--- title: When an X-ray revealed a tumor in Micah’s leg, St. Jude helped. description: Breaking news and analysis from time.com. Politics, world news, photos, video, tech reviews, health, science, and entertainment news. canonical: https://time.com/branded-content/kia/from-cancer-diagnosis-to-national-climbing-champion/ article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2026-07-20T09:47:17.876Z article:modified_time: 2026-07-20T09:47:11.133Z og:title: When an X-ray revealed a tumor in Micah’s leg, St. Jude helped. og:description: Breaking news and analysis from time.com. 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Politics, world news, photos, video, tech reviews, health, science, and entertainment news. twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- # When an X-ray revealed a tumor in Micah’s leg, St. Jude helped. ## Video: 22CC0531F02F4D078D331E5031440E37 [Watch (HLS stream): 22CC0531F02F4D078D331E5031440E37](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/biAzrr8S.m3u8) (3:29)  _Published 2026-05-20_ When an X-ray revealed a tumor in Micah’s leg, the prognosis was a 65-70% chance of survival and the possibility of amputation. He was just nine years old. Micah and his family relocated to Memphis for immediate treatment at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. “What makes St. Jude unique is that we were able to tailor the treatment specifically for Micah and we try to do that for every one of our patients” explains Richard C. Shadyac Jr., President and CEO of ALSAC, the fundraising and awareness organization for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. “These kids just want to grow up and realize their dreams like you or I. We couldn’t do what we do at St. Jude without partners like Kia.” Through the _Accelerate the Good_ initiative, Kia is proud to support the children’s hospital. “No child should ever die from cancer,” shares Russell Wager, VP of Marketing at Kia America. “We like partnering with St. Jude because they help children like Micah who had cancer, went to St Jude for treatment, and now is in total remission. We want to help more children like Micah.”. “There are some things in life you can plan for and some things you can’t,” Micah explains. “I didn’t plan to get Ewing sarcoma but I did plan to beat it.” Visit [www.stjude.org/kia](https://jadserve.postrelease.com/trk?ntv%5Fat=4&ntv%5Fui=78f82cdc-17ad-4741-a174-0dffaf831e89&ntv%5Fa=08sIAybNjAZxkRA&ntv%5Ffl=H8%5FNIX%5FfVs0Ik5QLWe2EYNtJbBFPr4oO8beyIk5NxBb-fQcW-C-KAJRbvpWQt21eAKex%5FPaPFRh3lubkSQtBlDHxFMFm3nGRpIstxGltxb9JJoPoFcANinBMzyaI3wJYvPYS1KCEAX6vlQnc9tI-zfoM%5FZB5CoX6zX2dKVbFcShazZmDb7Lr2Pq4OPpSABJyxbL0UfeTu5GFlOUypg2vj4DkC9FukCslJUjblM8YbkzsQn6ZQRvwUhiPKtQExgPFBtwHrg6AQPHqe1Oaa3qK5afmP565BPvdkY67OGQGVC5oR0FOmNnrhaEu15cB7llf-huUftZVOmfR9zF1jqFZTBv1jEipXfa-diC4v1cN6F3c3sokkT1iBSIHYayZ9LeMzrmIN-NR6WB0D4g19lEUeHgEsU9cqso0agVRGn%5F8tJltu0wrbWNVIsJBJvXTk46DEd07jy7oScvtsMqZ%5FeLx-QxqF2s8Lkis6pB-8KmkxK1bux-4sp4m02keRR0zBRzIGqv3wVZdvt-QKJc7P4ndFA==&ord=397821120&ntv%5Fht=lYgIagA&prx%5Fr=http://www.stjude.org/kia) for more information. 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