Stories
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Kindness
Teachers rise to this teachable moment
03/27/2020
The St. Jude Educator Ambassador Network is made up of six social media influencers with an education focus. The network has donated free downloadable resources so that we can offer them to our educator and parent supporters in this time of need.
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Kindness
Look down: there's a message here about who we are
03/27/2020
People in communities across the nation have lately been looking down for inspiration. At their neighborhood sidewalks. Sidewalk chalk has become a way to express ourselves, with colorful drawings, messages of hope, and even messages of defiance against the new coronavirus.
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St. Jude Inspire
Practicing radical compassion in the time of social distancing
03/27/2020
At our best as humans, we look out for each other, especially the most vulnerable among us. We do a stranger a kind turn. We lead with our hearts. It’s how we’ll get through this coronavirus crisis — with the uplift of untold acts of human generosity, large and small.
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St. Jude Inspire
A message from ALSAC's CEO: the power of kindness
03/26/2020
Over the past several weeks we have been affected by schools closing, businesses adjusting and other difficult decisions related to COVID-19 in our communities and across the globe. It’s been hard for everyone, but it’s also during times of incredible distress that you witness the resilience and beauty of the human spirit.
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Kindness
Kevin Bacon’s Six Degrees of Caring
03/26/2020
There are, as the parlor game goes, only six degrees of separation between actor Kevin Bacon and everyone on earth. Which makes him a sort of expert to heed — or at least a welcome voice to hear — in these days of forced separation.
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Kindness
The art of compassion
03/26/2020
St. Jude patient Mack and his siblings, home from school and cooped up in these days of the coronavirus, are gathering around the kitchen table to draw pictures and write letters to send to nursing homes and hospitals.
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Kindness
“Bear Hunt” connects communities
03/25/2020
The 1989 children’s book “We’re Going on a Bear Hunt” is coming to life in communities across the globe. To help children pass the time as school and activities are cancelled, people are displaying stuffed animals for kids to spot when they go on walks with their parents.
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Kindness
Kids living with the new normal
03/25/2020
In these uncertain times, kids everywhere crave comfort, safety and some semblance of normalcy. It was this idea of normalcy behind the Facebook post of a mother who wanted to show her kids their birthdays were special despite having to cancel celebrations due to quarantine.
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Kindness
Teachers reach out to students with parades of love
03/24/2020
With schools closed across the country because of the coronavirus, teachers and staff at elementary schools in Maryland, Pennsylvania and Tennessee took to their cars and created parades through the neighborhoods of their students.
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Sessions
Morgan Wallen: Chasin' You
03/24/2020
Morgan Wallen performs an acoustic cover of "Chasin' You", live at St. Jude for patients and families.
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Kindness
Jake Owen's gift of song
03/24/2020
Country music star Jake Owen plays for fans via social media, keeping the human connection in these days of social distancing.
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Kindness
Feeding kids, nourishing the soul
03/23/2020
Debbie and Ed Witschen, inspired by their late son Dylan, a St. Jude patient, are teaming with other local businesses to provide free lunches for children who otherwise might go hungry because of school closings.
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Kindness
Let me tell you a story
03/23/2020
Josh Gad, voice of Olaf in Disney’s “Frozen” movies, is streaming nightly storytime sessions via Twitter, reading children’s books, complete with voices for each character.
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St. Jude Inspire
ALSAC's Response to COVID-19
03/16/2020
The President and CEO of ALSAC, the fundraising and awareness organization for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, expresses our concern and gratitude during this challenging time, and also provide a few updates on how ALSAC and St. Jude are responding to COVID-19.
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Possibilities
Saving Bella: Toddler Gets a Second Chance at St. Jude
03/13/2020
Bella, now 3, traveled from India to Memphis to receive chemotherapy and proton radiation therapy at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.
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Possibilities
Best Buddies: A Lifetime of Friendship that Started at St. Jude
03/06/2020
Though they’d been in school together for years, Josiah and Alivia’s friendship started many years before, when Josiah and Alivia’s big sister, Arianna, were both undergoing treatment for brain cancer at St. Jude.
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Possibilities
After Losing Part of Her Leg to Cancer, 8-Year-Old Pedals for St. Jude
03/05/2020
When cyclists at a Life Time® studio in Arizona climbed onto their stationary bikes for this year’s Ride for a Reason, they didn't have to look far for inspiration. They found it in the little girl with a leg prosthesis who was furiously pedaling right along with them.
