Meet Camila

Camila was diagnosed three days before her 3rd birthday with a solid cancerous tumor of the kidney.

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Patient Camila is wearing a headwrap and is doing arts and crafts.

St. Jude patient Camila
 
 
 
 
St. Jude patient Camila wears a grey rainbow shirt while folding her hands.
 

Camila's story

Camila was desperate to go to the playground one morning as her mother spoke on the phone. “I want to go play,” she implored. Her mother, Ana, was reminded again how Camila’s energy was back then, even as her youngest daughter, now 3, was still undergoing cancer treatment at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.

 
 

Camila was diagnosed three days before her 3rd birthday in September 2023 with Wilms tumor, a solid cancerous tumor of the kidney that arises from immature kidney cells.

“A lot of things came to my mind at that moment, but the first thing was bringing her to St. Jude,” Ana said. Camila underwent surgery in Kentucky and was then referred to St. Jude.

“The same day that we arrived we got tests, and she started treatment within a few days that we got here,” she said. At St. Jude, Camila has received proton radiation therapy and weekly chemotherapy.

 
St. Jude patient Camila wears a hairbow and pink sweater and is held by her mother.
 
 
St. Jude patient Camila wears a grey headband while her mom kisses her.
 

St. Jude means everything. Here I have a lot of hope, and I feel that when we leave here, she will be cured.

Camila's mom, Ana

 
 
Camila wears a grey handband while her dad hugs her.

St. Jude patient Camila with her father

 

“She’s eating good, drinking, playing and running,” she said, Ana, noting her favorite foods are steak tacos and chocolate ice cream. “She’s back to herself just wanting to play.” 

Camila enjoys playing with her older siblings, which include two sisters and three brothers. She also likes strolls in the park and painting.

 
 

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

 
 
St. Jude patient Camila plays with a toy house while sitting in a yellow patient room.

St. Jude patient Camila

 

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St. Jude patient Misheel

 
 
 

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