Phillies radio pre and post game host Gregg Murphy has kept his battle with Hairy cell leukemia private, but he spoke about it to the The Athletic's Matt Gelb for story published on Wednesday, and then again on Friday's 94WIP Morning Show with Angelo Cataldi.
After a 13-week chemotherapy cycle, Murphy was in remission by January of 2022. However, in February he was back in the hospital with chemo-related pneumonia with a fever, which he says lasted about a month.
"There was a couple of day period where I was feeling sorry for myself, and feeling pretty rotten and wondering why this was all happening kind of thing," Murphy admitted. "I think that's probably normal, but I have such an amazing support system here at home with Christa, my kids, my family, my parents. I am very lucky in that regard. When you're at your lowest that's when you lean on those folks and the really Phillies organization as well. I mean, they've been absolutely unbelievable. That's really helped me throughout all of this."
Hairy cell leukemia is a rare and treatable form of cancer, but it is not curable. While Murph's symptoms may subside, he will have a weakened immune system.
94WIP's Cindy Webster, a good friend of Murphy's, has been nominated as a 2022 candidate for The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) "Woman of the Year."
In support of her father Richard Stover—who lost his battle with Cutaneous T-Cell Lymphoma on May 28, 2021—her friend Murph, and "all those who suffer from the debilitating effects that leukemia, lymphoma, Hodgkin’s disease and myeloma have, as well as for the family and friends who care for and help their loved ones," Webster is raising money in support of LLS's mission, which is to find cures for blood cancers and to assist patients and families as they battle this disease.
Murphy is helping his friend with her campaign and you can donate here.