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Legacy
Rev. Melvin Smith: 'Another Side of Humanity'
03/04/2020
As the segregationist laws of the 1950s and ‘60s kept African Americans from advancing socially and professionally, St. Jude offered a safe environment where equality was the order of the day.
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Inspired Questions
Inspired Questions: Patrick & Cathy Warburton
03/02/2020
With equal parts humor and generosity, Patrick and Cathy Warburton celebrate 29 years of marriage and 10 years of dedication to St. Jude.
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All Access
All Access: Anthony Brown
02/28/2020
St. Jude All Access dives deeper into Anthony Brown's relationship as to why St. Jude Children's Research Hospital is his charity of choice.
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Possibilities
Life Lessons in a Texas Garage
02/21/2020
What does a garage in Texas – and the lessons learned there – have to do with cancer treatment more than 10 years ago? Everything, it seems.
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Selfless
A House Full of Hope
02/12/2020
After losing their daughter Suzy to cancer, Jack and Barbara Pavlat are dedicated to helping St. Jude find a cure for others.
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Storied Lives
Tiara Herr: Songbird
02/08/2020
As a little girl, she used to run through the halls of St. Jude, singing at the top of her lungs. Today, Tiara plays piano, writes and performs original songs, performs in musical theater, and even teaches voice lessons despite being legally deaf, an after-effect of treatment for neuroblastoma.
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Possibilities
The Eternal Optimist: Calvin's Story
02/07/2020
After being treated for a brain tumor at St. Jude, Calvin is on a mission to make other people happy.
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Inspired Questions
Inspired Questions: Chef Calvo
02/02/2020
Miami-based chef, Adrianne Calvo, takes a break from her annual feast at St. Jude to explain how she "makes it count."
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Running Toward Life
A Year After Losing Her Leg, Athlete Faces Her Fears for St. Jude Kids
01/24/2020
Angie Heuser, a 48-year-old wife and mother of two completed, the Humana Rock ‘N’ Roll Arizona 10K as a St. Jude Hero, traversing the greatest distance since getting her new prosthetic leg less than a year ago.
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Selfless
St. Jude Goes Country
01/19/2020
The country music community has been rallying around St. Jude for more than three decades, raising $850 million and counting. Here are our favorite moments from the 2020 Country Cares Seminar in Memphis.
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Possibilities
Alive and Singing
01/18/2020
Singing with country music superstar Brad Paisley has put St. Jude survivor Addie on a national stage. She’s using it as a platform to help others.
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Selfless
Behind Lady Antebellum’s Support of St. Jude, a Strong Sense of Purpose
01/18/2020
After more than a decade of devotion to the cause, Lady A honored with the Randy Owen Angels Among Us Award.
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Possibilities
Cooking with Carly: Her Triumph Story as Told Through Her Food
01/10/2020
St. Jude survivor and former chef, Carly reclaims her love of cooking and shares stories of dishes that marked her time in treatment.
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Possibilities
Sharing a Cancer Diagnosis: The Stepsisters’ Story
01/10/2020
An unbelievable set of coincidences brings two families closer together than ever during treatment for osteosarcoma at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.
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Legacy
Danny’s Day
01/06/2020
One of the most remarkable lives of 20th Century America began on Jan. 6, 1914 — the birthdate of Danny Thomas. He achieved fame as a TV star, but his greatest role was raising the funds to build St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, on the belief that no child should die in the dawn of life.
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St. Jude Place
Get Inspired: Relive 5 St. Jude Moments from 2019
12/30/2019
From kindergarten graduation to athletic and artistic achievements, St. Jude patients inspired us in 2019. Here are five stories from the year that filled us with hope and have us looking forward to the promise of a new year.
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Inspired Questions
Inspired Questions: Chris Young
12/23/2019
Country music star Chris Young reveals his jazz roots and reconnects with a friend from St. Jude.
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St. Jude Place
St. Jude Patients Fly First Class to the North Pole on Delta Flight 1225
12/13/2019
Delta Air Lines has contributed more than $3 million to St. Jude in monetary and in-kind donations since 2010. With its spectacular Flight to the North Pole, Delta brings joy to the kids of St. Jude each holiday season.
