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St. Jude Patient of the Month: AVERY
AVERY'S Story
One day, Avery’s teacher called the little girl’s mom and said Avery was in severe pain and needed to be picked up right away. “She cried all the way home, and it broke my heart,” Avery’s mom remembered. When they got home, Avery’s mom gave her some pain medication, but just a few hours later, she took Avery to their local hospital, where the little girl stayed for two weeks.
Unfortunately, this was not the first time Avery had been in a lot of pain, because she was diagnosed with sickle cell disease shortly after she was born. Throughout her life, she had received IV fluids, blood transfusions and strong pain medications to help manage her symptoms.
When she was 6 years old, Avery was referred to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, where she received a bone marrow transplant. Since the transplant, she hasn’t suffered any effects of sickle cell disease or needed any more transfusions.
“St. Jude has given us the hope that she can be a child and enjoy life like any other kid,” her mom said. “With St. Jude we can hope, and we can dream.”