Solid Tumor Patient Stories

Sheri Spunt, Osteosarcoma
Adam Long: The Fighter
St. Jude backs Adam Long in the fight for his life.
Familial Foe
Katie and Madeleine Battle a Familial Foe
Three decades after undergoing treatment at St. Jude, Katie Martin helps her daughter wage a similar battle.
A Flavorful Life
Nick Gagnon: A Flavorful Life
While undergoing treatment at St. Jude, 17-year-old Nick Gagnon furthers his culinary ambitions.
patient Zain Brown
A burden lifted - Zain Brown
Self-sufficient and resilient, Zain Brown is full of imagination and incredibly wise beyond his tender 4 years. As an only child, he has learned to make the most of precious playtime and navigate the intricacies of an unfamiliar world.
Beyond Words
Beyond words - Miguel Betances Lee
Miguel Betances Lee speaks the language of hope.
Run for your life
Run for your life
As eighth grader Broox Middleton anticipated a high school running career, he figured he already knew a little about perseverance. Years before, he had survived a brain tumor. Then, as a middle school athlete, he had run through rain and mud and suffocating heat. He had inhaled the acrid scent of dust and desire. He had grown stronger, tougher, faster. Perseverance? Yeah, Broox knew a lot about that. And then he got cancer. Again.
Field of Dreams
Field of dreams
Like a lot of boys, 16-year-old Chase is all about baseball. He loves the St. Louis Cardinals and the Clemson Tigers. Growing up, Chase listened to his grandfather tell stories about playing in the South Carolina mill leagues. Baseball is in Chase’s blood. And when Chase became a patient at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, baseball helped motivate him to battle cancer not once, but twice, and return to the playing field.
The battle to rebuild
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.
Double jeopardy
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.
Roll model
Michael Miller: Roll model
In July of 2007, Michael Miller was perplexed and annoyed when, 10 days after his 16th birthday, he began exhibiting signs of a serious stomach virus. After a couple of days, Kimberly and David Miller took their son to the doctor, who discovered a large lump in Michael’s abdomen. “You need to take your child to the emergency room,” he told the Millers.
Promise Magazine Spring 2013
Blame it on the Chemo
Not even cancer can keep this sassy, high-fashion optimist from smiling, singing and encouraging her fellow patients.