Tamara Age 8 Brain Tumor Rosaline, Tamara’s mom, first knew something was wrong when Tamara started walking funny last summer. She began seeking answers, taking Tamara to the local hospital and clinic in their native country, The Bahamas. Tamara was sent to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital once an MRI revealed that she had a brain tumor. […]

Jamill Age 4 Sickle Cell Disease Jamill was born with sickle beta thalassemia disease, which is a subtype of sick cell disease. He has experienced some of the most severe symptoms of sickle cell, including pain crises and high fevers, but no matter what, St. Jude has always been right beside him. Jamil is one […]

David 7 Years Old Blood Cancer David suffered from acute lymphoblastic leukemia, which is the most common form of childhood cancer. After a fainting spell one Christmas, David was rushed to the local emergency room and the very next day went to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. After tests came back positive for blood cancer, he […]

Thank you Charlotte community! We raised more than $97,000 in the St. Jude Radiothon. We were at $67,000 on Thursday at 7 p.m. We pushed over Friday, Saturday and Sunday and you came through. We gained another $30,000. It is a great feeling to know that our local and companywide efforts will assist the most […]

The patient families and staff at St. Jude want to say THANK YOU to each and every one of you for a great Radio Cares St. Jude Radiothon! Radio One did an outstanding job and raised over $1,304,286 for the kids of St. Jude! Charlotte raised more than $66,000.

Every story about St. Jude doesn’t have a fairytale ending, but that doesn’t stop parents such as Charise Garret from sharing their story. Garret tells Melanie Clark how St. Jude gave her family hope when her infant son was diagnosed with cancer.

Nine-year-old Kayla has a million-watt smile. When it spreads across her face, which is often, it shows the light inside her that not even childhood cancer can dim.

When Apollos was 4 weeks old, he was already trying to roll over and sit up. He laughed and smiled when he saw his mother. He was always happy.

National recording artists showing their support for St. Jude.

Kayla and Pierce enjoying the celebrities on the Red Carpet at the Dove Awards.

St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital is leading the way the world understands, treats and defeats childhood cancer and other deadly diseases. St. Jude has the world’s best survival rates for the most aggressive childhood cancers, and treatments invented at St. Jude have helped push the overall childhood cancer survival rate from 20 percent to 80 […]

St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital QUICK FACTS St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital® opened in 1962 and was founded by the late entertainer Danny Thomas. Its mission is to find cures for children with cancer and other deadly diseases through research and treatment. Families never receive a bill from St. Jude for treatment, travel, housing, or […]