A legislator’s goal to bring St. Jude to SC stems from daughter’s battle

Rep. James Teeple, R-Johns Island, and his daughter Kinsey Teeple at St. Jude Children’s Hospital in Memphis amid her cancer battle. (Photo courtesy of James Teeple)

COLUMBIA — A cancer diagnosis in 2021 left James and Janelle Teeple needing a miracle.

Their 3½-year-old daughter had been struggling with balance issues the previous few days. The Johns Island couple, who own a pair of faith-based childcare centers, initially suspected an inner-ear infection. But a trip to the doctor the previous day had ruled that out…

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