May 13, 2024 • 7 mins
Jessica Turri is a neighbor, a nurse, a fellow cancer patient, and a country music star — listen to how she found comfort thanks to St. Jude at every turn. If you want to help text ELVIS to 62-62-62
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Speaker 1 (00:01):
Today's Daily Highlight from Elvis Duran in the Morning Show.
Speaker 2 (00:05):
You know what, last week we had the best day.
We flew down to Memphis and went to Saint Jude
Children's Research Hospital. Gosh, that's the second time I've been there.
I went like eleven years ago, and the place is
just amazing. I mean, it's overwhelmingly fantastic, right, I mean
I was with Danielle and Nate. You know, one of
(00:27):
my favorite people from Saint Jude. Can we get can
we get Jessica Turrey on the phone? Is she around? Yeah?
All right, My god, that was fast. That's so funny.
I said, can you get me Jessica Tury from Saint Jude.
And she's there. That's this is how, this is how
amazing Saint Jude truly is. She's always on hold. She's
(00:48):
always on hold. Can we tell you, first of all,
the first time we met you is when you came
to New York and we had a big meeting with
you and other Saint Jude, Saint Judter's I don't know, uh.
And then when we saw your lie week. You're the
best host and you're just if you want to know
anything about Saint Jude, Jessica knows it and if she
does it, she's very convincing. She'll make it up.
Speaker 3 (01:10):
Yeah.
Speaker 2 (01:13):
Anyway, you know, we've been talking a lot about about
getting our listeners to join us in becoming partners in
hope with Saint Jude, because I'm not gonna be happy
till everyone has this shirt, Saves Lives t shirt. Thank
you for being on with us today. Can we talk
about Saint Jude for a few minutes, of course, thanks.
Speaker 4 (01:30):
For having us.
Speaker 1 (01:31):
Happy Monday, everybody.
Speaker 2 (01:32):
And happy belated Mother's Day. Let's talk about that. You're
you're a mom of course, thanks to a really good
friend who actors as had acted as a surrogate because
our friend Jessica actually was a patient at Saint Jude
at one point, and because you went through with your
cancer you needed some help with a great friend to
have a child. Happy belated Mother's Day to you too.
Speaker 1 (01:55):
Thank you so much. Yeah, talking to a Saint You
family about twenty years now. Had a cute little plastic
leukemia that's the most common form of childhood teacher when
I was nine years old, So I went through two
and a half years of chemo at SAKU and super
blessed to be in remission, but like you said, later
(02:17):
in life, it's common to have some side effects. And
for me, you know, it's nothing compared to a lot of.
Speaker 4 (02:23):
The friends who went through it with me. So I'm
super thankful for all that I have. And one of
those amazing blessings was my best friend for middle school. Yeah,
she called me one day and said, every time I'm
still here, a voice telling me I'm carry your baby.
I was not able to do that, and she said,
(02:45):
a direty way I could do that for you. I've
already talked to my husband and I would love to
be your circuit.
Speaker 1 (02:51):
So we have a two year old, a crazy little toddler.
Speaker 2 (02:55):
Wow, well guess what I got. I get news. I
got good news for you, Jessica. I am in line
to be your next sir. Fantastic. I always wanted to
carry a baby, so I've always wanted I always wanted
a push gift, if you know what I'm saying. Hey,
so okay, let's talk about Saint Jude. I know that
you know we're asking our listeners to to uh do
(03:16):
do a monthly a monthly contribution. If you sign up
to do a monthly contribution, you can get this incredible
this shirt Saves Lives t shirt. And all you gotta
do is text the word Elvis and you know how
to spell it. I'm not going to spell it for you.
Text the word Elvis to sixty two sixty two sixty two,
and Saint Jude at that point will have a digital
(03:37):
conversation with you about how you want to contribute and
what you can do and how to do it. It's
so easy. So you know I want you to because
you do this professionally, I want you to say the
magic words. They're going to make the most people sign
up via text right now. So go, You're on Jessica,
You're on Massy.
Speaker 1 (03:57):
I don't think people really understand what they're doing when
they're giving that monthly nineteen dollars a month, So that
really becomes transfusions and chemotherapies and antibiotics for these kids
and their families who are fighting cancer. And that means that, say, Jude,
We've got kids from all fifty states and all around
(04:18):
the world, because think Jude is global, and that's only
possible because of our donors, and so these families never
receive the bill, and that's not for treatment and that's travel, housing, food,
it's all taken care of and the only thing they
have to think about is getting their child well. And
that's because of people like you who raise their hands
(04:39):
and said.
Speaker 4 (04:40):
We will be there for you. Were to help join
the things you family and allow you to just focus
on getting your child.
Speaker 2 (04:46):
Well very well. Put. See that's why.
Speaker 3 (04:53):
And you know, going back to what Jessica said before
about how like, you know, she went through chemo as
a child and she has some side effects. Now. She
was telling us when we were there that that's also
what they're doing research on, like, so that what she
what caused side effects for her, Maybe they can figure
it out and it won't cause side effects for someone
else in the future.
Speaker 4 (05:14):
Yeah.