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Inspired Questions
Inspired Questions: MatPat & Stephanie
12/13/2019
MatPat and wife Stephanie, AKA the Game Theorists, answer all the "softball" questions we can lob at them — and reveal their amazement at the work of St. Jude.
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Running Toward Life
2019 St. Jude Memphis Marathon
12/07/2019
More than 26,000 runners showed their support for the patients of St. Jude during the 2019 St. Jude Memphis Marathon.
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Running Toward Life
2019 St. Jude Memphis Marathon
12/07/2019
More than 26,000 runners zig-zag across downtown Memphis during the 2019 St. Jude Memphis Marathon
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Running Toward Life
Signs of a Marathon
12/07/2019
Throughout the course of the St. Jude Memphis Marathon, supporters craft homemade signs of appreciation and humor to encourage the more than 26,000 runners participating.
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St. Jude Inspire
How Running the Athens Marathon Showed Me the Global Heart of St. Jude
12/06/2019
Lexie Johnston is a St. Jude Hero from Memphis who recently ran the Athens Marathon. She writes about how the experience helped her realize the truly global nature of St. Jude.
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Running Toward Life
In Honor of Alexis, a Family Comes Together as Runners
12/06/2019
Six weeks ago, 15-year-old St. Jude patient Alexis passed away. Her family, including her 80-year-old grandfather, will honor her by running during the St. Jude Memphis Marathon Weekend.
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Inspired Questions
Inspired Questions: Jackie Aina
12/06/2019
Beauty YouTuber Jackie Aina would still be a MUA even if she wasn’t on YouTube — and she has the perfect word to describe St. Jude.
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St. Jude Place
Newest St. Jude Employees Puggle and Huckleberry Offer Furry Comfort
12/06/2019
Two specially-trained dogs at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital work with patients to help them meet clinical goals, easing fears and calming patients during challenging situations.
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Running Toward Life
Meet the Foot Soldiers Behind the St. Jude Memphis Marathon Weekend
12/04/2019
Volunteers for the St. Jude Memphis Marathon devote time, passion and expertise toward finding a cure.
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Legacy
Legacy of a Cure: The Life of Dr. Brian Sorrentino
11/26/2019
In a race against time, Dr. Brian Sorrentino helped introduce the word 'cure' to the devastating disease known as bubble boy. He died of cancer just a week after seeing proof that his gene therapy worked.
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Selfless
A Son of Memphis, Devoted to a Cause That’s Close to Home
11/22/2019
Points of Light honors St. Jude volunteer Jason Farmer for his work in helping the hospital build relationships and raise awareness in the African-American community.
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Possibilities
After More Than Two Years of Chemo, 5-Year-Old Gets A Long-Awaited Brick
11/21/2019
Five-year-old Lily was done with treatment, as her “Straight Outta Chemo” T-shirt emphatically declared. Now she was on her way to behold a surprise, to see something she had been wanting for quite some time: a brick.
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Possibilities
Mary Browder’s LPGA moment comes during the CME Group Tour Championship
11/20/2019
Golf helped this St. Jude patient through cancer treatment. Now she plays competitively and had a place in the CME Group Tour Championship Pro-Am.
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Possibilities
The Story Behind the Photo: Gabe's First Steps
11/07/2019
In a widely shared photo, Gabe, a St. Jude patient, took his first steps without the aid of a walker at the St. Jude Walk/Run Minneapolis, nearly two years after brain surgery left him paralyzed. He was assisted by his hero, four-time Supercross champion and St. Jude supporter Ryan Dungey.
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Possibilities
St. Jude Patient Javon Shines on Game Day In Memphis
11/01/2019
Javon, his mom and his sister each were treated for acute lymphoblastic leukemia at St. Jude. Now, he's a college freshman and a member of the Memphis Tigers' Mighty Sound of the South.
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Inspired Questions
Inspired Questions: Roman Reigns
10/22/2019
WWE Superstar Roman Reigns picks his dream opponents and explains his special connection with St. Jude patients.
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Running Toward Life
With New York City Marathon, St. Jude Hero Will Complete 50 Marathons in 50 States
10/18/2019
For the New York City Marathon, Steve is working toward a new goal of raising $262,000 — or $10,000 for every mile in a marathon. As Steve nears the completion of his 50-state run, his sights are set on what’s next. He knows he is not going to stop fundraising for cancer research — ever.
