Fannie May is proud to partner with our friends at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital®. Together with our customers, we’ve raised more than $1 million for St. Jude since 2022 because we believe every child deserves a chance to live their best life and celebrate every moment.
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Your generous donations could help provide:
$3 - pediatric bandages, baby bottle and diapers
$5 - pediatric isolations gowns, elastic bandages and pacifiers
$7 - 1 blank medical teaching doll
$10 - toys for children’s play areas
$25 - 1 rehab ball
$50 - 2 days of meals for one inpatient
$75 - 10 No More Chemo parties
$100 - 4 days of meals for a parent or family member
Join us in supporting St. Jude patients like Rhettley and Kinsley by donating today.
Rhettley is “my little ray of sunshine,” said her mom, Amber. She is a laid-back, happy baby who adores her big sisters.
When Rhettley became lethargic and her eyes started turning toward the left, Amber knew something was wrong. In April 2025, at 7 months old, a CT scan found a mass in Rhettley’s brain that appeared to be an ependymoma.
Following brain surgery to remove the tumor at a nearby hospital, testing confirmed her diagnosis of ependymoma and Rhettley was referred to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital®. “When she was first diagnosed, I’m not going to lie, I was really, really, really depressed,” said Amber. “The chaplain at St. Jude brought me out of my shell. The doctors and the nurses made us feel like family.”
At St. Jude, Rhettley received chemotherapy and proton radiotherapy, and she has now returned home. “She has done amazing,” said her mom. “She wakes up smiling. She goes to sleep smiling. I couldn’t be more proud of her. I pray we never have to come back to St. Jude except for her checkups, but I am so grateful we got to be here.”
Kinsley was 5 when her parents drove her to the emergency room on Memorial Day weekend of 2023 because of an elevated heart rate and labored breathing. An X-ray and then a CT scan revealed a mass in Kinsley’s chest as well as the buildup of fluid making it hard for her to breathe.
Tests indicated Kinsley had T-cell acute lymphoblastic lymphoma, a cancer of the lymph nodes that usually forms in the area between the lungs. She was referred to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital® for treatment.
At St. Jude, Kinsley’s treatment has included chemotherapy.
“As a parent, I will forever feel indebted to St. Jude because they have found a way to lift the burden off of you while you go through treatment and all these emotions,” said Kinsley’s mom, Kimberly. “I have never had a bad day after diagnosis; they make sure that everything goes as smoothly as they can.”
Kinsley continues treatment taking oral chemotherapy at home and returning to St. Jude for monthly checkups, but she doesn’t let it stop her from being active. The hope is for Kinsley to complete treatment in early 2026.
Kinsley is inquisitive and loves to sing and dance.
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