Speaker 1 (05:14):
So I'm in this thing called the Saint You'd Life
Study with thousands of other former patients and they're studying
what happened to us later in life, so the TA
can alter the courage treatments for patients through there now,
so hopefully down the line they won't have these side effects.
So it's not just about curing cancer, but it's about
that quality of life later.
Speaker 4 (05:33):
Down the line.
Speaker 2 (05:34):
Wow, you know, there's no way to even make a
master list of all of the millions of millions of
things that Saint Jude does. Uh, it's more than just
curing cancer. I mean, it's also, as Jessica saying, it's
being a partner with everyone they've cured or they and
they've worked with through the rest of their lives, because
it's not just about getting rid of cancer, it's about
living the rest of your life as well. And the families,
(05:56):
like she said, never pay a bill ever. And another
thing is I'm thinking if I was a kid who
had to go for treatment or a parent of a
kid that had to go for treatment, Saint Jude has
done everything to eliminate that fright concept because if you
think about it, it's cancer. It's a frightening, frightening thing.
(06:19):
But when you visit Saint Jude, you're like, Okay, if
I'm if my child does get cancer, this is the place.
It's so fantastic. They take such good care of not
only the kids, but their parents, the families. There's so
many moving parts. So Saint Jude Children's Research Hospital our
friand Jessica Turrey is here to tell you right now,
(06:39):
if you sign up right now and do a monthly
a monthly give you. Can you can be what twenty bucks?
I mean, I don't even know how much a month,
can I.
Speaker 1 (06:47):
It's not even twenty No, I love.
Speaker 2 (06:51):
Walmart does that too, It's nineteen ninety nine. Necessarily twenty
it's actually nineteen dollars a month. And you get this
shirt Saves Live t shirt. Do it now? Just text
the word Elvis to sixty two sixty two sixty two. Jessica.
We love having you as a friend, and I can't
wait it's your turn to come to New York. We
can't wait to see you again. Okay, Oh, I.
Speaker 4 (07:12):
Can't wait to be there.
Speaker 1 (07:13):
Hey, thank you all so much for all you're doing
for Saint Jude and your listeners too. We are so
so thankful to have you in the same Jude family,
and we appreciate you starting Monday. Thanks much for having
me on.
Speaker 2 (07:23):
Thank you so much. All right, have a great day.
Teller When we said hi, Okay, will have a great
VIEI Jessica Tory, lover her, lover, lover her, love them all.
They're just the nicest people, they really are. How come
you people can't be more like them? They're really nice? Kidding? No, actually,
have I think the Saint Jude family and our family.
It's a great fit right because we really understand each other.
(07:44):
It's incredible again, Text the word Elvis to sixty two
sixty two, sixty two
Today's Daily Highlight from Elvis Duran in the Morning Show.
Speaker 2 (00:05):
You know what, last week we had the best day.
We flew down to Memphis and went to Saint Jude
Children's Research Hospital. Gosh, that's the second time I've been there.
I went like eleven years ago, and the place is
just amazing. I mean, it's overwhelmingly fantastic, right, I mean
I was with Danielle and Nate. You know, one of
(00:27):
my favorite people from Saint Jude. Can we get can
we get Jessica Turrey on the phone? Is she around? Yeah?
All right, My god, that was fast. That's so funny.
I said, can you get me Jessica Tury from Saint Jude.
And she's there. That's this is how, this is how
amazing Saint Jude truly is. She's always on hold. She's
(00:48):
always on hold. Can we tell you, first of all,
the first time we met you is when you came
to New York and we had a big meeting with
you and other Saint Jude, Saint Judter's I don't know, uh.
And then when we saw your lie week. You're the
best host and you're just if you want to know
anything about Saint Jude, Jessica knows it and if she
does it, she's very convincing. She'll make it up.
Speaker 3 (01:10):
Yeah.
Speaker 2 (01:13):
Anyway, you know, we've been talking a lot about about
getting our listeners to join us in becoming partners in
hope with Saint Jude, because I'm not gonna be happy
till everyone has this shirt, Saves Lives t shirt. Thank
you for being on with us today. Can we talk
about Saint Jude for a few minutes, of course, thanks.
Speaker 4 (01:30):
For having us.
Speaker 1 (01:31):
Happy Monday, everybody.
Speaker 2 (01:32):
And happy belated Mother's Day. Let's talk about that. You're
you're a mom of course, thanks to a really good
friend who actors as had acted as a surrogate because
our friend Jessica actually was a patient at Saint Jude
at one point, and because you went through with your
cancer you needed some help with a great friend to
have a child. Happy belated Mother's Day to you too.
Speaker 1 (01:55):
Thank you so much. Yeah, talking to a Saint You
family about twenty years now. Had a cute little plastic
leukemia that's the most common form of childhood teacher when
I was nine years old, So I went through two
and a half years of chemo at SAKU and super
blessed to be in remission, but like you said, later
(02:17):
in life, it's common to have some side effects. And
for me, you know, it's nothing compared to a lot of.
