Good News

Kayleigh had her second lumbar puncture for Phase 2 today.  Once again, she was brave as can be and did quite well.  The staff at Children's is absolutely wonderful, each and every person that's crossed our path so far.  Today we were blessed to meet a very special nurse who has something in common with Kayleigh.  You see, this  nurse was diagnosed with ALL at the age of 13.  She is now an adult, married, and an oncology/hematology nurse.  What an inspiration she was to us!  She was comforting and gave us more HOPE than we already had.  Thank you, nurse Alyssa!

Dr. D also gave us some good news today.  The genetic, chromosomal test he ran on Kayleigh's bone marrow had good results.  Her cells were able to grow normally in the two weeks time.  The first time he did this test, they did not, so he repeated it two weeks ago.  This time, he saw the results he wanted.  He also said that with her spinal fluid being clear last week and with these results, she truly is in good remission.  This is wonderful news!!!  It doesn't mean that she's cured, however it does mean that the treatments are working and they have the leukemic cells under good control.  We hope and pray that the results continue to show these same positive results.  Kayleigh continues to have a long, rough road ahead of her with 2+ years of treatments and ups and downs.  We can't thank you enough for all of your continued positive thoughts and prayers for Kayleigh and our family.