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Possibilities
After Facing Cancer Twice, One Family Finds a Second Home at St. Jude
10/18/2019
St. Jude successfully treated her sister. That gave Tiffany faith that the hospital could also help her son, Pepe.
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Inspired Questions
Inspired Questions: Río Roma
10/18/2019
Hermanos y músicos Rio Roma visitan St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital y hablan sobre el amor, la inspiración y su secreto para llevarse bien.
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St. Jude Inspire
St. Jude Becomes an Official Apple Music Curator
10/15/2019
Playlists created by patients and supporters of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital will be offered on the nation’s most used music streaming service.
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St. Jude Inspire
Songs That Help Me in Treatment and Life
10/15/2019
Paishence, 16, underwent years of physical therapy after being diagnosed with bone cancer in 2012. Now she wants to be known for her DJ skills, and was selected as one of the first St. Jude patients to curate a playlist for Apple Music.
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St. Jude Inspire
Building the Family Commons: Making a Long-time Dream Come True for St. Jude Families
10/14/2019
Janice English is a St. Jude nurse who serves as director of the Patient and Family Experience Office at St. Jude. Part of her job is bringing to life plans for the new Family Commons at St. Jude, a space created just for families to unwind and relax during treatment.
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Possibilities
Coming Home to St. Jude
10/04/2019
Khushi and her family love to visit the place of ‘big blessings’ after successful treatment for a rare cancerous tumor.
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Selfless
Carnival Cruise Line Reveals $15M Commitment for St. Jude During Day of Play
09/27/2019
After reaching its fundraising goal a year early, Carnival is ready to increase its support for St. Jude.
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St. Jude Place
Delivering Smiles: Amazon teams up with St. Jude to help kids with cancer
09/27/2019
Through its Amazon Goes Gold campaign, Amazon is supporting Childhood Cancer Awareness Month and inspiring St. Jude patients to have fun learning about science and technology.
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Running Toward Life
Training for Kona: 140.6 miles for St. Jude
09/27/2019
Triathlete Scott Sandlin has just weeks to prepare for his biggest fitness feat thus far: Representing the kids of St. Jude at IRONMAN Kona, one of the most prestigious endurance races in the world.
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St. Jude Inspire
Looking Back, Pressing Forward During Childhood Cancer Awareness Month
09/27/2019
The childhood cancer survival rate has increased from 20 percent to more than 80 percent since @StJude opened. But when your child falls into the other 20 percent, then that percentage is no longer acceptable, parent Paula Head writes.
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Selfless
United for Dylan, and St. Jude
09/18/2019
Dylan Witschen is gone but not forgotten as his hometown comes together to remember his legacy and support the St. Jude Walk/Run Minneapolis.
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Inspired Questions
Inspired Questions: Nick Eh 30
09/16/2019
YouTube and Twitch streamer Nick Eh 30 talks Lebanese food and the best Instagram accounts. Watch for a special fan cameo to close out the interview!
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Inspired Questions
Inspired Questions: Leon Bridges
09/16/2019
Soul singer, songwriter and record producer Leon Bridges takes the Inspired Questions chair to answers some questions.
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St. Jude Inspire
A Poem for My Son at Nine Years Old
09/13/2019
A St. Jude parent shares the sorrows and joys — and bittersweet milestones — of raising her child after cancer.
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St. Jude Inspire
World's most powerful Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectrometer arrives at St. Jude
09/12/2019
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital has acquired the most powerful superconducting magnet in the world – part of a new tool that will help researchers see farther into cells than ever before.
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St. Jude Inspire
U.S. News & World Report focuses on global impact of childhood cancer
09/05/2019
The global challenges presented by pediatric cancer drew into sharper focus with the publication of a series of articles by U.S. News & World Report that highlighted the work of St. Jude Children's Research Hospital and other institutions.
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Legacy
St. Jude A to Z
09/03/2019
H is for Hope: Take an A-to-Z look at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital and how it came to be.
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St. Jude Inspire
#Lifegoals: Why I'm Running 15 Marathons for St. Jude
08/30/2019
1,532. This is the number of miles I have run since I decided to take full control of my health and begin training to run 15 marathons in one year as a St. Jude Hero.
