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Cancer Didn't Keep Abby Down

Jathan Fink — Wed, 08 May 2013 13:59:03 +0000

Abby is 11 years old. She loves to play soccer. And she is fighting Hodgkin’s lymphoma. We’ve related lots of stories from St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital over the years. Why do we keep introducing you to patients and their stories? Because even when our annual radiothon is over, children continue to battle catastrophic pediatric [...]

The 2013 Country Cares Radiothon Raised Big Money For St. Jude Kids

Jathan Fink — Sat, 02 Mar 2013 00:31:47 +0000

“That’s a wrap,” as we like to say in media circles. So how did we do Texarkana? The grand total raised during the 2013 Country Cares Radiothon on Kicker 102.5 FM is $57,460! Thanks to all our new Partners In Hope, one time donors and all of our sponsors like Sonic and 1st Bank, our [...]

Z Is For Zapped – The ABCs Of Cancer

Jathan Fink — Sat, 02 Mar 2013 00:00:33 +0000

Not all St. Jude patients remember their ordeal. But they are just as grateful for the experience as those that do. Many of the children I met at St. Jude during my tour were old enough to talk to me, ranging in age from four to eighteen. Those kids will remember their time at the [...]

Y Is For Yesterday – The ABCs Of Cancer

Jathan Fink — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 23:00:31 +0000

How do you view your life? Do you live in the moment, make plans for the future, or dwell on the past? Let’s face it, all of us have our hangups. It is easy to romanticize what used to be when the here and now isn’t quite so peachy or the future is simply uncertain. [...]

X Is For Xray – The ABCs Of Cancer

Jathan Fink — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 22:00:11 +0000

Do you know what Xray stands for? It may not be what you think! In the case of “X Is For Xray,” Xray is an acronym for how Nicholas and his family feel about St. Jude and the care that he received there. Like so many members of the St. Jude family, they have a [...]

W Is For Wishing – The ABCs Of Cancer

Jathan Fink — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 21:00:08 +0000

If you could have one wish, what would it be? At St. Jude, I think everyone has the same wish – that one day kids won’t get sick! Can you imagine a time when no one came down with diseases? When doctors,nurses, researchers, hospitals and medicines were a thing of the past? Unfortunately, that wish [...]

V Is For Vida – The ABCs Of Cancer

Jathan Fink — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 20:00:59 +0000

Do you think children are smarter than adults? Sometimes I think so. Most of us are so caught up in the rat race, trying to get ahead, buy the latest gadget, get a bigger house, or drive the sexiest car. But kids don’t think that way. In fact, for them, the simple things matter most. [...]

U Is For Unaware – The ABCs Of Cancer

Jathan Fink — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 19:00:31 +0000

There are five words you never want to hear about cancer. Do you know what they are? For those diagnosed with malignant tumors, those words would be: unaware, uncommon, unexpected, unforeseen, and unpredictable. No one ever wants a big surprise when it comes to their health. That kind of news can be devastating. And yet, [...]

T Is For Topotecan – The ABCs Of Cancer

Jathan Fink — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 18:00:48 +0000

So what is Topotecan?

For those with neuroblastoma, a malignant tumor that develops from nerve tissue (U.S. National Library of Medicine), they may be quite familiar with what Topotecan is.

But for the uninitiated, Topotecan (aka Hycamtin) is a chemotherapeutic drug t

S Is For St. Jude – The ABCs Of Cancer

Jathan Fink — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 17:00:59 +0000

Who will take care of the children when they’re sick? St. Jude, of course! Find out what one girl believes about this remarkable hospital! The author of “S Is For St. Jude” suffers from sickle cell anemia a hereditary disease in which red blood cells form a crescent shape. Why is this a bad thing? Because [...]

R Is For Recovery – The ABCs Of Cancer

Jathan Fink — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 16:00:33 +0000

When you’re sick, what do you most look forward to? This year, the flu hit Texarkana hard. For those like me who had the strain that came with body aches and lots of nausea, you’ll totally understand how miserable it can be when the thought of food even turns your stomach. So imagine what it [...]

Q Is For Quetzal – The ABCs Of Cancer

Jathan Fink — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 15:00:01 +0000

How are a gorgeous South American bird and a child the same? It might seem unusual to compare a young girl named Alexis to a Quetzal, a strikingly colored bird from Mexico and Guatemala. But both are so full of life, so fun to watch, and quite magnificent in their own way. At least until [...]

P Is For Possibilities – The ABCs Of Cancer

Jathan Fink — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 14:00:08 +0000

What did you dream of doing as a child? Did you wish you could fly through the air like Superman? Or swim through the water like a mermaid? Now imagine that your dreams were taken away from you, never to be returned. That’s what can happen to children with brain tumors. But not every case [...]

O Is For Osteosarcoma – The ABCs Of Cancer

Jathan Fink — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 13:00:58 +0000

Have you ever experienced intense, agonizing pain? Patients with this kind of cancer do. Osteosarcoma is a malignant bone cancer that people usually get when they are teenagers going through growth spurts, according to the U.S. National Library of Medicine. Osteosarcoma doesn’t discriminate between genders. Boys and girls both are just as likely to get [...]

N Is For Nurses – The ABCs Of Cancer

Jathan Fink — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 12:00:44 +0000

When kids are sick, who do they usually want? Their moms, of course! But when Mom can’t be right by their side 24/7, who nurtures them just as well? At St. Jude, the nurses are beloved by their patients. Not only do they nurture the kids, give them medicine, and wheel them to different parts [...]

M Is For Medullablastoma – The ABCs Of Cancer

Jathan Fink — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 00:00:14 +0000

Cancer comes in many forms. Have you ever heard of Medullablastoma? If a child is diagnosed with this type of tumor, is there a way to predict how the kid will do during surgery? First of all, medullablastoma is a type of brain cancer, and its tumors are located in the cerebellum, the part of [...]

L Is For Lucky – The ABCs Of Cancer

Jathan Fink — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 23:00:55 +0000

How can a child diagnosed with brain cancer be considered lucky? Before Danny Thomas built St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, an alarming 96 percent of kids diagnosed with the most common form of childhood cancer died. Today, because of the amazing work the doctors are doing in Memphis, 94 percent of those children live and [...]

K Is For Kemo – The ABCs Of Cancer

Jathan Fink — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 22:00:25 +0000

No matter how good we may or may not comprehend spelling, one thing that everyone can understand is pain, particularly when it comes in the form of cancer. How we deal with that pain, however, is a different matter altogether. During my January visit to St. Jude, I remember turning a corner to see a [...]

J Is For Joy – The ABCs Of Cancer

Jathan Fink — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 21:00:10 +0000

What brings you the most joy in your life? Is it the gurgles and coos of your new baby? A big hug from your favorite child? Or the laughter of your friends and family? For some, their source of joy is rather surprising. The author of “J Is For Joy” isn’t alone in saying that [...]

I Is For Imagine – The ABCs Of Cancer

Jathan Fink — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 20:00:10 +0000

When you were a little kid, what did you imagine? Did you daydream about becoming a fireman or a ballerina? Some children have different dreams. Some of them simply want to live long enough to grow up. Catastrophic childhood diseases. You hear that term a lot when you visit St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. That’s [...]