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St. Jude patient Kamryn wearing a black shirt and showing off his muscles.

St. Jude patient Kamryn

Red stars artwork by St. Jude patient Ty.
 

Kamryn has a love of learning

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Star artwork by St. Jude patient Ty

 
 

When Melissa learned she was going to be a mom, she hoped for a boy. Smiley, happy baby Kamryn was her dream come true.

But at two years old, Kamryn started crying all day at daycare and showing other unusual behaviors. Melissa took him to the pediatrician, where bloodwork indicated he had a form of blood cancer called acute lymphoblastic leukemia.

Kamryn was referred to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital where he would undergo more than two years of chemotherapy on the Total 17 protocol.

 
St. Jude patient Kamryn hugging his mom, Melissa.

St. Jude patient Kamryn and his mom

 
 
 
Red stars artwork by St. Jude patient Ty.
St. Jude patient Kamryn wearing a white St. Jude shirt and smiling into the distance.
 
 
St. Jude patient Kamryn holding a sign celebrating his No More Chemo party with his mom.

St. Jude patient Kamryn and his mom celebrating his No More Chemo party

 

Kamryn was initially scared at the hospital, but over time he formed special relationships with his care team. He loved activities like Music Therapy and took his medicine “like a champ,” said Melissa.

Kamryn celebrated the end of treatment in April 2022 with a No More Chemo party. This little boy loves learning and going to school.

 
 
 
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Families, like Kamryn's, will never receive a bill from St. Jude for treatment, travel, housing or food — so they can focus on helping their child live.

 
 

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Red stars artwork by St. Jude patient Ty.
 
 
 

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