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CAN GO IN
EXPERIENCE WHAT ST.
JUDE'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL
IS ALL ABOUT. THEIR
FAMILIES CAN BE THERE
WITH THEM AND NO FAMILY
EVER PAYS FOR THE
TREATMENT OF THEIR
CHILDREN. WE HAVE A VERY
SPECIAL GUEST THIS
MORNING. HER NAME IS
LINDSAY WILKERSON, SHE
WAS DIAGNOSED WITH
LEUKEMIA AT A VERY YOUNG
AGE, AND HER FAMILY HAS
BENEFITED FROM ALL OF BE
THE AMAZING THINGS THAT
ST. JUDE'S CHILDREN'S
HOSPITAL HAS DONE.
LINDSAY, WELCOME TO HSN.
>>GUEST:
>>HOST: THANK YOU I AM
HONORED TO BE HERE. THIS
IS YOUR FIRST TIME HERE
WE ARE PROUD TO HAVE YOU
HERE. WHAT WAS YOUR
DIAGNOSIS WHEN YOU FIRST
GOT IT AND HOW OLD WERE
YOU?
>>GUEST: I WAS 10 YEARS
OLD WHEN I WAS DIAGNOSED
WITH ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC
LEUKEMIA. I WAS STARTING
TO VENTURE SCHOOL I WAS
INVOLVED IN SCHOOL I
LOVED TO TALK IN CLASS.
I KNOW THAT IS SHOCKING.
>>HOST:
[LAUGHTER]
>>GUEST: AS I
TRANSITIONED TO FALL AND
WINTER I WAS BRUISING AT
THE SLIGHTEST TOUCH I TH
WAS REALLY TIRED I DID
NOT HAVE THE STRENGTH TO
GO OUT AND PLAY. IT WAS
MY MOM AND DAD THAT HAD
THE INTUITION THAT
SOMETHING WAS NOT RIGHT
WITH THEIR DAUGHTER. IT
WAS A VISIT TO THE
PEDIATRICIAN'S OFFICE PE
AND A BLOOD TEST THAT
REVEALED I HAD ACUTE
REVEALED I HAD ACUTE--
LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA I
HAD BIG DREAMS I WAS 10
YEARS OLD THE WORLD WAS
AHEAD OF ME. AND THIS
ILLNESS WAS STEALING ILL
THAT AWAY. I WOULD NEVER
HAVE THE CHANCE TO GROW
UP AND EXPERIENCE THE UP
BIG MOMENTS. LIKE YOUR
FIRST ANSWER FALLING IN
LOVE OR HAVING A LIFE LO
AND CAREER. I THOUGHT
THIS CANCER WAS STEALING
ALL OF THAT FOR ME. MY
FAMILY AND I FOUND HOPE
AT THE ST. JUDE'S
RESEARCH HOSPITAL.
>>HOST: WE HEAR A LOT
ABOUT ST. JUDE'S BUT AS
A PATIENT TELL US ABOUT
YOUR EXPERIENCE
>>GUEST: OR YOU ST.
JUDE'S IS TRULY AN
AMAZING EXPERIENCE THEY
GIVE YOU THE BEST CARE
FOR THEIR PATIENTS THAT
COME THROUGH THE DOORS.
AND FREELY SHARING THE
INFORMATION ALL ACROSS
THE GLOBE. ALSO IT IS A
PLACE WITH A HEART IN A
COMPASSION. AND THE
QUALITY OF CARE FOR OUR
KIDS. I HAD EVERYTHING I
NEEDED FROM A PLACE TO
STAY, MY MEALS WERE
PROVIDED. AND I HAD MY
EDUCATION PROVIDED
BECAUSE OF ST. JUDE'S.
ALL OF THAT, MY FAMILY
NEVER PAID FOR ANYTHING.
>>HOST: THAT, IN >>HOST
ITSELF, IS FASCINATING.
THAT IS WHAT REALLY THAT
MAKES ST. JUDE'S A
SPECIAL PLACE. NOT ONLY 102 00:02:46,600 DO THEY DO SUCH AMAZING