St. Jude Radiothon underway at WJBC and Radio Bloomington

Posted on February 11, 2021
You can become a partner in hope by calling 1-800-374-4995. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File)

By Blake Haas

BLOOMINGTON – The annual two-day St. Jude radiothon is underway with WJBC and Radio Bloomington to raise money to help pay for childhood cancer treatment and research.

After losing her daughter, Daelin, two-years ago to bran cancer, Cathy Tolan told WJBC’s Scott Miller St. Jude played a vital role in her life.

“No one pays for any service that St. Jude provides to these families. But, also, that money also helps goes towards research for the cancers like Daelin’s that there is no cure. So with that money, hopefully, someday, there won’t be a family sitting in room three at St. Jude being told that there is no cure and your child is going to die.

“Without that money, St. Jude won’t be able to do that someday. It’s so important that people donate so that St. Jude can continue to help families like ours and continue to help those kiddos and have those survival rates increase.”

You can become a partner in hope by calling 1-800-374-4995.

Blake Haas can be reached at [email protected].

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