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Selfless
Hog Wild for St. Jude: Ohio Boy Raises $15,000 with Homegrown Pig
08/23/2019
Seventh-grader Diesel Pippert has become a media sensation after he raised $15,000 for St. Jude – thanks to a prime pig he raised himself.
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Selfless
Relay FM Plans Podcast Fundraiser for St. Jude
08/22/2019
The founders of podcast company Relay FM will host a first-ever, six-hour “Relay FM for St. Jude" podcastathon from the campus of St. Jude and streamed live on Twitch.
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St. Jude Inspire
The Tao of Colin: Five Things My Son Taught Us About Life
08/21/2019
In 2018, the city of Ithaca, New York celebrated the life and mourned the loss of 10-year-old Colin Hayward-Toland, its youngest police officer. His mom, Tamiko Toland, writes about the lessons Colin still teaches us about how to live life to the fullest.
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Sessions
Breaking Benjamin: Time After Time
08/21/2019
Breaking Benjamin performs an acoustic cover of "Time After Time", live at St. Jude for patients and families.
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Sessions
Breaking Benjamin: Until The End
08/15/2019
Breaking Benjamin performs an acoustic version of "Until the End", live at St. Jude for patients and families.
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All Access
All Access: Breaking Benjamin
08/15/2019
Breaking Benjamin talks about their influences, how music has impacted their lives and why they support St. Jude.
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Inspired Questions
Inspired Questions: Anh Sundstrom
08/12/2019
Anh Sundstrom, the creator of 9to5chic.com, talks San Francisco favorites, what she wears in her down time and how she's connected with the mission of St. Jude.
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Inspired Questions
Inspired Questions: Khadeen Ellis
08/05/2019
Khadeen Ellis is a "Millennial mom," creating content for YouTube, podcasts and more with her husband and three kids.
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St. Jude Inspire
New Study Sheds Light on the Scope of Childhood Cancer Worldwide
08/01/2019
With the measure known as disability-adjusted life years, health officials now can more accurately compare the burden of pediatric cancer with such other diseases as tuberculosis and HIV infection, researchers say.
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Moments
Path to the Podium
08/01/2019
A gymnast since she learned to walk, Jordyn has always been on a path to the podium. With the help of St. Jude and all those who support its life-saving mission, Jordyn is realizing her dream in the moment.
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Selfless
Par for the Cause
07/28/2019
St. Jude patients star alongside Brooks Koepka and the rest of the sport’s best at the World Golf Championships in Memphis.
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Possibilities
For the Love of Olivia
07/26/2019
She’s a 3-year-old girl facing leukemia, but not alone — Mom, Dad and her twin brother are with her every step.
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Possibilities
After Remarkable Cancer Journey, Teen Golfer Shines in a Tournament Full of Stars
07/23/2019
Having survived four bone marrow transplants with the help of St. Jude, Brennan takes his rightful place in a golf tournament full of luminaries.
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Possibilities
World Golf Championships: The Fall and Rise of Bailey
07/23/2019
Successfully treated by St. Jude, 14-year-old Bailey is the artistic inspiration behind FootJoy's custom shoes for PGA Tour pro golfer Justin Thomas.
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Possibilities
Dakota and Reid: A Pair of Aces at World Golf Championships
07/17/2019
A friendship born at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital is playing out on the golf course for Dakota and Reid during the World Golf Championships FedEx St. Jude Invitational.
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Possibilities
Smyrna's Blessings: How One Teen Coped With Medulloblastoma
07/17/2019
A brain tumor interrupted Smyrna's plans for her 13th birthday, but she considers herself a better, happier person for what she’s lived through and her experiences at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.
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Possibilities
Artist's Work Tells A Story of St. Jude
07/09/2019
One prominent painter in the Memphis art scene has found a way to use his talents to give back to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, an institution that’s helping his teenage son deal with sickle cell disease.
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Selfless
Meet the College Kids Who Are Helping the Kids of St. Jude
07/02/2019
St. Jude Inspire caught up with several college students and campus advisors and they opened up about why they support the St. Jude mission.
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Selfless
With Sunshine and Hard Work, Community Garden Comes to Life
06/25/2019
Located just north of the campus of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, the Uptown Community Garden is being brought back to life so it can grow vegetables, herbs and berries to supplement food sources in the neighborhood.
