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Because of generous donors like you, we can provide children cutting-edge treatments not covered by insurance, at no cost to families.
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St. Jude patient Luna
with her dad
St. Jude not only offers new treatment without a cost to us, but along with that treatment comes empathy and a lot of warmth.
- Mario, Luna's dad
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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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Where I would get emotional about it often, she’s been like, ‘Mommy, I’m okay. I’m doing good.
— Lachaka, Alana's mom
![St. Jude patient Alana and her mom next to a Christmas tree.](/content/sites/www/en_US/home/about-st-jude/stories/meet-our-patients/holiday-family-patient-video/jcr:content/par-1/cnt_row_1479028536_c_1968220406/par-1/cnt_column_193590693/par-1/image_v2.img.16.medium.jpg/1701202869478.jpg)
St. Jude patient Alana
with her mom
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When St. Jude opened in 1962, childhood cancer was considered incurable. Since then, St. Jude has helped push the overall survival rate from 20% to more than 80%, and we won't stop until no child dies from cancer.
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![St. Jude patient Mabry holds a famed photo of herself from when she was in treatment at St. Jude.](/content/sites/www/en_US/home/about-st-jude/stories/meet-our-patients/holiday-family-patient-video/jcr:content/par-1/cnt_row_1479028536_c_479805593/par-1/cnt_column_193590693/par-1/image_v2.img.16.medium.jpg/1701877173590.jpg)
St. Jude patient Mabry
Thanks to St. Jude, we’re ready to watch Mabry grow up and be a strong beautiful woman and help change lives like St. Jude has for us.
– Jenny, Mabry's mom
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St. Jude cares for some of the world’s sickest children regardless of their race, ethnicity, beliefs or ability to pay. Our patients receive the customized care they need to treat childhood cancer and other life-threatening diseases, no matter what barriers they may face.
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St. Jude is the place where my child’s life was saved. It’s like a holy place to me. I take pride in saying my child was treated at St. Jude. There is no place like St. Jude.
—Divya, Avyan's mom
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St. Jude patient Avyan
with his parents
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Every child deserves a chance to live their best life and celebrate every moment. When you support St. Jude, you can help make cures possible for kids with cancer. Together, we can save more lives.
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![St. Jude patient Abraham and his parents, who are kneeling next to him.](/content/sites/www/en_US/home/about-st-jude/stories/meet-our-patients/holiday-family-patient-video/jcr:content/par-1/cnt_row_1479028536_c_696068097/par-1/cnt_column_193590693/par-1/image_v2_copy_copy.img.16.medium.jpg/1710874616424.jpg)
St. Jude patient Abraham with his parents
Every experience at St. Jude, you feel loved. St. Jude has given us hope, love and a home away from home.
- Abraham's mother
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Thank you
Your continued support gives St. Jude families a gift that could last a lifetime.
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