Speaker 4 (02:23):
The friends who went through it with me. So I'm
super thankful for all that I have. And one of
those amazing blessings was my best friend for middle school. Yeah,
she called me one day and said, every time I'm
still here, a voice telling me I'm carry your baby.
I was not able to do that, and she said,
(02:45):
a direty way I could do that for you. I've
already talked to my husband and I would love to
be your circuit.
Speaker 1 (02:51):
So we have a two year old, a crazy little toddler.
Speaker 2 (02:55):
Wow, well guess what I got. I get news. I
got good news for you, Jessica. I am in line
to be your next sir. Fantastic. I always wanted to
carry a baby, so I've always wanted I always wanted
a push gift, if you know what I'm saying. Hey,
so okay, let's talk about Saint Jude. I know that
you know we're asking our listeners to to uh do
(03:16):
do a monthly a monthly contribution. If you sign up
to do a monthly contribution, you can get this incredible
this shirt Saves Lives t shirt. And all you gotta
do is text the word Elvis and you know how
to spell it. I'm not going to spell it for you.
Text the word Elvis to sixty two sixty two sixty two,
and Saint Jude at that point will have a digital
(03:37):
conversation with you about how you want to contribute and
what you can do and how to do it. It's
so easy. So you know I want you to because
you do this professionally, I want you to say the
magic words. They're going to make the most people sign
up via text right now. So go, You're on Jessica,
You're on Massy.
Speaker 1 (03:57):
I don't think people really understand what they're doing when
they're giving that monthly nineteen dollars a month, So that
really becomes transfusions and chemotherapies and antibiotics for these kids
and their families who are fighting cancer. And that means that, say, Jude,
We've got kids from all fifty states and all around
(04:18):
the world, because think Jude is global, and that's only
possible because of our donors, and so these families never
receive the bill, and that's not for treatment and that's travel, housing, food,
it's all taken care of and the only thing they
have to think about is getting their child well. And
that's because of people like you who raise their hands
(04:39):
and said.
Speaker 4 (04:40):
We will be there for you. Were to help join
the things you family and allow you to just focus
on getting your child.
Speaker 2 (04:46):
Well very well. Put. See that's why.
Speaker 3 (04:53):
And you know, going back to what Jessica said before
about how like, you know, she went through chemo as
a child and she has some side effects. Now. She
was telling us when we were there that that's also
what they're doing research on, like, so that what she
what caused side effects for her, Maybe they can figure
it out and it won't cause side effects for someone
else in the future.
Speaker 4 (05:14):
Yeah.
Speaker 1 (05:14):
So I'm in this thing called the Saint You'd Life
Study with thousands of other former patients and they're studying
what happened to us later in life, so the TA
can alter the courage treatments for patients through there now,
so hopefully down the line they won't have these side effects.
So it's not just about curing cancer, but it's about
that quality of life later.
Speaker 4 (05:33):
Down the line.
Speaker 2 (05:34):
Wow, you know, there's no way to even make a
master list of all of the millions of millions of
things that Saint Jude does. Uh, it's more than just
curing cancer. I mean, it's also, as Jessica saying, it's
being a partner with everyone they've cured or they and
they've worked with through the rest of their lives, because
it's not just about getting rid of cancer, it's about
living the rest of your life as well. And the families,
(05:56):
like she said, never pay a bill ever. And another
thing is I'm thinking if I was a kid who
had to go for treatment or a parent of a
kid that had to go for treatment, Saint Jude has
done everything to eliminate that fright concept because if you
think about it, it's cancer. It's a frightening, frightening thing.
(06:19):
But when you visit Saint Jude, you're like, Okay, if
I'm if my child does get cancer, this is the place.
It's so fantastic. They take such good care of not
only the kids, but their parents, the families. There's so
many moving parts. So Saint Jude Children's Research Hospital our
friand Jessica Turrey is here to tell you right now,
(06:39):
if you sign up right now and do a monthly
a monthly give you. Can you can be what twenty bucks?
I mean, I don't even know how much a month,
can I.
Speaker 1 (06:47):
It's not even twenty No, I love.
Speaker 2 (06:51):
Walmart does that too, It's nineteen ninety nine. Necessarily twenty
it's actually nineteen dollars a month. And you get this
shirt Saves Live t shirt. Do it now? Just text
the word Elvis to sixty two sixty two sixty two. Jessica.
We love having you as a friend, and I can't
wait it's your turn to come to New York. We
can't wait to see you again. Okay, Oh, I.
Speaker 4 (07:12):
Can't wait to be there.
Speaker 1 (07:13):
Hey, thank you all so much for all you're doing
for Saint Jude and your listeners too. We are so
so thankful to have you in the same Jude family,
and we appreciate you starting Monday. Thanks much for having
me on.
Speaker 2 (07:23):
Thank you so much. All right, have a great day.
Teller When we said hi, Okay, will have a great
VIEI Jessica Tory, lover her, lover, lover her, love them all.
They're just the nicest people, they really are. How come
you people can't be more like them? They're really nice? Kidding? No, actually,
have I think the Saint Jude family and our family.
It's a great fit right because we really understand each other.
(07:44):
It's incredible again, Text the word Elvis to sixty two
sixty two, sixty two
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