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Selfless
For NFL's Ben Leber, Connection to St. Jude is Personal
06/20/2019
Fifteen years after losing his nephew to brain cancer, football color commentator and former Minnesota Viking Ben Leber tells his family's story to support St. Jude.
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Selfless
Corvette Owners Drive Support for St. Jude
06/18/2019
The St. Jude Corvette Drive raises money for St. Jude and turns heads on the road from Illinois to Memphis.
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St. Jude Place
Pomp, Circumstance and Graduation
06/18/2019
The 2019 kindergarten class of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital featured thirteen youngsters donning caps and gowns, including patients from as far away as Nicaragua.
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Storied Lives
Kris Xifos: A Survivor's Survivor
06/14/2019
His young life threatened by a rare blood disorder, St. Jude patient Kris Xifos grew up to serve his country as a Marine in Iraq and Afghanistan.
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St. Jude Inspire
Khadeen Ellis: How Millennials Can Use Social Media for Good
06/12/2019
Khadeen Ellis, an actress, TV host and mom of three, talks about how she learned to use her social influence to make a difference for St. Jude.
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Selfless
Singing the Praises of St. Jude
06/07/2019
Darius Rucker puts his big heart, soulful voice and fundraising muscle into his favorite cause — helping kids.
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Selfless
Chip Gaines and friends launch celebrity fundraiser for St. Jude
06/04/2019
Chip Gaines rounded up celebrity friends to create a social media fundraising competition - the #ChipInChallenge - to help the kids of St. Jude.
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St. Jude Inspire
St. Jude Awarded $35 Million Grant for Groundbreaking Flu Research
05/23/2019
St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital will direct a groundbreaking, federally funded effort to discover how flu affects the developing immune system in research that will aid creation of a universal flu vaccine.
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St. Jude Place
Teen Formal: A Night of Fun for St. Jude Patients
05/20/2019
Groundbreaking research and lifesaving treatment are St. Jude's hallmarks, but the hospital's annual Teen Formal is a time for friends and fun.
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Inspired Questions
Inspired Questions: DrLupo & MrsDrLupo
05/16/2019
Gaming dream team DrLupo and MrsDrLupo talk about their favorites, explain the wrong way to eat pizza and share how they found their purpose through St. Jude.
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Selfless
Jack Vosse: Leaving a Legacy for St. Jude
05/10/2019
A long-time St. Jude donor, Jack Vosse sheepishly admits he crashed the opening of the hospital in 1962. In the years since, he's learned supporting St. Jude requires no special invitation.
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Legacy
Jack Vosse: Leaving a Legacy for St. Jude
05/10/2019
A long-time St. Jude donor, Jack Vosse sheepishly admits he crashed the opening of the hospital in 1962. In the years since, he's learned supporting St. Jude requires no special invitation.
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Inspired Questions
Elizabeth Olsen
05/02/2019
Scarlet Witch, aka Wanda Maximoff, aka Elizabeth Olsen kicks off the Inspired Questions series with insight into her new hobbies, most challenging on-screen role and what moved her about St. Jude.
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Inspired Questions
Inspired Questions: Shalom Blac
05/02/2019
Shalom Blac, a beauty influencer with more than a million YouTube subscribers, answers about herself, where beauty really comes from and her first St. Jude experience.
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Running Toward Life
Football Stars Turn Fundraising Champs
05/01/2019
A team from hospital's hometown runs away with Touchdowns Against Cancer national title.
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Running Toward Life
Mission Possible: Adam's Army Sets its Sights on $1M
04/26/2019
Former St. Jude patient Adam is preparing to run the St. Jude Memphis Marathon in his mission to raise $1 million for St. Jude.
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Selfless
A Taste of Home
04/23/2019
Chef Adrianne Calvo's holiday meal for St. Jude is 'Hispanic at heart.' When she makes her special feast every year for the families of St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, it's sure to include flan.
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Possibilities
Fast forward: A two-sport athlete, Owen is on course for success
04/18/2019
Owen discovered a love of running even as he was being treated for leukemia at St. Jude.
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St. Jude Inspire
A New Cure for 'Bubble Boy'
04/18/2019
Donors applaud as St. Jude announces gene therapy cure for babies with X-linked severe combined immunodeficiency.
