Boston bound Dan has fought cancer twice and believes good health is a gift

Dan O’Connell has fought cancer twice and expects to battle it again. Believing every day of good health is a gift, he’s driven to run the 2018 Boston Marathon as a member of Massachusetts General Hospital’s Emergency Response Marathon Team. The 50-year-old will raise money to support the hospital’s emergency care and disaster relief and preparedness efforts. As a lieutenant firefighter and paramedic for the Dennis (Massachusetts) Fire Department, Dan wants to help Mass General because he has an understanding of and appreciation for the hospital’s treatment of critically injured patients.

posted Tuesday February 20th