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A Gonzales Teenager’s Journey: Taylor Mangus
In October 2011, Taylor Mangus, then a fifteen-yearold
sophomore at East Ascension High School, was
diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia at
Our Lady of the Lake Children’s Hospital. The very
next day, she went to St. Jude Children’s Research
Hospital in Memphis to begin her first treatment.
Thanks to the clinical partnership between Our
Lady of the Lake Children’s Hospital and St. Jude,
Taylor was able to come back home and receive her
full two-year treatment in Baton Rouge. Our Lady
of the Lake Children’s Hospital is one of only eight
clinic affiliates of St. Jude in the nation and this
clinical partnership enables patients like Taylor to
receive world-class treatments and protocols close
to home.
During Taylor’s senior year, she returned to school
and was nominated Homecoming Queen. In
addition, she was accepted to Southeastern
Louisiana University with a full scholarship.
Today, Taylor has been cancer free for three years.
She is a sophomore at Southeastern, and she
wants to become a nurse to help kids like her. As
a member of Phi Mu Sorority, she also supports
Children’s Miracle Network, of which Our Lady of
the Lake Children’s Hospital is a partner.