St. Jude Flashpoint

By: St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
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  • Summary

  • 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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Episodes
  • Danny Thomas, in black and white

    Danny Thomas, in black and white
    Oct 20 2020
    A cold winter night leads to a powerful, chance encounter between two parents of St. Jude patients.
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    6 mins
  • "It was a very big honor for me to be the one."

    "It was a very big honor for me to be the one."
    Sep 28 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.
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    21 mins
  • "We all wore pink to her funeral."

    "We all wore pink to her funeral."
    Sep 28 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.
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    20 mins

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