Meet our patients
Read stories of courage and hope.
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Meet Scarlet
At St. Jude, Scarlet and her mom lived at Target House for half a year while Scarlet was in treatment for acute myeloid leukemia. Her family never received a bill from St. Jude for treatment, travel, housing or food. .
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Meet Eri'Elle
Eri’Elle was just two years old when her troubles started. Her mother took her to a pediatrician and insisted they run tests to get to the bottom of her baby’s symptoms.
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Meet Sariyah
In the summer of 2020, photos taken of St. Jude patient Sariyah by her mother showed signs of cancerous tumors in both eyes at the age of 18 months.
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Meet Ava
Five-year-old Ava had a cancerous brain tumor called medulloblastoma. Referred to St. Jude, she underwent a second surgery, proton therapy and chemotherapy.
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Meet Patient Lucas
Around Thanksgiving of 2020, three-year-old Lucas was complaining of headaches. His parents thought he just wanted attention. An MRI indicated something more serious.
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital is leading the way the world understands, treats and defeats childhood cancer and other life-threatening diseases.
Explore our science
St. Jude shares the breakthroughs it makes, and every child saved at St. Jude means doctors and scientists worldwide can use that knowledge to save thousands more children.
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Method for improving seasonal flu vaccines also aids pandemic prediction
Influenza (flu) vaccines and pandemic predictions can be improved; learn how St. Jude scientists found impactful hemagglutinin mutations contributing to both.
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Integrated structural biology provides new clues for cystic fibrosis treatment
Learn about how the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator works and how findings from St. Jude will help therapeutic development.
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Kevin Krull, Ph.D., promoted to chair of the Department of Psychology and Biobehavioral Sciences
The renamed department will investigate the biological mechanisms underlying the effects of catastrophic disease on the brain.
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St. Jude approach prevents drug resistance and toxicity
Explore how St. Jude scientists overcame drug resistance and drug toxicity, using X-ray crystallography to avoid the detoxification pregnane X receptor (PXR).
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Octavio Ramilo, M.D., named chair of the Department of Infectious Diseases at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
Internationally renowned expert will focus on growing St. Jude into a global leader in infectious diseases research.
Read about our clinical care
St. Jude has some of the world's best survival rates for some of the most aggressive childhood cancers.
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St. Jude achieves Magnet® designation for nursing services for the second time
Magnet® designation is the highest honor bestowed in nursing and serves as a benchmark for patients to measure the quality of nursing care they can expect to receive at a hospital.
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St. Jude recognized as clinical care center for rare von Hippel-Lindau syndrome
St. Jude is the first and only VHL Alliance-recognized Clinical Care Center dedicated solely to children.
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St. Jude Paws at Play program celebrates first anniversary
The hospital’s Paws at Play program celebrates its anniversary. View some of Puggle’s and Huckleberry’s adventures from the past year.
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St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital to begin constructing new patient housing facility
Domino’s announced that it is committing to raise $100 million for St. Jude during the next 10 years.
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Chaplain Kimberly Russell uses creative talent to adapt spiritual care board for St. Jude patients
Learn how St. Jude chaplain Kimberly Russell helps non-verbal patients communicate spiritual needs.
Discover more about the miraculous work our clinicians do every day. Read Promise Magazine.
A bust of Danny Thomas on the St. Jude campus
Success in life has nothing to do with what you gain in life or accomplish for yourself. It's what you do for others.
Read about our history and our founder, entertainer Danny Thomas.
Making a difference
Meet the staff of St. Jude, who make our lifesaving mission possible.
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Plan in Progress: St. Jude celebrates first year of telehealth services in Tupelo
St. Jude is celebrating a successful first year of providing telehealth services for children with chronic hematological diseases in North Mississippi. Read the story.
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Doggone cute: St. Jude is paw-leased to welcome employees Snuggle and CC
Read about Snuggle and CC, the two newest facility dogs who are enhancing the patient experience at St. Jude.
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Being A Father is Everything for St. Jude Patient Dad Chris
When Chris' son Calvin got a devastating diagnosis, it was the lifesaving mission of St. Jude that helped ensure his family remained intact.
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A St. Jude volunteer “meet cute” leads to engagement
Jordan Watson and Kelly Quiroz met at St. Jude while volunteering and recently got engaged to marry.
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Father’s Day: St. Jude employees share stories of inspiration
To commemorate Father's Day, read four stories of four St. Jude employees who have the unique experience of calling their fathers colleagues.
Learn more about how our staff and volunteers make a difference at the hospital.
Get inspired
St. Jude Inspire takes a deeper look into the stories of St. Jude.
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From a pub in Queens, a lifetime of love endures through a lifesaving mission
Camille loved Vinnie — and St. Jude. He honors his wife of 66 years by raising thousands for her favorite charity, uniting his Queens neighborhood in the process.
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Washington, D.C. donor after St. Jude visit: you had me at hello
Here is Corey Briscoe, in his own words, talking about the bond between St. Jude and his company, the power of African American philanthropy, and why there’s more to business than the traditional bottom line.
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From Utah with love: when the Tabernacle Choir sang to me
Praying for strength in the bleakest of times, help arrived in a most unexpected way — the Tabernacle Choir appeared, like angels, singing just for me.
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The United States of St. Jude
Join us on a remarkable journey across this land we all love, for St. Jude stories filled with heart and soul, inspiration and uplift, gratitude and giving.
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Proud Lebanese roots tie aptly named Pennsylvania cone maker to St. Jude
Joy Cone Co. celebrated its 100th birthday with a $100,000 donation to St. Jude. It's been an annual gift ever since that celebrates the legacies of both organizations.
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The heart of Cleburne: How the kindness of a little Texas boy lives on
St. Jude patient Brody made his small corner of the world a better, kinder, more caring place. His spirit lives on in the hearts of all those who knew him.
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The improbable story of an Arizona baseball phenom saved at St. Jude
Childhood melanoma kept Andrew from the sport he loved , but . But his town, and his team, rallied around him while he was treated at St. Jude.
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In Idaho, the house that Jack built (figuratively) saves lives (literally)
‘It's so cool to see him grow up.’ For Idaho’s St. Jude Dream Home® Giveaway builders, getting to know a local St. Jude patient makes it all the sweeter.
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Missouri school system's decades long support adds up to more than $1 million for St. Jude
When a bereaved parent and principal launched a school fundraiser for St. Jude, an entire community embraced the effort.
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Saluting the Army vets who helped a little South Carolina boy through cancer at St. Jude
When members of the military befriended Evan Pertile, they taught him he could get through anything – even going bald.
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Young teacher brings lessons learned as St. Jude patient into West Virginia classroom
Salina Meadows knew her little boy, Zach, couldn't cope with another brain surgery. They found hope, and the treatment he desperately needed, at St. Jude.
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Cancer didn’t define the short life of budding New Mexico broadcaster. He did.
From interviewing Peyton Manning during Super Bowl week to announcing a first-round NFL draft pick, this budding sports journalist lived life like a champ.
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Young St. Jude patient's determination mirrors the strength of her Puerto Rican homeland
A love stronger than a hurricane: Grateful for the care its children have received over the decades, this island is unstoppable in its support of St. Jude.
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Georgia family finds 'purpose in the pain' after losing son at St. Jude
A son’s legacy and a family’s life-saving mission come together in Joshua’s Wish, raising thousands for the St. Jude brain tumor program.
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Dear St. Jude: Letter from 8-year-old North Carolina girl tugs at the heart
If Danny Thomas wanted one million donors to give one dollar, he found a friend in young Caroline.
