Cindy doesn't just look on the bright side, she lives it
Her zest for life is undiminished by cancer treatment.

September 02, 2020 • 3 min

September 02, 2020 • 3 min
St. Jude improves quality of life for young sickle cell patients with use of medicine that reduces life threatening symptoms of the disease.
When chemotherapy caused Kinsley’s hair to fall out, her mom crocheted her a hat with long brown yarn braids. Turns out it had magical powers.
Yike has gone through chemotherapy and a bone marrow transplant for acute myeloid leukemia (AML).
St. Jude Storied Lives brings you intimate conversations with the patients and families of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. It’s hosted by Joel Alsup. He was diagnosed with osteosarcoma, a type of bone cancer, when he was 7 years old.
St. Jude Connections brings together folks who have a link to St. Jude, but may not otherwise be connected. Many are supporters. Some are patients and families, doctors and researchers. Every one of them has a unique story to tell.
The Memphis Zoo is highlighting the stories of St. Jude families by pairing lively patient and sibling artworks featuring some of the animals in zoo exhibitions.