Meet Hender

They traveled more than 2,000 miles from their home in South America to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital for his treatment and care.

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Hender will undergo chemotherapy and proton beam therapy. His family is grateful for St. Jude.

“Because of St. Jude, I know my son will be saved,” said his father. “This is the best hospital. We have faith. Faith lets you see the invisible, feel the intangible and achieve the impossible. This applies 100 percent to St. Jude.”

Hender is responding well to treatment. He’s a curious, intelligent boy who loves to learn.

“For us, St. Jude means to be reborn,” said Hender’s father. “St. Jude gives us hope that things will again be as they used to be.”