Reagan wanted a little lamb from the gift shop at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. She saw the stuffed animal every day on her way to chemotherapy, but her mom didn’t have much spending money.
One day, Reagan’s doctor thought about everything the little girl had been through and decided to buy the lamb. Reagan had been undergoing intensive chemotherapy for her acute lymphoblastic leukemia, but the disease has proved resistant to therapy. Reagan had stayed strong through everything.
“Let’s go and get your lamb,” her doctor told Reagan. Now, Reagan has her stuffed animal.
Reagan loves St. Jude because she feels loved here. Jessica loves St. Jude because it’s saving her daughter’s life. “Her doctor won’t give up on her,” said Jessica.
Through the generous support of donors, families never receive a bill from St. Jude for treatment, housing or food—because all a family should worry about is helping their child live.
Reagan’s treatment also included a bone marrow transplant. Recently, Reagan’s family cheered with delight as she graduated from kindergarten.
Help give hope to kids like Reagan who are fighting life-threatening illnesses. Become a Partner In Hope monthly donor today.
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Meet Alex, Mythias and Ty
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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
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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
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Meet Tayde
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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
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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.
