Chris' life revolves around his wife and four children. When one of them got a devastating diagnosis, it was the lifesaving mission of St. Jude that helped ensure his family remained intact.
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Imagine Academy: 25 Years of Supporting Education at St. Jude
For 25 years, the school program at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital has helped patients continue their education while undergoing treatment.
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Global Medicines launch: A St. Jude employee’s perspective of a world-changing platform
St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital and World Health Organization (WHO) recently announced the launch of the Global Platform for Access to Childhood Cancer Medicines.
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From patient to mentor: A dean’s lifelong commitment to St. Jude
Former St. Jude patient Evan Ortlieb, now a dean at South Dakota State University, shares his story of resilience as part of National Cancer Survivor Month in June.
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Palliative Care: Making Every Day the Best It Can Be
Brayden Gresham faces health challenges with passion and joy, embracing life with a caring family and the St. Jude QoLA team. Learn more.
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Journey to St. Jude: Louis El Khoury, Pathology
Louis El Khoury is proud to share Thomas's passion for Lebanese heritage and the St. Jude mission.
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Nurse Residency Program helps chart professional path
Andrew Hardee felt anxious about starting his professional journey in health care. With help from the Nurse Residency Program and supportive managers at St. Jude, Hardee began his career with confidence and discovered his passion for inspiring future generations of nurses.
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Nurse Navigators Help Families Find Their Way
Nurse navigators introduce patients and families to St. Jude and help them navigate systems and processes. Learn more.
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Gauri finds hope in the STEM lab
The STEM lab in the St. Jude School Program changes the life of patient Gauri Patel and inspires a dream. Learn more.
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Clinical trial helps Micah and future patients like him
Micah was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia and rushed to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital®. There, his parents chose to enroll him in Total Therapy XVII, a clinical trial. Now he's cancer-free.
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Running his race: St. Jude survivor goes from patient to researcher
Evan Moore spent the summer of 2025 interning in the laboratory of Victor Torres, PhD, chair of the Department of Host-Microbe Interactions at St. Jude. But his first experience at St. Jude was as a patient with a rare form of Hodgkin's lymphoma.
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Fertility Clinic at St. Jude Gives Sandoval Future Options
At 18, Thanaydi Sandoval had her eggs frozen to preserve her fertility before she started cancer treatment. Read about her and the St. Jude Fertility Clinic.
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Four family members continue legacy of care, service at St. Jude
Taking care of others is an innate desire for Neely James of Information Services — one she passed on to her children. Read about one St. Jude family's experiences working together, supporting each other and expanding their community.
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Genetic Counseling Helps Mattie Understand Her Condition
Mattie Jenkins has neurofibromatosis type 2 (NF2). Her care team at St. Jude keeps track of her health. Learn more about Mattie, NF2, and genetic counseling.
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Preschooler’s Energy Shines Despite GVHD Side Effects
After a second transplant for acute myeloid leukemia, St. Jude patient Harry Walker receives extracorporeal photopheresis for graft-versus-host disease.
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Joy that a Tumor Cannot Touch
Little Olivia Shulov battles seizures caused by a benign tumor. At St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, she finds hope, support, and joy in her journey.
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St. Jude Storied Lives Podcast
St. Jude Storied Lives brings you intimate conversations with the patients and families of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. It’s hosted by Joel Alsup. He was diagnosed with osteosarcoma, a type of bone cancer, when he was 7 years old.
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Connections Podcast
St. Jude Connections Podcast
St. Jude Connections brings together folks who have a link to St. Jude, but may not otherwise be connected. Many are supporters. Some are patients and families, doctors and researchers. Every one of them has a unique story to tell.
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Artists and animals at the Memphis Zoo
The Memphis Zoo is highlighting the stories of St. Jude families by pairing lively patient and sibling artworks featuring some of the animals in zoo exhibitions.
