Meet patient 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.”