Podcasts for caregivers
A child’s diagnosis of a serious illness can be difficult. Families, guardians and loved ones can feel a range of emotions and often need support during their child’s treatment.
Caregivers SHARE, a St. Jude Podcast
Caregivers SHARE, a St. Jude podcast, is a forum for family caregivers to listen to advice, reflect, get encouragement and hear real stories from families and hospital staff. SHARE stands for Support, Honor, Advise, Reflect and Encourage. The podcast is brought to you by Patient Family-Centered Care and Psychosocial Services at St. Jude.
Podcasts about grief
Grieving a child is something no family should have to experience. These are devastating situations, and we believe support for families, especially around these trying times, is essential.
Connecting Through Grief When a Child Dies
Connecting Through Grief When a Child Dies is a podcast created by parents who have experienced the death of a child. Each episode focuses on a different aspect of early grief. Bereaved dad Andy McCall leads rich conversations with parents as they share their grief experiences. Justin Baker, MD, former Chief, Division of Quality of Life and Palliative Care, and other St. Jude experts provide observations, reflections and resources. Music for each episode is generously provided by Stanton Lanier, Copyright, Music to Light the World, Inc.
Podcasts about life at St. Jude
Through the stories of patients, families and staff, we touch on topics like the experience of pediatric cancer treatment, cancer research, clinical trials, cancer awareness and disparities in patient care. These podcasts are for cancer patients, families and the general public — anyone can learn from them. They offer diverse perspectives and deep dives into lived experiences.
St. Jude Storied Lives
St. Jude Storied Lives is the winner of two Signal Awards and brings listeners into intimate conversations with the patients and families of St. Jude. The series is hosted by Joel Alsup, who was diagnosed with osteosarcoma, a type of bone cancer, when he was seven years old. He was treated at St. Jude in the 1980s. He talks with other patients and parents of patients to hear more than their cancer story — their whole story.
St. Jude Connections
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.
St. Jude Inspire Audio Stories
Hear standalone audio stories about patients, supporters and global partners of St. Jude. From a gamer who started a podcast that now supports St. Jude to the people who mobilized to save pediatric cancer patients in Ukraine, St. Jude Inspire Audio Stories offer immersive narrative experiences and compelling conversations.
St. Jude Soundbites
The life-threatening illness of a child has far-reaching effects. It can uproot families, mobilize communities and cause people to question their faith or find their purpose. Each episode of St. Jude Soundbites is just a few minutes long and relays a story that unfolds around St. Jude as told by the people at the center: patients, parents, donors, volunteers and more.
Podcasts about childhood cancer survivors
Listen to the inspiring stories of former St. Jude patients. Podcast hosts and guests discuss careers, hobbies, cancer advocacy and more.
St. Jude Mission of a Lifetime
In 1962, two events that seemed impossible happened about two weeks apart: John Glenn became the first America to orbit the planet. And St. Jude opened its doors, providing customized care for some of the world's sickest children regardless of their race, ethnicity, beliefs or ability to pay.
Six decades later, former St. Jude patient Hayley Arceneaux became the youngest American to orbit the Earth. St. Jude Mission of a Lifetime offers a unique perspective on her story.
Flashpoint
Everything changed when the cancer diagnosis came for Jessica Turri at nine years old. But her story isn’t what you think. Not even close. Relive her improbable life — from treatment at St. Jude to the set of a popular TV show and from Nashville TV news to country music — with members of her awestruck family.
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