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Finding Cures. Saving Children.
Solid Tumor Patient Stories
Stephan Boehme: Lessons in living
Before his diagnosis of desmoplastic small round cell tumor, 12-year-old Stephan Boehme spent most of his time listening to his favorite band, Linkin Park; cheering the Miami Heat NBA team; or goofing off with his siblings and their miniature Schnauzer, Saskia. He still loves those things, but the cancer, chemotherapy and monthly visits to St. Jude have helped him grow into a more sensitive, intuitive person.
Before his diagnosis of desmoplastic small round cell tumor, 12-year-old Stephan Boehme spent most of his time listening to his favorite band, Linkin Park; cheering the Miami Heat NBA team; or goofing off with his siblings and their miniature Schnauzer, Saskia. He still loves those things, but the cancer, chemotherapy and monthly visits to St. Jude have helped him grow into a more sensitive, intuitive person.
Lance Fletcher: The battle to rebuild
Lance Fletcher and his dad fought a war on two fronts. Now that their family is reunited and Lance’s osteosarcoma is in remission, the Fletchers concentrate on constructing a future.
Lance Fletcher and his dad fought a war on two fronts. Now that their family is reunited and Lance’s osteosarcoma is in remission, the Fletchers concentrate on constructing a future.
Ciara Ginet: The comeback kid
As third baseman for a competitive softball league, Ciara Ginet was used to handling sharply hit line drives. Despite arduous training, nothing compared with what careened Ciara’s way not once, but twice in the past two years.
As third baseman for a competitive softball league, Ciara Ginet was used to handling sharply hit line drives. Despite arduous training, nothing compared with what careened Ciara’s way not once, but twice in the past two years.
Aaron Jackson: Double Jeopardy
Imagine finding out that your newborn son has an inherited blood disorder. Still reeling from that diagnosis, you discover that he also has cancer. St. Jude helps one family cope.
Imagine finding out that your newborn son has an inherited blood disorder. Still reeling from that diagnosis, you discover that he also has cancer. St. Jude helps one family cope.
Vivian Laws: Girl, interrupted
Within moments of meeting 13-year-old St. Jude patient Vivian Laws, you’re struck by how determined she is. She wants to remember every bit of her cancer recovery, even the bad stuff, which is why she keeps a scrapbook to nudge her memory.
Within moments of meeting 13-year-old St. Jude patient Vivian Laws, you’re struck by how determined she is. She wants to remember every bit of her cancer recovery, even the bad stuff, which is why she keeps a scrapbook to nudge her memory.
Kara Lee: St. Jude on the double
Of the more than 1,000 transplants performed at St. Jude, Kara Lee’s will be the fourth to use stem cells from an identical twin, and the first time an identical twin donor is used to treat neuroblastoma. Previous St. Jude transplants involving identical twins were for lymphomas and leukemias.
Of the more than 1,000 transplants performed at St. Jude, Kara Lee’s will be the fourth to use stem cells from an identical twin, and the first time an identical twin donor is used to treat neuroblastoma. Previous St. Jude transplants involving identical twins were for lymphomas and leukemias.
Brock McMorris: Winning the race against Wilms
Some people compare it to a roller coaster ride. Others liken it to an interminable nightmare. But Tony McMorris describes his son’s journey through cancer treatment as an exhausting sprint with life-or-death odds. When doctors discovered softball-sized tumors on the kidneys of 1-year-old Brock McMorris, the race was on.
Some people compare it to a roller coaster ride. Others liken it to an interminable nightmare. But Tony McMorris describes his son’s journey through cancer treatment as an exhausting sprint with life-or-death odds. When doctors discovered softball-sized tumors on the kidneys of 1-year-old Brock McMorris, the race was on.
Alex Moore: Safe and sound
Some of the most successful cancer-fighting drugs also cause hearing loss in children. In addition to saving lives, St. Jude is actively seeking ways to reduce such side effects. When he was 3 months old, Alex Moore began undergoing treatment for the eye cancer retinoblastoma. As a result of his exposure to a chemotherapy drug, Alex suffered hearing loss. “Learning Alex had suffered hearing loss was almost as surprising to me as his initial diagnosis,” his mother says.
Some of the most successful cancer-fighting drugs also cause hearing loss in children. In addition to saving lives, St. Jude is actively seeking ways to reduce such side effects. When he was 3 months old, Alex Moore began undergoing treatment for the eye cancer retinoblastoma. As a result of his exposure to a chemotherapy drug, Alex suffered hearing loss. “Learning Alex had suffered hearing loss was almost as surprising to me as his initial diagnosis,” his mother says.
Tony Oliveira: Recipe for hope
“I like making people smile, and I do that through food,” 26 year old Tony Oliveira says. “Some people make others happy by singing; others do it with their artwork. Cooking is my way of making people happy.” After surviving cancer four times during his teen and young adult years, Tony has found that his passion for cooking has grown just as intense as his will to live.
“I like making people smile, and I do that through food,” 26 year old Tony Oliveira says. “Some people make others happy by singing; others do it with their artwork. Cooking is my way of making people happy.” After surviving cancer four times during his teen and young adult years, Tony has found that his passion for cooking has grown just as intense as his will to live.
