In 2015, Brinley was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia. Her treatment at a local hospital included a bone marrow transplant after she relapsed.
Brinley was cancer free for more than two years when, in May 2019, her family learned the cancer had returned.
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Brinley's family obtained a referral to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, where her care team went to work, creating an innovative strategy tailored specifically to her needs.
Her treatment included chemotherapy and a haploidentical transplant, with her mom as donor.
Families, like Brinley's, will never receive a bill from St. Jude for treatment, travel, housing or food.
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All of the different aspects of Brinley’s treatment were well communicated and organized. Her care team really worked together in optimizing what was the best for her.
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Now finished with treatment, 9-year-old Brinley returns to St. Jude for regular checkups. She’s an energetic, feisty girl who loves babies and dreams of becoming a children's doctor.
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