This two-minute video will warm your heart more than any paper Christmas card or holiday movie ever could. It starts with a sweet solo from Ellen, a 5-year-old patient at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Then things start to rock when several other patients join in.
If you agree this is the cutest holiday greeting of the year, (and I know you do) then please pass it along to a friend!
More about St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
There’s no way you can not love this place. Not only do they freely share their research findings with doctors and scientists all over the world, but families never pay for treatment not covered by insurance. St. Jude is the only pediatric cancer research center to offer such special hope, even when families can’t afford treatment.
Patients at St. Jude are referred by a physician, and they generally have a disease currently under study and are eligible for clinical research trials. No child is ever denied treatment because of the family’s inability to pay. That’s impressive, especially considering that the daily operating cost for St. Jude is nearly $1.3 million. St. Jude relies on public contributions.
As a pioneer in cancer treatment, St. Jude continues to improve childhood cancer survival rates. My brother was a patient at St. Jude many years ago. Even though he had a very rare and serious cancer, he survived and is doing great. You likely know someone who has been touched by the work at St. Jude. They have treated children from all 50 states and from around the world. Even if you don’t know someone who has been personally helped by St. Jude, it’s still great to know that this hospital is helping children all around the world, either directly as a patient or indirectly through shared research.
St. Jude is the only pediatric cancer center designated as a Comprehensive Cancer Center by the National Cancer Institute. In addition to cancer, St. Jude researchers and doctors treat children with genetic immune defects and pediatric AIDS. Plus, St. Jude is a WHO Collaborating Center for Studies on the Ecology of Influenza Viruses in Animals and Birds.
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