Humility and Impression in Joe McDonough’s Blood Most cancers Heroes Expertise

Joe McDonough has spent practically 20 years supporting kids with most cancers and their households by The Andrew McDonough B+ (Be Constructive) Basis, which he co-founded following the lack of his son Andrew. The muse has grown into one of many largest sources of economic and emotional help for households navigating childhood most cancers within the U.S.

In December 2025, McDonough was acknowledged on the Blood Most cancers Heroes occasion, an annual celebration hosted by CURE in partnership with Blood Most cancers United that honors people making significant contributions to the lives of individuals residing with leukemia, lymphoma, a number of myeloma and myeloproliferative neoplasms. The occasion highlights those that strengthen affected person communities and amplify the voices of these affected by blood cancers.

On the occasion, Joe McDonough shared his pleasure at being amongst people making significant contributions to others’ lives. Furthermore, he spoke candidly in regards to the enduring duty he feels to guard his household and the precept he shared along with his kids: to make a distinction in at the least one individual’s life every day.

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What does the Blood Most cancers Heroes occasion imply to you?

Properly, I’m tremendous excited to be alongside different superb folks. Let me right that: I’m tremendous excited to be round superb folks. I’m not going to place myself of their class; that might be a bit too daring. I’m only a dad. I’m a dad from Delaware who’s going through my worst concern. One thing occurred to my baby, and I couldn’t repair him; in a method, I failed him. I do know there was not something extra I might have carried out, I do not suppose, as a result of I’ve requested it one million occasions, however my job is to guard my household, and I believe that’s vital day-after-day.

I used to inform my children this after they had been younger: make a distinction within the lifetime of at the least one individual every day. The people who find themselves being acknowledged at this occasion right now and people who had been nominated are individuals who have tried and succeeded in making a distinction within the lifetime of any person every day of their communities, nevertheless their neighborhood is outlined. So, it truly is humbling, and I’m not saying that to sound noble, to be part of the group of people that have put one thing greater than themselves forward of themselves and made that a part of their lives.

There are lots of different issues these folks might have been doing, however they’re doing this to make a distinction on the planet.

Transcript has been edited for readability and conciseness.

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