doctor about it at his annual physical. Subsequent bloodwork showed very high white blood cell counts and he was told to go to the emergency room at Brigham and Women's as they were confident it was Leukemia. This took place at the height of the pandemic, which meant he could not have any visitors with him, making it a very solitary experience. Upon being admitted to the emergency room, he was introduced to Dr. Richard Stone and Ilene Galinsky who were able to shed light on a dark situation. In a world where the word "hero" seems to be thrown around a little too easily, they are true heroes. The nurses on the seventh floor were also absolute angels and treated him like extended family made the situation a bit easier. ● His treatment consisted of induction chemotherapy and a research drug called Crenolanib that targets the mutation that he had. The treatments were successful in getting him into full remission. Due to his mutation, Daniel also underwent a stem cell transplant, for which his sister was a perfect match, to try to achieve a lasting cure. He is doing very well and is still in remission so far, up for immunizations 24 months post-transplant. ● Daniel loves to work on and restore cars and motorized equipment as well as camping and helping people. ● He is a regional maintenance director for Healthtrax Fitness &amp; Wellness ● Daniel, born and raised in New England, is proud of Boston's Dana-Farber. He feels the next-level care you get when walking into Dana-Farber is unmatched by any other hospital he has ever been in. He also feels Brigham is another of the greatest hospitals around, as they saved his mom's life with a quadruple bypass. Acute myeloblastic leukemia facts ● AML is one of the most common types of leukemia in adults. Still, AML is fairly rare overall, accounting for only about 1% of all cancers. ● American Cancer Society predicts there will be about 20,050 new cases of AML in 2022. ● Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) starts in the bone marrow (the soft inner part of certain bones, where new blood cells are made), but most often it quickly moves into the blood, as well. It can sometimes spread to other parts of the body including the lymph nodes, liver, spleen, central nervous system (brain and spinal cord), and testicles. ● Most often, AML develops from cells that would turn into white blood cells (other than lymphocytes), but sometimes AML develops in other types of blood-forming cells. The different types of AML are discussed in Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML) Subtypes and Prognostic Factors. ● Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) has many other names, including acute myelocytic leukemia, acute myelogenous leukemia, acute granulocytic leukemia, and acute non-lymphocytic leukemia. Dr. Richard Stone ● Dr. Stone received his MD in 1981 from Harvard Medical School, his internal medicine residency training at Brigham and Women's Hospital, and his hematology-oncology fellowship at Dana-Farber. ● He has performed numerous laboratory and clinical studies on acute leukemia and related disorders, and frequently participates in grand rounds worldwide sharing his knowledge with other professionals. Addison Gould (GOOLD), 5, optic pathways glioma (GLEE-OH-MAH), Bourne, with mom, Jillian, and brother, Colin (7) ● Addison was born with type 1 neurofibromatosis (NER-RO-FI-BRO-MAH-TOH-SIS). Neurofibromatosis is a set of complex disorders that affects almost every organ system, causing tumors to grow on nerves in the brain and throughout the body. Addison's pediatrician noticed that one of Addison's eyelids were drooping in a routine checkup, so she had an MRI to investigate further. She was diagnosed with cancerous Optic Pathways Gliomas in 2019 and in August 2020, scans revealed that her gliomas and grown substantially, making her left eye protrude from its socket. ● Addison is blind in one eye. Her treatment has included chemotherapy as well as several oral medications and will likely be in treatment for the rest of her life. ● Addison loves swimming in the pool, coloring and playing with Legos. She especially loves playing in the playroom and in the music room at the Jimmy Fund Clinic. Addison loves to 'help' her doctors and nurses during her visits and treatments, by checking her stuffed animal vital signs that she brings with her to the Clinic. ● The Jimmy Fund Clinic feels like their extended family and they are incredibly grateful for their support every step of the way. Optic pathways glioma facts ● Slow-growing brain tumor that arises in or around the optic nerve, which connects the eye to the brain. ● As the tumor progresses, it presses on the optic nerve, causing a child's vision to worsen. ● Blindness can occur, but only in about 5% of cases. ● While these are serious tumors, they have a high cure rate and the survival rate for optic pathway glioma is near 90% ● These tumors can affect the body's endocrine functions, such as hormone production, salt and water balance, appetite, and sleep. ● More than 75% of these tumors occur during the first 10 years of life and most are diagnosed in children age 5 or younger. ● Optic pathway tumors account for up to 5% of primary central nervous system tumors in children.

Daniel Ramos, Mike Bivens, Addison Gould

Bel Biv Davoe

Mike Bivens from Bel Biv Davoe and New Edition joins the show

Mike Bivens from Bel Biv Davoe and New Edition joins the show