Community support lifts Cory Burke and his family
Cory Burke and his parents, Jerry and Sue, are growing accustomed to Boston traffic. The local boy and his parents regularly make the trip to Boston’s Dana Faber Cancer Institute for radiation and chemotherapy treatments. Ever since last spring, when Cory was first diagnosed with Ewing’s Sarcoma, a rare form of cancer, the Bristol family [...]
Read More →Kickemuit run/walk benefits Cory Burke
Kickemuit Middle School students will hold a 5K run and walk Saturday, March 23, to benefit their friend and classmate, Cory Burke. Corey is battling cancer, and the walk and run will benefit the “Cory Burke Won’t Fight Alone” fund. It’s being organized by students Meg O’Brien and Shea Quinn. Cory’s cancer diagnosis came by [...]
Read More →Bristol and Warren communities rally around sick teen
Warren and Bristol are rallying around a Bristol family as their son faces a battle with Ewing’s Sarcoma, a rare form of childhood bone cancer. Already, several fund-raisers have been held for Cory Burke, the son of Jerry and Sue Burke of Bristol, and another is planned for Saturday, Dec. 1. The most recent was [...]
Read More →Fund-raiser planned for Bristol boy
On Saturday, Oct. 20, friends of 12-year old Cory Burke, will be sponsoring a benefit pasta dinner at St. Elizabeth Church. Cory, the youngest son of Jerry and Sue Burke, has recently been diagnosed with bone cancer. Cory is currently being treated at Boston’s Children’s Hospital and the Dana Farber Institute. In an effort to [...]
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