By JOHN J. BURO
OLD BRIDGE – Though their lives are radically different, there is quite a bit of symmetry between Jim Raffone and Jeff Wyatt. They had met about a decade or so earlier, on a construction site, while pouring concrete. And,...
RAFFONE: HBOT IS KEY TO DMD BREAKTHROUGH
written by JOHN J. BURO
WEST LONG BRANCH – The man behind the roundtable spoke clearly and deliberately. There was no mistaking his words and, if ultimately proven true, the treatment...
“We have not cured Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy…yet. But, because of you, we are one step closer.” -Jim Raffone, to the students of Old Bridge High School, December 19, 2017
By JOHN J. BURO
OLD BRIDGE -For one day during the start...
By JOHN J. BURO
MANALAPAN – In the end, it will be about money and science – the two requirements needed for every successful cure ever discovered. There’s no doubt that’s how one such saga, now in its fourth year, will play out.
One...
By JOHN J. BURO
FREEHOLD -In the end, the Guinness world record for ‘the most people simultaneously performing push-ups’ was never really in jeopardy. But, despite the less-than-anticipated showing, JAR of Hope’s final event of its inaugural...
By JOHN J. BURO
MARLBORO -Earlier this year, Spencer Freedman weighed in at a robust 337 pounds and wasn’t feeling particularly good about himself.
Freedman, 35, was well aware of his family’s history -well aware of the cancer that...
By JOHN J. BURO
FREEHOLD -If the New York City Marathon, now in its 48th year, is recognized as the granddaddy of all footraces, then consider what the Grand to Grand Ultra (G2G)- a six-stage, seven-day trek around the perimeter of the Grand...
By JOHN J. BURO
OLD BRIDGE -It’s said -usually lovingly, but with a wince- that charity hurts. In most cases, the energy used to simply open the wallet pales in comparison to whatever energy is consumed during the actual event. The prevailing...
By JOHN J. BURO
MARLBORO – This was two years ago, when Jake was nine.
(Note: As the Internet can be an unforgiving place at times, Jake’s parents requested that his name/school be withheld.)
Inspired by Jim Raffone’s visit...
By JOHN J. BURO
MARLBORO – The words emerged from the heart -unscripted- just as they had one hundred seventy-eight times before:
They were spoken by Jim Raffone at Marlboro Middle School’s main soccer field just prior to a celebrity...
