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.
We love St Jude, and I trust everybody here.
St. Jude patient McClain's mother
“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.
St. Jude patient McClain
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