Light A Candle
Light a virtual candle in honor of St. Jude.
Along with your candle you can submit an intention for yourself, a loved one or in memory of someone you have lost. There is no charge for lighting a virtual candle. Your candle will burn for approximately 9 days.
PETEY NORTHUP
MY PETEYWAS A VERY SPECIAL YOUNG MAN, HE WAS 19 MONTHS WHEN THE LEUKEMIA TRIED TO TAKE HIM THE FIRST TIME. DRS AT ST JUDE. SAVED HIM. HE WENT ON TO COMPETE IN HORSE SHOWS,AND DANCE WITH EVERY GIRL HE COULD,AND THEY ALL WAITED IN LINE TO DANCE WITH HIM.HE WAS A N AVID FUNDRAISER FOR ST JUDE,HELPED WITH ANYTRAIL RIDE HE COULD GET TO.PETEY LOVED DR SANTANA FOR HIS ROLE IN SAVING HIS LIFE,,THEN IN NOV.21, HE BECAME ILL AGAIN,TESTS SHOWED HIS LEUKEMIA HAD RETURNED---33 YRS LATER..HE WAS TREATED CAT WEST CANCER CENTER,BUT ALAS AFTER SEVERAL TRANSFUSIONS AND TREATMENTS, THEY WITHDREW TREATMENT AND SENT HIM HOME. HE PASSED QUIETLY AT HIS HOME IN HIS FAVORITE RECLINER SURROUNDED BY HIS FAMILY.. HE DIED ON MARCH 11,6 DAYS AFTER COMING BACK HOME
PAT