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CHRO Chris Snow and CFO Christie Grumbos present our 2024 donation to ALSAC representatives.
St. Jude Patient of the Month: Godwina
Godwina’s Story
Amidst Godwina’s cancer treatment, her mother, Evelyn, has found joy. In Ghana, doctors had given her little hope for Godwina and her future, but now Evelyn smiles as she sees her daughter slowly returning to the social and happy girl she was at home.
Godwina was diagnosed with kidney cancer in 2023. The little girl began chemotherapy treatment in Ghana, but after the cancer was found to have spread, doctors referred her to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital®.
“They told me that the doctors in the U.S can help you, and they told me about St. Jude and the treatment, and I cried, and I said, ‘Thank you,’” she said.
Evelyn and Godwina arrived in Memphis in 2024, the first time they had traveled far away from home or been on a plane. Godwina underwent surgery to remove one of her kidneys. She is currently in treatment, which has included chemotherapy and radiation therapy.
Godwina celebrated her 6th birthday in the summer of 2024 in Tennessee.
“When I came here, Godwina was very sick,” Evelyn said.
“Now she’s happy and she’s growing.” Godwina is sociable and quick to greet new people with a “Hi” anywhere they go, her mom said. She also loves to play, cook, sing and learn. One of her favorite places is the St. Jude Imagine Academy by Chili’s, the school program on the St. Jude campus, where she is perfecting her English. She also has told her mother that one day she wants to be a doctor.
“St. Jude helped me a lot,” Evelyn said. “When I was in Ghana, I would cry a lot when I would go to sleep, but here I’m happy.”