Team Tony is a gift that keeps on giving. I am a five year cancer survivor. My husband Bill and I enjoy giving back to our community, because the community treated us so well during my breast cancer journey. Team Tony gives us the opportunity to fulfill a promise we made to each other, that after my treatment, we [...]
My wife, Donna, and I first met Tony McEachern on the evening of August 21, 2015 while we were awaiting my second brain surgery in less than two months. Dr. Kyle Ruffing, my Neurologist, asked us if he could contact Tony to have him call. He did more than call, he came to visit. At [...]
A cancer diagnosis is a leap into a journey of medical tests, doctors, nurses and hospitals. If the patient asks, there are support systems available for a myriad of cancers, thanks to organizations like Team Tony. I was diagnosed with breast cancer 14 years ago and joined a cancer support group, but my biggest support came [...]
After 52 years in the Retail industry (Department Stores, Jewelry and two of my own businesses), Karen and I decided to retire in Sarasota, a town we both enjoyed visiting and vacationing for many years. We moved to Sarasota in May 2013 and shortly after that I was diagnosed with Colon Cancer and had surgery [...]
About eight years ago, the end of 2007, my battle with brain cancer began; at first my physicians thought it was a cyst that needed to be drained but instead they were shocked to discover a tumor the size of an orange lodged in my cranium. Two weeks after this surgery, God brought a man [...]
Ryan was diagnosed late September 2014 with an advanced stage brain tumor. We were devastated. Two days after brain surgery, Tony was at our door. He met with our family, took the time to get to know us, and genuinely cared for and took Ryan under his wing. Within a few weeks, the rest of the Team Tony Foundation had become [...]
I met Tony when I bought a bike at Village Bikes in 2012. I did not know him very well, but sure knew his inspiring story. I started throat cancer treatments December 1, 2014. Radiation and chemo for 7 weeks. While at Florida Cancer Specialists, I saw the Team Tony volunteers and thought I would [...]
In August of 2013, my life was forever changed. What started as a severe headache, turned into an emergency room visit which then led to a diagnosis, Brain Cancer. The medical term Glioblastoma Multiforme, or GBM, would be presented to me with a grim prognosis and few treatment options. At that time, surrounded by my [...]
