Meet Bridget
The name Bridget means “strength,” and that is something she grew into during cancer treatment.
St. Jude patient Bridget and her mom
"I thank God every day that she got kicked at soccer practice, because had she not, I don’t know when we would have found the cancer."
Jamie, Bridget’s mom
But what turned out to be a fortunate mishap still did not come in time to save Bridget’s foot. Doctors at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital® determined that the bone cancer in her right tibia, osteosarcoma, had crossed the growth plate, and an amputation would be necessary to her treatment. Before the amputation, St. Jude Child Life Specialists came to Bridget’s room to help her make keepsakes: casting a mold of her foot, making impressions of her toes. Bridget also received chemotherapy.
These days, Bridget is cancer-free, and thanks to a prosthesis and her own determination, she’s back to sports playing basketball, riding horses, competing on the swim team and more. A true competitor, Bridget said, “If you can train to win, you can teach yourself to never give up. I may not always win everything, but I never give up.”