Last December, blood tests revealed that 7-year-old Braden (pictured here) suffered from a "pre-leukemia" that unfortunately progressed to acute myeloid leukemia, a deadlier disease. A bone marrow transplant was required, but the family's insurance company refused to pay. The local doctor advised the family to seek treatment at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.
St. Jude is one of the world's premier centers for the research and treatment of pediatric cancer and other catastrophic childhood diseases. St. Jude is the only pediatric cancer research center where families never pay for treatment not covered by insurance. No child is ever denied treatment because of the family's inability to pay. Children from all 50 states and from around the world have come through the doors of St. Jude for treatment.
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We signed the “Give Victims of Childhood Cancer and Leukemia Hope this Holiday Season” Pledge:
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1:52 pm PST, Nov 21,Susan Ferrara, Pennsylvania
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12:04 pm PST, Nov 21,Name not displayed, California
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11:40 am PST, Nov 21,Jessica Narace, Florida
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11:17 am PST, Nov 21,Alejandro Delfino, Florida
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11:14 am PST, Nov 21,Scott Goodman, Florida
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11:00 am PST, Nov 21,Patricia Gallo, Arizona
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10:49 am PST, Nov 21,Name not displayed, Tennessee
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10:28 am PST, Nov 21,Sarah Roberts, New York
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10:27 am PST, Nov 21,Jamie Meyer, Oregon
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10:02 am PST, Nov 21,Petra Laug, Indiana
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9:51 am PST, Nov 21,Jacqueline Feulner, Colorado
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9:17 am PST, Nov 21,Laura Zanoli, Italy
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9:11 am PST, Nov 21,Frances Esposito, California
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9:11 am PST, Nov 21,Melanie Abrams, Massachusetts
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8:44 am PST, Nov 21,Carole Hess, New Mexico
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8:38 am PST, Nov 21,Sammeka Barriner, Florida
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6:56 am PST, Nov 21,Jim Neese, Arizona
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4:34 am PST, Nov 21,Jaymie Sanfilippo-Sherrard, California
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3:29 am PST, Nov 21,Alexandra MAUVE, France
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10:23 pm PST, Nov 20,Soo Thacker, Alaska
Last December, blood tests revealed that 7-year-old Braden (pictured here) suffered from a "pre-leukemia" that unfortunately progressed to acute myeloid leukemia, a deadlier disease. A bone marrow transplant was required, but the family's insurance company refused to pay. The local doctor advised the family to seek treatment at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.
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9:42 pm PST, Nov 20,Lee Simoni Youtz, New Mexico
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9:40 pm PST, Nov 20,Kayla Meadows varney, California
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8:50 pm PST, Nov 20,Name not displayed, Illinois
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8:45 pm PST, Nov 20,Brenda Goodwin, North Carolina
We are very active in a local organization called Riley's Army for Children and their families with Childhood Cancer.
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8:42 pm PST, Nov 20,Kim Ora-a, Hawaii
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7:03 pm PST, Nov 20,Maria Nieto, California
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6:45 pm PST, Nov 20,Alcio Lapa, Texas
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6:01 pm PST, Nov 20,Stacy Westhoff, Michigan
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5:27 pm PST, Nov 20,Pam Wilkinson, Michigan
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5:13 pm PST, Nov 20,Ian Thurlby, Colorado
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4:52 pm PST, Nov 20,MAKEDA KAHLEIN, South Carolina
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4:01 pm PST, Nov 20,Sheryl Goodwin, Maine
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3:42 pm PST, Nov 20,Jaedra Luke, California
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3:26 pm PST, Nov 20,Erika Parsons, Massachusetts
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2:34 pm PST, Nov 20,Rhonda Maness, Alabama
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2:28 pm PST, Nov 20,Ariel C, Canada
My heart and prayers are with these children and their families that all their needs be met in every way. I thank God for St Jude's Hospital and all who work there. Without them there would be far too many beautiful children who would not receive the care and treatments they so desperately need. I will definetely be spreading the news about this wonderful and caring hospital. I will post this in many places and forward to family and friends and ask them to do the same. Thank you so very much for all at St Jude's for all you all do for so very many children. God bless the children, their families and all who work at this wonderful hospital.
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2:25 pm PST, Nov 20,Staci Galvin, West Virginia
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2:02 pm PST, Nov 20,Bronwen Mahardy, New York
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1:27 pm PST, Nov 20,Ashley Payne, Pennsylvania
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12:56 pm PST, Nov 20,Patty Holton, California
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12:39 pm PST, Nov 20,June Harrison, New Jersey
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12:30 pm PST, Nov 20,Hope Gmyrek, Illinois
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12:22 pm PST, Nov 20,Judith Beaulieu, Massachusetts
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12:19 pm PST, Nov 20,Andrea Judd, California
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12:16 pm PST, Nov 20,Name not displayed, Kansas
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11:06 am PST, Nov 20,Susanna Im, New York
St. Jude is just one of the countless hospitals fighting to create a world without disease and cancer.
