At the age of 2, my daughter, Hadley, was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia. Acute Myeloid Leukemia, commonly known as AML, is an aggressive blood cancer and remains one of the pediatric cancers with the poorest prognosis. Hadley was flown by helicopter to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital immediately following her diagnosis in February of 2018.
Our family lived in Memphis for 6 months while Hadley received chemo. We never received a bill for any of her treatment. During this time, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital also provided housing and meals for our family, at no cost.
Hadley is now 5 years in remission and in 3rd grade. She is healthy and gets to do all the things we had hoped she would someday do! She loves to play outside with her friends, dance, and swim.
We love giving back to the hospital that saved Hadley's life. We hope you will join us on Hadley's team this year for the St. Jude Walk/Run and help us fundraise for St. Jude!
As Danny Thomas said, "No child should die in the dawn of life," and St. Jude is committed to finding a cure for every child affected by childhood cancer. Please be a part of helping us get St. Jude to that point!
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This September, I’m joining the nationwide movement to honor Childhood Cancer Awareness Month and support those who need us most — the kids of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital®.
Can I count on your donation to help me reach my goal?
Families never receive a bill from St. Jude for treatment, travel, housing or food – so they can focus on helping their child live. Because of our generous donors, St. Jude can provide children cutting-edge treatments not covered by insurance, at no cost to families.
When St. Jude opened in 1962, childhood cancer was largely considered incurable. Since then, St. Jude has helped push the overall survival rate from 20% to more than 80%, and we won't stop until no child dies from cancer. Thank you for supporting me and the lifesaving work happening at St. Jude today.
Let’s cure childhood cancer. Together.