"Chemo was tough, but I was tougher."
After cancer treatment at St. Jude, Emma is back to cheerleading.

November 20, 2020 • 0 min

November 20, 2020 • 0 min
Despite multiple disabilities and a cancer diagnosis, this St. Jude patient’s family takes nothing for granted.
Camila's courage motivated her sister Alexandra to complete basic combat training.
She leads a team of St. Jude doctors and researchers working to ‘get cures faster for kids with cancer’
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.