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The Mighty Quinn

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2x Medulloblastoma brain cancer warrior, my Dad is currently battling Glioblastoma brain cancer. Movie-loving Boston boy🎗️

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We hope you all had a great Halloween! The Mighty Quinn was all business with his trick or treating! Thanks to all the neighbors who go out of their way to make these kids night so great!

#et by @thefriendsofthemightyquinn

Congratulations to our mighty friend @briancoughlan on his retirement from the @nypd after 38 years of service to the Big Apple! I know he’s worked a lot of amazing cases and taught many rookies so many things-but for us, he helped give our family the best Thanksgiving ever back in 2019!

We would say “go enjoy life” but we know you do that anyhow-Congratulations Brian and thank you for your service and friendship 🫡

🖤💙🖤 by @thefriendsofthemightyquinn

7 years ago tonight. One of the all time favorite nights, made even more special looking back and knowing it wasn’t just one brain cancer warrior on the ice, but two. The Waters Family is forever grateful to the @nhlbruins and @charliecoyle_3 & we will always be #foreverfans 💛🖤💛

#hockeyfightscancer #boston #bostonbruins #cancer by @thefriendsofthemightyquinn

One of the scariest moments in this journey, beyond the actual diagnosis of these two mighty lads, was waiting for blood and platelet transfusions for Quinnie when he was first diagnosed with medulloblastoma in 2019. It was very sick, very, very sick from the chemotherapy. The first time he needed platelets we weren’t sure how it worked or if it had already happened. Then the nurse said, “no they wait as long as possible to give it, because the stock is so low they want to make sure it’s absolutely needed.” That was horrifying to us, that any sick kid would need to wait while all of us perfectly healthy people are walking around with what they need. That for us was the moment we knew that we needed to raise awareness about this, for at the time Quinnie, but we have maintained using his platform for issues like this, and the Mighty Dad took great pride in being the first Irish born Bostonian to be allowed to donate blood when they lifted the ban.

The staff at 333 Longwood and the staff on the donation buses are some of the best people you’ll meet, it’s another reason to schedule your appointment. They truly understand the good you’re doing with sacrificing your time, they treat you like the heroes you are! There are lots of local mobile drives happening and the donation center will comp your parking if you take the drive in. It’s a short amount of time for the impact you are making in not only the patient’s lives but also their family’s! Give them a call (617) 355-6677 or check the link in our bio to find the best time and place for your donation of blood and platelets! On behalf of all the cancer mamas-thank you! by @thefriendsofthemightyquinn

@nhlbruins @nhl Hockey Fights Cancer, our 8th year, but 2019 feels like yesterday. So grateful to @brookepinkham and the Bruins for giving our family a lifetime of amazing memories! Tonight was even more special because we were surrounded by fellow cancer warriors
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#hockey #hockeyfightscancer #bostonbruins #nhl #braincancerawareness by @thefriendsofthemightyquinn

Been promising this kid @mymenchies to try their limited edition Stay Puff toasted marshmallow and let’s just say, he LOVED it! Told me “I gave him the best day ever!” Find the joy in life like you’re the Mighty Quinn and you’ll always be happy! by @thefriendsofthemightyquinn

With a grateful heart an update on my battle with Glioblastoma. 🎗️🙏🏻

Keep the prayers coming, my body is battling every day to keep this aggressive cancer at bay.

#braincancer #glioblastoma #boston @massgeneralbrigham @massgeneral @mgbneurosurgery @thefriendsofthemightyquinn @danafarber #mgh #danafarber by @thefriendsofthemightyquinn

A WICKED mighty thank you to @swirlsaroundtheworld @jencaruso3 for the tickets to see @wicked_musical when I asked Quinnie if he was excited to see his first Broadway musical, his response was “I was in Taste of Broadway” his summer camp with the @thewhtc 😂😂

It was a great show and Quinnie absolutely LOVED it! Yes-yes we did wear matching outfits #teamelphaba 💚🖤

#grateful by @thefriendsofthemightyquinn

What a day for the 2nd Annual Striper Shootout at The Marina at Hingham Harbor, sponsored by Oyster Harbors Marine on September 11-12th 2026!

We kicked things off with our Captain’s Dinner @locales_tacos to review rules by @tunatangler and enjoy all local participants, including Northshore anglers @lavitabella_31 followed by a 5 AM start the next morning. We had amazing weather that allowed for a nice day catching fish along with The Marina’s annual guest @thefriendsofthemightyquinn and his daughter, Maggie on @regulatormarine 25.

Congratulations to this year’s winner, Jake Handerhand @jmh02043 from Bare Cove Marina who took home first place of $1,027 with his combined 114 inches for his top three fish! Charlie Cifrino(IG) from @hinghamshipyardmarina finished in second place with an impressive 113 inches, earning $513 and graciously donating his winnings back to the cause!

Most importantly, we are proud that this year’s tournament raised just over $2,500 for pediatric brain tumor research @danafarber through @pbtf_events and with their partner @jacksdrive55 Fishing for a cause in which we are grateful for everyone’s participation, donations, and help to make this a great success!.

Our annual Fishing Rod Raffle, Dark Matter Rod donated by @boustrisandsonsinc was won by our own Commodore, PJ Greene @shorelineprivatewealth

A very special thank you to Matt Baldwin from @oysterharborsmarine, Kyle Prussing @tunatangler and Jack Giorgio @jack_giorgio from The Marina at Hingham Harbor for spearheading this event with countless hours behind the scenes of hard work and dedication to make the Striper Shootout successful each year.

We are grateful for the continued support by our sponsors @oysterharborsmarine and @boustrisandsonsinc

Be on the lookout for next year’s dates! by @thefriendsofthemightyquinn

…he did not in fact get a Guinness, but we did swing by one of our biggest supporters @mcgonaglespub for lunch after receiving an amazing MRI result. We didn’t hear stable, Jarlath’s Oncologist said “we never see disease regression with Glioblastoma.” The Mighty Dad got a better MRI report than Quinnie has ever had, the tumor is completely gone! 🙏🏻 Jarlath is still battling the brutal side effects that come with the chemo, radiation and the Traumatic Brain Injury, as well as the aggressive nature of this cancer, but we will take every good moment we can and this is a great one!

We are relieved, to say the least. Our house has been a bit of a powder keg this last week with scanxiety, thank you to the @nhlbruins for the amazing memories and even more so, the distraction.

We’ll be asking for prayers again in another 6 weeks, but until then we will offer up our prayers in thanks and for all of you #quinnsarmy #glioblastoma #braincancer #cancer #braintumour by @thefriendsofthemightyquinn

We have plenty to stress about with tomorrow’s @danafarber appointment so when we got a chance to do our favorite thing together-we took it!! What a game on top of it!!! Season Opener, @davidpastrnak first as a Captain @jswayman1 on absolute fire, we have a season folks….Let’s Go @nhlbruins !!!
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Anthem just hits a little different when @bostonanthemsinger sings it. Let’s go!!!!!!
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@nhlbruins @apellec @bruins_blades @nhlbruins by @thefriendsofthemightyquinn