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McClain's story
McClain was found to have cancer even before she was born, when an ultrasound at 36 weeks showed a mass on her adrenal gland. The diagnosis was neuroblastoma, a cancer that starts in cells of the sympathetic nervous system.
McClain’s first visit to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital occurred when she was 9 days old. At the age of a few weeks, she underwent surgery to remove her right adrenal gland along with the cancerous mass, and she continues to visit St. Jude very few weeks for scans.
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We love St Jude, and I trust everybody here.
St. Jude patient McClain's mother
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“The doctors are keeping a very close eye on her, and I know that if something happens, they will intervene quickly. I know she’s in very good hands.” McClain is a “daddy’s girl” and a little sister to toddler Brian, who loves to help care for her and make her laugh.
Families never receive a bill from St. Jude for treatment, travel, housing or food — so they can focus on helping their child live.
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St. Jude patient McClain
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St. Jude patient Misheel