Meet Hannah

When Hannah developed tiny red dots, called petechiae, on her body, her parents thought it might be a rash. Her doctor thought it was related to a virus and sent Hannah for bloodwork. The results were devastating.

Hannah had acute myeloid leukemia, but because of a genetic mutation, Hannah would need a transplant. At St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Hannah’s treatment has included chemotherapy and a haploidentical transplant.

St. Jude shares the breakthroughs it makes, and every child saved at St. Jude means doctors and scientists worldwide can use that knowledge to save thousands more children.

And Hannah’s family will never receive a bill from St. Jude for treatment, travel, housing or food — because all a family should worry about is helping their child live.

“This completely changed our focus from ‘how are we going to take care of our bills?’ to just concentrating on Hannah,” said her mom. “We’re blessed to be here because St. Jude makes it so we really can just focus on her.”

Editor's Note: We regret to inform you that Hannah lost her battle with cancer in August 2018.