St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital is committed to our founder Danny Thomas’ dream that one day no child will die in the dawn of life.
Our unique mission is to find cures that will save the lives of children with cancer and other catastrophic diseases in this country and around the world.
Because of the generous support of our donors, St. Jude is able to care for children without regard to their family’s ability to pay, and is the only pediatric cancer research center where families never pay for treatment not covered by insurance.
Your legacy can save tomorrow’s children.
Planned giving provides many ways for you to join in our mission and ensure your legacy will live on to help children overcome deadly diseases for years to come. You will find there are many options available for making a lasting gift that will help us realize Danny’s dream for all children.
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You can find out more about the options available here Or, if you have questions, please contact us at 1-800-395-1087 or giftplanning@stjude.org.
Patient Spotlight
Helen was discovered to have rhabdomyosarcoma in February 2008.
When Helen was born in 2007 in Latvia, she was a happy, healthy baby. Just eight months later, in February 2008, her mother, Andra, noticed a bruise on one of Helen’s buttocks. Concerned, she took her daughter to the pediatrician, who dismissed the bruise as nothing more than the result of Helen rolling over on a toy. But when a pea-like lump appeared overnight, and the bruise continued to spread, Andra took Helen to another doctor. He performed an ultrasound, and the results it revealed were devastating. Baby Helen had tumors on her pelvis. A follow-up MRI confirmed the presence of tumors, and surgery was scheduled for a week later.
The Trospers decided to make the legacy gift after their youngest son, Rich Trosper, a gifted percussionist, died of lung cancer in April 2006, at the age of 41.