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Patients & Parents

Our St. Jude Family

A curious mind
Thirteen-year-old Alex Vannier has a list of activities and interests that might tire other teens, but she finds time for them all. She’s adept at wrapping her mind around a variety of concepts, facts and ideas. But late last year when she learned she had a brain tumor, she had trouble making the connection between the word “cancer” and reality.