Meet Camila

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St. Jude patient Camila works on art projects a a table and wears a headband.

St. Jude patient Camila

 
 
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Camila wears a grey handband while her dad hugs her.

St. Jude patient Camila with her father

 

Camila's story

Camila was desperate to go to the playground one morning as her mother spoke on the phone. “I want to go play,” she implored. Her mother, Ana, was reminded again how Camila’s energy was back then, even as her youngest daughter, now 3, was still undergoing cancer treatment at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.

 
 

Camila was diagnosed three days before her 3rd birthday in September 2023 with Wilms tumor, a solid cancerous tumor of the kidney that arises from immature kidney cells.

 
St. Jude patient Camila plays with a toy house while sitting in a yellow patient room.
 
 
St. Jude patient Camila holds her arms straight up above her head.
 

“The same day that we arrived we got tests, and she started treatment within a few days that we got here,” she said. At St. Jude, Camila has received proton radiation therapy and weekly chemotherapy.

 
 

“She’s eating good, drinking, playing and running,” she said, Ana, noting her favorite foods are steak tacos and chocolate ice cream. “She’s back to herself just wanting to play.” 

Camila enjoys playing with her older siblings, which include two sisters and three brothers. She also likes strolls in the park and painting.

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St. Jude patient Camila wears an pink outfit and walks down a hallway at St. Jude.
 
 

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 Camila is carried by her mother with a statue of St. Jude in the background.

St. Jude patient Camila and her mom at St. Jude

 

St. Jude means everything. Here I have a lot of hope, and I feel that when we leave here, she will be cured.

- Camila's mom, Ana

 
 
 
St. Jude patient Camila stands between two family members who kneel down and smile at her.

St. Jude patient Camila with family members

 

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