Emily Baily and Amelia Mcdonough, Nurses, Jimmy Fund Clinic, Dana Farber

The Greg Hill Show

Audacy

Sports

2.6 • 709 Ratings

🗓️ 19 August 2025

⏱️ 19 minutes

🔗️ Recording | iTunes | RSS

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

Emily Bailey, nurse navigator, Jimmy Fund Clinic, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, and Amelia “Mia” McDonough, nurse, Jimmy Fund Clinic, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute ● Emily graduated from University of North Carolina Wilmington in 2018. She has been a nurse for eight years transitioning from the population of adult solid tumor oncology to pediatric oncology. ● At the Jimmy Fund Clinic, she is solid tumor nurse navigator. As a nurse navigator, she assists with guiding young patients and their families through the complex cancer diagnosis and treatment. They coordinate care and provide continuous education and support. ● In her free time, Emily enjoys running and will be running the Boston Half presented by Dana-Farber and Jimmy Fund in November. About Mia McDonough ● Amelia grew up in Dedham and graduated from Villanova University in Pennsylvania. She’s had multiple family members treated at Dana-Farber as adult patients and always knew Dana-Farber was a special place. ● Amelia joined the Jimmy Fund Clinic as a nurse in 2024. In the infusion room, she has anywhere from four to six patients per day - they maybe getting chemotherapy, blood products, or coming in for sick visits. She is responsible for coordinating with their providers to make sure they get all they need while they're in the infusion chair.

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0	We are at Fenway Park, and it is day number two of the 23rd annual WEEI Nesson Jimmy Fund Radiothon.
0:08.4	And joining us now this morning, Emily Bailey and Mia McDonough, who are both nurses at the Jimmy Fund Clinic.
0:17.1	Thanks for being here this morning, guys.
0:18.8	Good morning.
0:19.3	Thank you for having us.
0:20.4	Thanks for doing the Lord's work. I always say I could never do that job. I am all kind,
0:25.9	whether it's taking blood or any of the rest of that stuff, I can't handle it.
0:30.9	Very impressive what you guys do. And I know for those who are listening this morning and who are
0:37.3	thinking about making a donation,
0:40.7	how, when you guys are going to work every day and helping those who are fighting against
0:46.8	this horrible disease, what do you see when it comes to the donations and how it affects those
0:52.5	who are participating in that fight?
0:55.5	I think it's the resiliency of the kiddos. I mean, every single day they come, they are just so
1:00.6	happy, but they have taught us so many lessons about everything. I think one thing that comes
1:06.4	to mind, we've shared a patient together, and he comes every Wednesday. And from the first time that he came into clinic, he was terrified to be there,
1:13.7	didn't want anything to do with us.
1:15.7	And then now he only has a few more cycles of chemo left.
1:18.8	He's almost done with treatment.
1:20.4	And he comes in with the biggest smile on his face, is always giving us hugs.
1:24.4	And he's so inspiring to the other kids and just telling him, you can do it
1:28.6	because I did it. So I think that has been really an inspiring kiddo that we've shared
1:34.2	together. It's always kind of like interesting because when you're talking about young kids,
	...

Please login to see the full transcript.

Previous episode | Next episode

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Audacy, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of Audacy and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.