Soon after Micah started kindergarten in the fall of 2022, his mom noticed he looked especially pale. But she thought it was because he spent more time in the classroom and less outdoors in the cooler weather.
In the following weeks, Micah, then 5, became listless, often putting himself to bed for naps. He ran intermittent fevers during the week of Thanksgiving and then, alarmingly, had a series of nosebleeds.
A call to the pediatrician led to a trip to urgent care and then the local children’s hospital where tests revealed Micah had leukemia. Micah was referred to St. Jude.
Micah arrived at St. Jude by ambulance in the middle of the night. Even so, a St. Jude team was waiting on his family.
Micah had some hard days as his chemotherapy treatment plan began. However, the experience inspired him to want to help other kids when he gets older.
Micah is now a second grader, is doing well, and hopes to become a St. Jude nurse one day. He got a piggy bank for Christmas and has been saving money to give to St. Jude to help other kids.
He has the most generous, precious heart for people and for kids, and he makes me just want to be a better person myself.
— Rebeccah, Micah's mom
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