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Possibilities
A Dancer's Dream: Aubrey Takes The Stage
04/16/2019
As a baby, Aubrey met her milestones — walking, talking — on time. When she was 3 years old, her parents enrolled her in her first dance lessons. Aubrey quickly fell in love.
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Selfless
Supercross' Ryan Dungey Becomes Fast Friends with St. Jude Patient
04/02/2019
A dirt bike-loving boy named Gabe may have lost his dream of racing because of brain cancer, but he’s gained a buddy in Supercross legend Ryan Dungey.
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Storied Lives
Aiding Syrian Refugees: A Voice for the Voiceless
03/28/2019
At 31, Sean Kenney is a veteran aid worker, helping refugees and migrants in Lebanon. His compassion stems from the hardships he faced after having a brain tumor at age 3.
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Possibilities
From Singapore to St. Jude: Zahaan's Story
03/21/2019
A series of odd, eerie coincidences propelled a sick child and his family nearly 10,000 miles from Southeast Asia to St. Jude.
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Selfless
Sweethearts for St. Jude
03/15/2019
Cade Watson’s family and his supporters in places like Chilhowie and Damascus raised more than $104,000 last year. How does this area of the Appalachians do so much?
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Storied Lives
Making Art, Making Meaning
03/13/2019
When Michelle was treated for leukemia at St. Jude 45 years ago, her chances of survival were 50 percent. Now, she makes art to show her gratitude and support the hospital where survival rates have soared to 94 percent.
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Storied Lives
Art Imitates Life for Kris Keys
03/05/2019
Fashion designer and illustrator Kris Keys first learned to love painting as a child in a hospital bed. After traveling the globe, Kris still gets inspiration from the blood disorder that’s been with her since she was born.
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Selfless
Run Rich Run
03/02/2019
NFL Network anchor Rich Eisen’s fundraising and awareness campaign for St. Jude isn’t about speed. It isn’t even about style, though he dresses in suit and tie and dons flashy cleats while running his annual 40-yard dash at the NFL Scouting Combine.
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Storied Lives
An Open Door: Cedric's Story
02/26/2019
As the son of sharecroppers in the 1960s, two-year-old Cedric faced nearly insurmountable obstacles when he developed kidney cancer. St. Jude was there to help save his life.
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Selfless
Making History at St. Jude
02/21/2019
When St. Jude opened in 1962, Danny Thomas vowed the hospital would treat patients regardless of race, religion or ability to pay. In 1968, Dr. Rudolph Jackson became one of the first black doctors at St. Jude.
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Legacy
Making History at St. Jude
02/21/2019
When St. Jude opened in 1962, Danny Thomas vowed the hospital would treat patients regardless of race, religion or ability to pay. In 1968, Dr. Rudolph Jackson became one of the first black doctors at St. Jude.
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Selfless
Architect to Stars and St. Jude
02/20/2019
Paul Williams, an African-American architect who made his name designing homes for stars like Frank Sinatra and Lucille Ball, donated his services to help his friend Danny Thomas build St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.
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Legacy
Architect to Stars and St. Jude
02/20/2019
Paul Williams, an African-American architect who made his name designing homes for stars like Frank Sinatra and Lucille Ball, donated his services to help his friend Danny Thomas build St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.
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Possibilities
The Longest Lap
02/18/2019
After a summer lost to cancer treatment, Katherine has found her way back into the swimming pool and back into the stream of high school life. She's faced bigger challenges - life and death challenges - and prevailed.
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Selfless
Feast Honors Daughter's Memory
02/01/2019
St. Jude S'travaganza — the annual feast and football watch party that's become Arkansas' largest fundraiser for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital — carries on one girl's memory and raises millions to help children like her all over the world.
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Selfless
Celebrating Country Cares
01/24/2019
This year St. Jude is celebrating the 30th anniversary of Country Cares, which began after Danny Thomas approached Alabama lead singer Randy Owen. The result is nothing less than one of country music’s greatest hits ever.
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Selfless
Country Cares Turns 30
01/24/2019
2019 marks the 30th anniversary of Country Cares for St. Jude Kids. The fundraising program started by country music legend Randy Owen has raised more than $800 million for St. Jude over the last three decades.
