S2E4 | Caring for others as she was cared for

Angelique was an ambitious kid. She was curious about the world and driven to succeed. When she was a teenager, Angelique was diagnosed with leukemia and treated at St. Jude. Her time there forced her to slow down, but her care team planted the seed for a new ambition: nursing.

Eventually Angelique became an oncology nurse. With each patient, she remembered the empathy of the nurses at St. Jude, and let their lessons guide her. “I walked them through everything, taught them what their meds were, to take a lot of the fear out of it,” she says.

Angelique has lived and worked all over the country, but she returned to her native Memphis a few years ago. She’s devoted to her family and calls herself an “undercover helicopter mom” to two “miracle babies.”

St. Jude Storied Lives is a production of ALSAC, the fundraising and awareness organization for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. This podcast series explores the experiences of survivors, letting you get to know the person and not just the diagnosis. St. Jude understands that every patient’s journey through treatment is unique. Listeners who have questions about their situation, diagnosis or treatment options should talk to their physician. These personal stories are not intended to provide medical advice.

Credits
Host: Joel Alsup
Producer: Geoffrey Redick
Editor: Grace Korzekwa Evans
Music production: Kazimir Boyle
Recorded by: Jason Latshaw, Nathan Black, Bobby Mitchell, Orlando Palaez and Dan Yohey