Brave Girl, Kayleigh

Brave Girl, Kayleigh

Wednesday, December 1, 2010

I wanted to share with you how Kayleigh did yesterday with her lumbar puncture.  Her blood and liver counts were all good, so the doctor was able to perform the lumbar puncture.  She then received the two different types of chemotherapy, Vincristine and Methotrexate.  The doctor was able to increase the Methotrexate as planned.  This is all good news!  She's still on track with her road map and hasn't been delayed at all.  Her appointment went well throughout the entire day.  She even had a big surprise while we were there.  A staff member came in to see if she'd like to be visited by Ronald MacDonald and Heater the dragon.  Of course, she said yes!  The staff member asked us if it would be okay for the channel 2 news camera to come in as well.  Kayleigh was fine with this and so were we.  Needless to say, Kayleigh's visitors came in, we did notice the news camera just outside her door, but really didn't think they were filming.  Then in came news anchor, Dan Edwards, who let us take a picture of him with Kayleigh, visited with her, and shook our hands.  What a very nice man he was!  Shortly after they left, we were asked to sign a release in case her footage was used.  We were told to watch between 5 and 6, so of course we had on the news at that time when we got home.  Unfortunately, we did not have any unused VCR tapes and do not have DVR.  The McHappy Day piece came on the news, we recognized the first little boy they showed as he's been in the hospital since before Kayleigh was diagnosed.  Then all of a sudden, there she was, giving Heater a big high-five and smiling a huge smile from ear to ear.  She looked absolutely beautiful, just as she always does.  Watching her watch herself was magical!  It truly brought sunshine and happiness to her day (and ours too)!  I've been trying since last night to find the footage online, but have had no luck. :(  I'm going to try calling the newscenter and am hoping they may be able to provide us with a copy of the footage.  I know having a copy and being able to show it to Kayleigh on one of her more difficult days, will help bring her happiness and sunshine once again.  It was quite the experience for her! :)  As always, thank you for continuing to keep her and our family in your positive thoughts and prayers.  They're working! 

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