Gideon is a handsome little guy with a ready smile. Just three days after it was found Gideon had stage 4, high-risk neuroblastoma - a cancerous tumor - he was receiving his first dose of chemotherapy at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. His long and intensive cancer treatment plan involves surgery, antibody therapy, a bone marrow transplant and radiation therapy — but his smile has never waned.
Gideon’s great-grandmother has been giving faithfully to St. Jude for more than 25 years, never expecting she would personally know anyone who needed St. Jude — much less be a member of a St. Jude family herself. Like all families at St. Jude, Gideon’s will never receive a bill for treatment, travel, housing or food — because all a family should worry about is helping their child live. “Those concerns evaporate when you’re here, because of the supporters,” said Gideon’s mom.
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Meet Gunnar
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Meet Azalea
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Meet Janie
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Meet Bryce
When Bryce was diagnosed with sickle cell disease shortly after his birth, his parents were fearful for his future.
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Meet Elise
Although cancer tried to slow her down, Elise fought her way back from a rare brain tumor and is still fighting dirty against cancer, one Warrior Dash at a time.
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Meet David
David is an outgoing boy from Honduras. After he received a diagnosis of blood cancer, David was immediately referred to St. Jude.
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Meet Londyn
When Londyn’s parents, Anthony and Kascie, learned she had acute lymphoblastic leukemia, a type of blood cancer, they turned to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital® for her care.
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Giving cancer a karate chop
St. Jude patient Zoë is kicking, punching and blocking her way through treatment for a rare brain tumor.
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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 Iris
St. Jude patient Iris has always loved riding horses and wasn't going to let a brain tumor called craniopharyngioma stop her.
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Meet Jace
Jace always has an ear-to-ear grin, even the midst of treatment for a spinal tumor.
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Meet Charley
Charley led her college fundraising team for St. Jude just months before she became a patient there herself.
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Silly siblings
Griffin likes to play baseball and basketball with his twin brother, Graham, and their older siblings. But things weren’t all fun and games when Griffin’s family found out he had a rare type of cancer. They quickly turned to St. Jude for help.
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Meet Deunta
At only 2 weeks of age, Deunta was found to have sickle cell disease. St. Jude has taken major steps in its sickle cell program to help kids like Deunta.
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Meet Jordyn
A competitive gymnast, Jordyn's aches and pains were thought to be a sports injury. Then, she was found to have blood cancer.
