Summer State of Mind Concert
Saturday July 23, 2011
Allison Guarente was just two years old when she was first
diagnosed with an optic glioma,( a tumor on her optic nerve)
leaving her visually impaired. She had chemotherapy and
surgery to remove the tumor leaving her blind in one eye. A
second tumor then developed behind her other eye putting
her vision at about 20/200.
She received ground-breaking experimental therapy from
The Dana-Farber Cancer Institute to battle the tumor and to
date it has worked. The tumor is under control and she has
near perfect vision at 20/25 (give or take a little)
“Allie’s 5 O’Clock Fund” is a fund-raising group started by
Allison’s parents Bob and Marge Guarente, with their family
and friends, dedicated to fighting childhood cancer, and
research, at the Dana Farber Cancer Institute, via the
Jimmy Fund.
“Allie’s 5 O’Clock Fund” is a non-profit group that donates
100% of every dollar raised to
The Jimmy Fund.