Helping Casey Casilhas

Helping Casey Casilhas For any questions, please feel free to email either one of these addresses. bcasilhas@yahoo.com or b Casey is my 15 year old niece. Tennis is her love.

She is a sophomore at Belton High School and is on the varsity tennis team. During the Thanksgiving break Casey was experiencing some intense headaches & vomiting. On the Sunday after Thanksgiving she started experiencing double vision & her mom took her to the ER. It was at that time a tumor was found in her brain. S&W referred her to Cooks Children's Medical Center in Fort Worth for surgery. Our first visit to CCMC was December 9th with the neuro surgeon. We were told then that she would need surgery to remove the tumor. Surgery was scheduled for December 12th. Casey was in surgery for about 6 hours. The doctor came out & said it was more difficult than initially thought but he was satisfied that he was able to remove all of the tumor. In the early morning hours of December 13th we received a call that they were taking Casey back to surgery as her brain was swelling & they needed to relieve the pressure. That surgery was successful, however there was some damaged brain tissue that had to be removed & the brain stem had been damaged. Casey was taken out of ICU on January 3rd and taken to the rehab floor. The doctors first told us she was going to be paralyzed from the neck down, however, she has proven them wrong & is able to move her toes & fingers on her right side. That is how she communicates with us. She continues to progress each day. We have a long road to recovery but each day is one day closer. She will be transferred to a facility in Austin as soon as she is medically stable. So that is Casey's story. We want to thank everyone for their continued prayers & support. This page was created to inform family and friends of Casey Casilhas's progress and status. We will also be informing everyone of fundraisers we will be having to raise money for her medical expenses. As we all know, insurance does not cover everything. We are also taking donations.(Any little bit will help!) If you have any questions, please feel free to let us know. And most importanly, PLEASE PRAY, AND KEEP CASEY AND HER FAMILY IN YOUR THOUGHTS. https://www.wepay.com/donations/helping-casey-casilhas


People have been asking for an address to send cards and well wishes so here it is: CASEY CASILHAS
8317 COLUMBIA FALLS
ROUND ROCK, TX 78681

Tonight's helper in the garage!
11/06/2016

Tonight's helper in the garage!

5 year MRI today back in Ft Worth, back at our 2nd home at Cook Children's Hospital, 5 years straight of clean scans! We...
10/28/2016

5 year MRI today back in Ft Worth, back at our 2nd home at Cook Children's Hospital, 5 years straight of clean scans! We get to skip a year now!
Thanks for the great news Dr. Honeycutt!

A wonderful birthday celebration with a new hat and a trip to Magnolia Market.Had a great time, happy birthday baby! -Da...
04/10/2016

A wonderful birthday celebration with a new hat and a trip to Magnolia Market.
Had a great time, happy birthday baby! -Daddy

Great day for some Longhorn baseball!
03/26/2016

Great day for some Longhorn baseball!

Nails, shopping, and now dinner to finish off this daddy-daughter day!
01/18/2015

Nails, shopping, and now dinner to finish off this daddy-daughter day!

Dad's helper at IKEA today, shoppers beware!!
01/17/2015

Dad's helper at IKEA today, shoppers beware!!

Getting creative at the grocery store with Dad!
09/13/2014

Getting creative at the grocery store with Dad!

08/25/2014

Today is the first day of the next chapter in Casey's life. The newest student at Temple College.
This may not be where you had planned on going but you just don't know how big of an accomplishment this is!
Go there and shine baby, show them how strong you are, show them that "Casey Can, Casey will"!!
Love you,
Daddy

07/31/2014

At Cook Children's hospital getting Casey's annual MRI.
Casey is a bit nervous but ready to get this over!

URL:http://www.kcentv.com/story/25814812/belton-teen-continues-to-defy-the-odds
06/19/2014

URL:http://www.kcentv.com/story/25814812/belton-teen-continues-to-defy-the-odds

(KCEN) --Two years ago Belton High School Student Casey Casilhas was hospitalized with a brain tumor and told she would never walk again, but on June 5th she walked the stage on graduation day. It's a feat this one- time varsity tennis player was told she would never achieve. "I was preparing myself…

06/19/2014

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Fort Worth, TX
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