I always think Jude is so entertaining and has the cutest quotes. Apparently someone agrees with me. I told HopeKids about a June 2012 quote of Jude’s and it was featured in July’s HopeKids newsletter. Jude’s quote to me was, “It’s kind of good that I got my head owie cuz’ we got HopeKids.”
HopeKids included Jude’s picture and the following description that they asked me to write after deciding to feature him:
Jude (AKA Jumping Jude) is 5 years old and full of energy. At 3-1/2, he was diagnosed with a rare cancerous brain tumor. The tumor was fully resected, but came back and had to be fully resected again in June 2012. Jude was playing Xbox within hours of waking up from brain surgery and discharged within 2 days of surgery. He takes his medical condition in stride and likes to look at the positives that have come from his diagnosis – especially HopeKids. We love bonding as a family at events and we also enjoy meeting other families who are walking in our shoes and can provide us advice and support as we face difficult questions about the proper treatment of Jude. We feel truly blessed to have HopeKids in our lives.