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Selfless
The Day Danny Thomas Visited KSON
01/23/2019
If you’re telling the story of Country Cares — one of the most successful fundraising campaigns in radio history — you have to turn the dial to 103.7. San Diego’s KSON has raised millions for St. Jude and created unforgettable memories.
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Selfless
Healing and Harmony
01/17/2019
Country music fans love duets, and those famed pairings have produced some classics. But the best duet of all may be the one the genre has been singing for three decades with St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.
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Selfless
Peoria Proud
01/17/2019
You’d be hard-pressed to find a place more in step with St. Jude than the Illinois city behind the Memphis to Peoria Run. It started small — a handful of runners, a motorhome, a couple of vans and a crazy notion. Today, it's raised $56.2 million in its history.
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Storied Lives
'The Royal Wedding of St. Jude'
01/17/2019
Lindsey Wilkerson and Joel Alsup — cancer survivors, co-workers and friends since childhood — were married on the campus of St. Jude, a hospital that didn’t simply heal them but saved their lives and shaped them, in profound ways.
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Storied Lives
'You're The Reason I Built This Hospital'
01/17/2019
Danny Thomas said it would be worth building St. Jude Children's Research Hospital if it saved just one child’s life. He might have been talking about an Arkansas country boy named Dwight Tosh. Tosh was St. Jude patient number 17.
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Possibilities
Running, Resilience and a 'Robot Leg'
01/17/2019
Mack is a boy in motion. He runs and jumps and tumbles as much as any 9-year-old. He's also a cancer survivor and amputee, but that becomes an afterthought in his day-to-day life, at school and on the basketball court.
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Possibilities
Nick's Song: Heart and Hard Truths
01/17/2019
He was a quiet kid with a gift for basketball — and a cancer diagnosis. Now, he's a teenager transformed, rapping his St. Jude story with survivor songs full of rhyme and raw emotion, a soundtrack to a teenager's two-and-a-half year journey through darkness to light.
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St. Jude Place
Music Strikes Chord with Patients
01/17/2019
As a music therapist, Amy Love will tell you music is not only a necessary part of treatment. It’s a learning tool, a coping mechanism, a creative outlet, and a sure-fire way to spark that sweetest of sounds — children laughing, playing and having fun.
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St. Jude Place
It's How They Roll
01/17/2019
St. Jude’s iconic red wagons are all around the hospital, these vehicles of hope and transport, these symbols of childhood and of the St. Jude philosophy of tending to the patient’s emotional as well as physical state.
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Moments
Three Generations of Tayde
01/17/2019
At 7 years old, Tayde was diagnosed with leukemia. She and her family traveled from Mexico to receive treatment at St. Jude. Today, with her cancer in remission, Tayde is grateful to be able to give back to the hospital where her life was saved.
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Moments
Unfinished Business
01/17/2019
At 15 years old, Chandler was just about to begin training for a half-marathon when he was diagnosed with a brain tumor. After 2-plus years of treatment at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, he's finally about to toe the starting line.
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Moments
Nick Reclaims His Dream
01/17/2019
Nick was a rising talent in the basketball community until a cancer diagnosis interrupted his dreams.
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Moments
Hailey Takes the Spotlight
01/17/2019
St. Jude patient Hailey twice battled cancer. She has lost close friends to the same dreaded disease. Now her courageous fight and incredible voice have earned her an invitation to take her biggest stage yet for the moment of a lifetime.
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Moments
Austin's Dream Pick
01/17/2019
St. Jude patient Austin announced the Denver Broncos' first pick at the 2018 NFL Draft.
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Running Toward Life
A Race Like No Other
01/17/2019
The St. Jude Memphis Marathon Weekend is an unforgettable homecoming for everyone involved — when the St. Jude family reconnects with one another, encourages kids currently undergoing treatment and honors those who didn’t survive.
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Running Toward Life
One Big Family
11/29/2018
They first met in New York City, at a photo shoot for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital — two families on separate cancer journeys, but with so much common ground over which to bond.
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Selfless
Little Minden Leads the Way
02/12/2018
Looking for the very image of a quaint Southern town? Visit Minden, La. (Pop. 12,577). But sleepy? Not Minden. It’s too busy raising money for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital with over four decades of devotion to the hospital.
