Meet Alex

When Alex was just 3 years old, tests revealed he suffered from neuroblastoma, a type of solid tumor. The family traveled to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, where Alex underwent surgery, chemotherapy and radiation therapy. “St. Jude gave us hope,” said his mom, Cristina.

“ St. Jude has given my son a second chance at life.”

Cristina, Alex's mom

Treatments invented at St. Jude have helped push the overall childhood cancer survival rate from 20% to more than 80% since it opened more than 50 years ago. St. Jude is working to drive the overall survival rate for childhood cancer to 90%, and we won’t stop until no child dies from cancer.

In January of 2016, when he was 8 years old, Alex’s cancer returned. The family came back to St. Jude, where his treatment will include chemotherapy, radiation therapy and a bone marrow transplant. “St. Jude has been a tremendous blessing for us,” Cristina explained. “St. Jude has given my son a second chance at life.”