After decades of raising money for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital , Michael and Marge Bush are closing in on a major milestone: one million dollars raised to fund research and treatment at that facility.
Couple closing in on $1M raised for St. Jude Children’s Hospital
A personal tragedy started the couple on the trajectory of giving back.
Their son Brian, diagnosed with brain cancer in 1983, sought treatment at St. Jude’s several times before contracting pneumonia during a bone marrow transplant.
FOX 17 After spending days in a coma, Brian passed away at the age of 15 on April 1, 1989.
Through the cloud of grief after his death, the couple was stunned to learn they wouldn’t have to pay for anything.
No family is charged for the cutting-edge research and treatment at St. Jude’s.
Grateful yet heartbroken, they believed they would never return to the hospital in Memphis, Tennessee.
“We said we’re never going to come back. And this is it. We’re never coming back,” explained Marge. “And then another month. We just felt different… And we decided that we’re going to give back.”