Brent is a chef-in-training. His favorite foods to make are cheese pizza and macaroni and cheese.
“Brent loves the process of making a meal,” said his mom, Jill. “The cutting, the prep work and the togetherness of a warm kitchen. If he’s at a stove, he’s happy.”
Brent's treatment for neuroblastoma, a cancer of the nervous system, included antibody therapy medicine produced right on the St. Jude campus that’s not available anywhere else.
Treatments invented at St. Jude have helped push the overall childhood cancer survival rate from 20 percent to 80 percent since it opened 50 years ago. We're working to drive the overall survival rate for childhood cancer to 90 percent, and we won’t stop until no child dies from cancer.
Brent is now done with treatment and returns to St. Jude for regular checkups.
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Meet Alex, Mythias and Ty
Many friendships are made and cemented during the college experience, but Alex, Mythias and Ty didn’t meet in the dorms or class. Instead, they met at St. Jude.
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Reason to celebrate
When patients receiving chemotherapy finish treatment, St. Jude celebrates with a No More Chemo party.
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Meet Paislee
After Paislee's family received a diagnosis of acute lymphoblastic leukemia on her 6th birthday, they began a new chapter in their lives: defeating cancer.
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Meet Joshua
St. Jude patient Joshua recently took to the court to help end childhood cancer by fundraising for St. Jude.
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Meet Pepe
Sonia never expected her family would need St. Jude. But in the past two years, she has experienced St. Jude as both a mother and a grandmother.
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Meet Calvin
Calvin, an outgoing and happy kid, finished treatment at St. Jude last year. The son of a FedEx employee, he's been selected for a great honor.
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Meet Tayde
Three-time childhood cancer survivor Tayde remains dedicated to St. Jude — the place that saved her life and enabled her to become a mom to daughter Tayde Sofia.
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Meet Kate
St. Jude patient Kate recently stepped into the spotlight when she announced a Chicago Bears' second-round draft pick during the NFL draft.
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Meet Isaac
St. Jude patient Isaac loves his older siblings, Matthew and Alyssa. When he was diagnosed with a rare blood cancer, Alyssa was there to save the day.
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Meet Korei
St. Jude patient Korei loves to play video games with her brothers. See how St. Jude PLAY LIVE events help kids like Korei.
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Meet Julia
Julia missed kindergarten graduation because she was in the intensive care unit. So the St. Jude School Program by Chili's brought the celebration to her.
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Meet Hannah
After receiving a devastating diagnosis, Hannah's family turned to St. Jude, where they would be free to focus on her treatment.
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Meet Chandler
After undergoing two brain surgeries to remove a rare brain tumor, Chandler's family turned to St. Jude for his continuing care.
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Meet Alex
After it was found that Alex suffered from neuroblastoma, his family turned to St. Jude to begin treatment.
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Meet Azalea
When Azalea's family learned she had rhabdomyosarcoma, they knew they wanted the best care for her. So they traveled from Jamaica to St. Jude to begin Azalea's treatment.
