Casey Beavers

Casey was diagnosed with a grape-fruit sized mass over is heart and wind pipe, which were smothering him and causing difficulty in breathing. He was sent to St. Jude in Memphis, Tenn. where he was later diagnosed with lymphoblastic lymphoma, which was in its third stage (Non-Hodgkins).  Casey went to his Heavenly Father on Friday, January 5, 2006.  His inspiration will be a torch we can all carry in the search for a cure.  We love you Casey.

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Stanton Haynes

Stanton was diagnosed with stage IV neuroblastoma in January 2003. During the time of January through September 2003, the Haynes family lived in Memphis while Stanton underwent six rounds of high dose chemotherapy, surgery to remove the tumor, autologous stem cell transplant and 12 rounds of radiation. They went home with Stanton classified as “no evidence of disease.”

On April 15, 2004, the family was told the cancer was back and very aggressive. On feb. 13, 2005, one day short of his fourth birthday, Stanton left his pain and made his journey to heaven. Stanton, in his short life, did incredible things. He brought many together, from all over the world, through his family’s faith.

Stanton loved cars, and with his older brother Hayden’s help, designed a NASCAR for Domino’s and Michael Waltrip. This is just one of the ways that this tiny warrior inspired so many.

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Emilie Dubose

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Kristopher K. Xifos

Kristopher was diagnosed November 1995 with Aplastic Anemia. He went to St. Jude and underwent extensive treatment on a inpatient basis. Kristopher traveled back and forth for the next year on a monthly basis for his check ups. In July 2006 Kristopher made his last trip to St. Jude and received a clean bill of health. By the Grace of God working through the great doctors and nurses at St. Jude, Kristopher won his battle with cancer. He has embarked upon his lifelong dream of serving his country in the military by joining the United States Marines Corps on June 25, 2007. Kristopher is currently stationed at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina and is scheduled to deploy to Iraq September 2008.

Emma Leigh Zemaitaitis

Dear Friends of St Jude,

On November 10, 2004 our daughter, Emma who was 16 months old at the time, was
diagnosed with an optic pathway glioma. This is a tumor on the nerve behind her eyes.
It has caused her to be blind in her left eye, and only have limited vision in her right eye.
We had no idea where to go from there, lucky for us her doctor knew the best place for
her to be was at St Jude.

We arrived at St Jude November 30, 2004 and were welcomed by the great staff and
wonderful volunteers. We were there for two weeks meeting different doctors, having
a port put in place, and doing different testing to see what the best option for Emma
would be. During this time St Jude provided us with a place to stay, food, transportation,
and all the support you could ever ask for. Emma started her 18 months of chemotherapy
soon after. We had such amazing doctors during this entire process. During this time St
Jude has become like a second home to us.

She officially finished in June of 2006 and the tumor has been stable every since. We
are so thankful for everything that St Jude has done for our family. The doctors and
nurses have become like family to us this is such an amazing place, words can not
describe how wonderful it really is. Without people like you who donate to this amazing
hospital all of this wouldn't have been in place to save a child’s life.

Sincerely,

Matt and Michelle Zemaitaitis

Marshall Greene

Marshall was diagnosed with ALL on Sept. 27th, 2000. He was transported by 2 off duty shreveport firefighters and paramedics in a donated ambulance to St. Judes Hospital were he was treated for over 3 years. He took his last dose of chemotherapy in January of 2004. Through it all, he was strong of heart and had the best spirit anyone could wish for. He never complained and we could not have been prouder of him for how he handled all the hardship and pain he went through. Thanks to the help of the doctors and staff at St. Judes and the prayers and support of our friends in Minden, he is well and healthy. We can not express enough how strongly we feel about supporting St. Judes and the work that is done there.

This is a picture of Marshall taken summer of 2005 carrying the flag at a rodeo at Josey's Ranch in Marshall, Texas. Getting ready to do what he loves, team roping.

Everyday, we thank God for not taking our son from us and for the doctors and nurses at St Judes hospital.
George and Renee' Greene

Danielle Dunning

Danielle is 13 years old and was diagnosed on Oct. 23, 2006 with cervical embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma Stage IV. She is an 8th grader at Lakeside High School in Sibley, LA and on the Cross Country and Track team. She is a bright, bubbly young lady who loves to ride horses, 4 wheelers, go carts and deer hunt.