Mehmet Oz

Mehmet Oz Instagram – This week, the world lost a powerful philanthropist and I lost a mentor in Joe O’Donnell. Joe was a great athlete who never got to see his only son play at the same level because little Joey succumbed to Cystic Fibrosis at age 12. When their son died, Joe and Kathy started @thejoeyfund, which revolutionized patient-driven medical research. Joe got CF families to work together, pushing doctors for cutting edge clinical trials to help their kids. The first solution helped only a few kids, but showed that treatment was possible for an otherwise uniformly fatal illness. They sold the patents to Pharma and re-invested the money in more advanced research that’s resulted in successful treatment of almost all CF kids. Joe’s dream created one of the largest private medical philanthropies in the world and they are using the same model to start attacking other aggressive diseases like ALS (Lou Gehrig’s disease). Our family loved Joe dearly, and so did everyone else who was graced with his presence. Joe, I know you are having a catch with Joey right now. | Posted on 12/Jan/2024 20:02:15