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The life-threatening illness of a child has far-reaching effects. It can uproot families, mobilize communities, cause people to question their faith or to find their purpose. St. Jude Soundbites collects...
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The life-threatening illness of a child has far-reaching effects. It can uproot families, mobilize communities, cause people to question their faith or to find their purpose. St. Jude Soundbites collects the stories that unfold around St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, as told by those who live them: patients, parents, donors, volunteers and more.
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5 OCT 2021 · Eleanor arrived at St. Jude on her very first birthday. It wasn’t exactly the celebration her mom, Elizabeth, had planned. In the months of leukemia treatment that followed, Eleanor made friends all over the hospital. But two in particular always put a smile on her face: Puggle and Huckleberry.
19 OCT 2021 · Amy was a sixth grader whose biggest worry in the world was the next day’s spelling test. Then she was diagnosed with leukemia. After successful treatment, she relapsed as a high schooler. But St. Jude didn’t just give her a second and third chance at life. It gave her a purpose
19 OCT 2021 · A pediatric cancer diagnosis is devastating, but in that moment, families also have crucial decisions to make — including where to seek treatment. When Brittney and Kiara, moms to 5-year-old Ashtyn, couldn’t agree whether to stay home or uproot the family, they asked for a sign.
19 OCT 2021 · When a child is sick, a parent’s instinct is to do something — anything — to help. That was especially true for Ryan, a first responder in his professional life. When his son, Brody, was diagnosed with leukemia, Ryan felt helpless. So he put his trust in St. Jude.
19 OCT 2021 · When a child is diagnosed with cancer, the whole family’s life is upended. That’s how it was for Jillian when her son Alexander was treated at St. Jude for a cancerous brain tumor. She had to learn to release control. Only then could she master the minute-by-minute life of a cancer mom.
19 OCT 2021 · Janine felt scared and alone. Her 2-year-old daughter Marina had been diagnosed with retinoblastoma. But then mom felt the human touch of St. Jude, a place where healing comes with hope — and hugs. Suddenly, the fear left Janine and she could focus on what truly mattered.
19 OCT 2021 · For many patients, the toughest part of treatment is losing their hair. It’s that moment when they tell the world: I have cancer. But as Quincy braced for that side effect of chemotherapy, his dad, Quinton, found way to make being bald not so bad, after all.
19 OCT 2021 · Being a mom isn’t easy in the best of times. So imagine all the usual roles and responsibilities, plus having a child with cancer. When Braxton was diagnosed with a brain tumor, Nadine found solace at St. Jude, where she found herself part of a whole new family.
19 OCT 2021 · Dallas has been through a lot, from the death of his father to the tumor on his back to the bullying he faced because of his condition. So St. Jude was more than a place for medical treatment. It was a place to feel safe, to find moments of joy — joy that Dallas radiates back to everyone he meets.
18 NOV 2021 · Nothing prepared the Solomons for the loss of their firstborn Joshua to inoperable brain cancer. The grief sat so thick, so heavy on their chest, making it hard to move, breathe, speak. But hearing the urgent cry of their second son, Caleb, born just a month before Joshua died, showed them life goes on. They found strength and purpose taking care of Caleb and establishing a non-profit that gives annually to St. Jude’s brain tumor program, helping other families facing some of the same struggles they did.
The life-threatening illness of a child has far-reaching effects. It can uproot families, mobilize communities, cause people to question their faith or to find their purpose. St. Jude Soundbites collects...
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The life-threatening illness of a child has far-reaching effects. It can uproot families, mobilize communities, cause people to question their faith or to find their purpose. St. Jude Soundbites collects the stories that unfold around St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, as told by those who live them: patients, parents, donors, volunteers and more.
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| Author | St. Jude Podcasts |
| Organization | St. Jude Podcasts |
| Categories | Personal Journals , Non-Profit |
| Website | www.stjude.org |
| podcasts@stjude.org |
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