Patient Art Gallery
Some of the colorful artwork drawn by St. Jude patients
February 26, 2019 • 1 min
February 26, 2019 • 1 min
After a difficult battle, Austin is now not only living cancer-free, he's also living his dreams as an aspiring sports journalist. In April, he helped announced the fifth overall pick in the 2018 NFL Draft.
You’d be hard-pressed to find a place more in step with St. Jude than the Illinois city behind the Memphis to Peoria Run. It started small — a handful of runners, a motorhome, a couple of vans and a crazy notion.
St. Jude Connections brings together folks who have a link to St. Jude, but may not otherwise be connected. Many are supporters. Some are patients and families, doctors and researchers. Every one of them has a unique story to tell.
For young people, helping others is a natural response. It’s reflexive. They see a child hurting and it triggers something. We’ve collected the stories of several young people who’ve made the St. Jude mission their own.
The Memphis Zoo is highlighting the stories of St. Jude families by pairing lively patient and sibling artworks featuring some of the animals in zoo exhibitions.