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Everything changed when the cancer diagnosis came for Jessica Turri at 9 years old. But her story isn’t what you think. Not even close. Relive her improbable life – from...
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Everything changed when the cancer diagnosis came for Jessica Turri at 9 years old. But her story isn’t what you think. Not even close. Relive her improbable life – from treatment at St. Jude to the set of a popular TV show, from Nashville TV news to country music – with members of her awestruck family.
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14 SEP 2020 · Sounds like a country song, right? Just maybe because when life gives you a second chance, you live it like Jessica Turri. Like most good Nashville ballads, hers tells an unforgettable tale, from childhood cancer to TV scripts and, yes, country songs.
28 SEP 2020 · Everything changed when the cancer diagnosis came for Jessica Turri at 9 years old. But her story isn’t what you think. Not even close. Relive her improbable life – from treatment at St. Jude to the set of a popular TV show, from Nashville TV news to country music – with members of her awestruck family. “I just know I’ve been offered so many chances and I’ve been given another chance at life and I really feel a lot of pressure to make that life count.”
28 SEP 2020 · When your little girl is this sick, you don’t let your fear or worry show. Jessica’s mom says it over and over – she bottled up her emotions during her daughter’s low points. But those emotions pour out for the first time in this episode as the family retraces its steps to St. Jude.
28 SEP 2020 · The unexpected conversation that changed Jessica’s life – even before the first round of chemo.
28 SEP 2020 · After 2.5 years of treatment, cancer is your life. It shapes your daily routines, your thoughts. In some senses, who you are. Then – and this frightened Jessica and her family - they send you home to find a new normal. For pre-teen Jessica, it led to a new life. “Her life was on a totally new trajectory when she was done.”
28 SEP 2020 · Jessica got her name from another special little girl who commanded plenty of attention. So it’s no surprise when she lands her in front of the TV cameras – in Hollywood and Nashville. But even that’s no match for a promise made at the funeral of a friend who didn’t survive childhood cancer. A promise that changes her life. Again.
28 SEP 2020 · Jessica’s life is the stuff of a country song for sure, all that heartache and triumph. All that pain and gratitude. Maybe call it ‘A Grateful Heart’ – something she talks about a lot. And she finds just the man to write it.
20 OCT 2020 · A cold winter night leads to a powerful, chance encounter between two parents of St. Jude patients.
Everything changed when the cancer diagnosis came for Jessica Turri at 9 years old. But her story isn’t what you think. Not even close. Relive her improbable life – from...
show more
Everything changed when the cancer diagnosis came for Jessica Turri at 9 years old. But her story isn’t what you think. Not even close. Relive her improbable life – from treatment at St. Jude to the set of a popular TV show, from Nashville TV news to country music – with members of her awestruck family.
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| Author | St. Jude Podcasts |
| Organization | St. Jude Podcasts |
| Categories | Personal Journals , Documentary , Society & Culture |
| Website | www.stjude.org |
| podcasts@stjude.org |
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