Hope for Hadley

12/12/2025

This is not the update we were hoping for, but that seems to be the trend lately. The tumors on her spine have stabilized. But, there are so many new tumors to her brain scattered all over, and the tumors that were there before are so much bigger. We know that the time we have left is extremely limited, extremely. Our plan for now is to continue treatment through the holidays as long as her body and quality of life allow for it. This is to hopefully allow her to have an amazing Christmas surrounded by everyone who loves her. She is still running and playing and living the best little life we can give her. She does frequently have headaches and does get tired more easily now than before, but she is still managing very well with the help of comfort measures. Thank you to everyone who has reached out, prayed for Hadley and our family, sent gifts and everything else y’all have done for us. We appreciate it more than we could ever express. Please continue to keep her in your prayers that we can keep her comfortable and happy.

12/12/2025

Hadleys MRI of her brain and spine are set for tomorrow morning at 9:30! Please remember to pray for our sweet girl that she will have stable scans and that the treatments we have been doing are working to keep her tumors from growing.

12/07/2025

Hadley has had a very big week! We started out on Monday driving to Memphis, and then Tuesday, Hadley had a lab check and treatment! She handled treatment like a champ, and then we headed upstairs to play for a bit! On Wednesday, we moved from housing at the hospital to a hotel downtown. We hung out around the hotel most of the day and let the kids rest and play. Thursday we went to the marathon Expo and checked in for the race, and also hit up the candy store on Beale street! Friday, Hadley showed some of our friends around the hospital, and then we went shopping at the Galleria! Friday evening we were able to see some more friends and hang out at the hotel, prepping for race day!

Yesterday morning we woke up bright and early for the race! Dad and the kids took off walking from downtown to the St. Jude campus to watch part of the race and wave at our friends as they ran through! After I ran (walked🤪) through campus, they headed upstairs to play and warm up. After hanging out for a little while, Hadley decided she wanted to meet me at the finish line to help me cross again, so they packed up and headed back down to the finish line! I continued the race and met up with them just before the finish line where Hadley hopped over the fence and we finished together! After the race, we enjoyed some more time with friends and family, and the kids were able to open some Christmas gifts, too!

Today we packed up a weeks worth of chaos in our room, and headed home! Along the way, we stopped at a reptile expo in Southaven and the kids all loved it! We’ve really had the best week, but we are ready to be home for a few days! We will only be home for a few nights before heading back to Memphis for scans. Hadley will be sedated Friday for scans of her brain and spine to see if the current treatment she is on is helping to give her any stability. Please be in prayer with us that her tumors are holding stable, and that we can continue to give her more good days while preserving her quality of life.

12/05/2025

Tomorrow is race day! We have 7 tickets left to sell! Let us know if you want one and we will pull your ticket for you!

11/28/2025

Hadleys hair has been thinning for about a month now, and she was getting fed up with it! It would get in her mouth, her food, and it bothered even more when she was sleeping. She tossed around the idea of cutting it for almost a week and yesterday she decided for sure she was ready! She said she wanted to share her haircut video with all of her friends so here we are! She’s still so excited about it! I think that’s because she won’t have to wash it anymore🤣

11/27/2025

Fundraiser for the St. Jude Marathon! We head to Memphis on Monday for treatment and will stay there until the race on Saturday! Here’s some information about the only fundraiser we are doing this year! It is a raffle for a Browning A-Bolt III 308 with a synthetic stock in army green! I will post a picture in the comments later for anyone interested!

If you are not interested in the fundraiser, but still would like to donate, I will continue to share the link to my fundraiser for Hadley’s team!

Editing to add that all of the money raised will go directly to our fundraiser for the hospital!

11/09/2025

Hadley had a good check up on Tuesday! Her labs looked good, and her liver enzymes were down! She had a good treatment, but afterwards was feeling very tired and irritable. This trip was just Hadley and mom, so I’m sorry for the late update! She needed extra cuddles and love that evening. We’ve also picked up a cold, which is part of the reason I think she had such a tough evening on Tuesday. We’re hoping to kick this virus soon so she starts feeling better!

Hadley will head back to St. Jude in about a week for another treatment and lab check! Please continue to pray that her liver enzymes stay down and don’t begin to rise again with the chemo she’s taking at home. She has also started having some pain in her back, so please also pray that we are able to keep her comfortable!

Here’s a picture of the kids all playing on their new play set! We were able to surprise them yesterday with the help of some sweet friends! They are all so excited and it has already helped keep Hadley much more active!

11/04/2025

Hadley is back at St. Jude for another lab check and chemo infusion! She’s had the last week off of all chemo, but now it’s time to start again! Please pray with us that her liver enzymes have come down with this week off of chemo, and that she has an uneventful chemo infusion this afternoon! If her liver enzymes continue to rise, we will have to lower the dose of chemo she is receiving. Please pray specifically against that! I will update later this afternoon with how things are going!

10/21/2025

Hadley is back at St. Jude and getting ready for her next chemo infusion! She’s currently getting all of her pre-meds to help with nausea control, and then her chemo will start. Please pray with us that she has an uneventful infusion and doesn’t have any nausea or vomiting this evening. She has been doing so well the last couple of weeks, and we are so thankful! Please also continue to pray that these treatments will help Hadley maintain stability in her tumors so we can have so many more good days!

10/07/2025

Hadley recovered well from her stomach virus, and we decided to take the rest of that cycle off of her chemo. She had the best week and a half of rest, spending time with cousins and friends, and doing everything she wanted to do! We came back to Memphis early to spend time with some friends! We all enjoyed a weekend at Bass Pro making sweet memories! Hadley had labs this morning, and for the most part, everything looked okay. Now, we are waiting on her chemo to get ready and then we will head down to the infusion center for the afternoon. Please keep Hadley in your prayers for nausea control, that the chemo is killing the cancerous cells and nothing else, and that she will tolerate her oral chemo every night for the next three weeks.

09/28/2025

Hadley has had a tough week. Tuesday, her team added a new medication to help with her nausea and anxiety. It also causes her to be very drowsy. She has been sleeping a lot more than normal this week while we work to find the right dose for her. While the new medication has helped tremendously with her vomiting during the night and early morning, yesterday she started throwing up again. We assumed it was due to the med changes being made this week, and went on about our day. But last night, she could not get comfortable in her sleep. She woke up around 2:30 this morning crying in pain and begging for help. We ended up taking her to get checked out at the ED, and she likely has a stomach virus. Her labs were mostly normal, and nothing concerning, but she definitely is not feeling good at all. We’re working on managing her gas pains and the vomiting that returned as soon as we got home this morning. We’re hopeful she will recover quickly and gain her strength back!

We’re not sure if we will make it to the prayer gathering today. If she’s feeling up for it, we will come and just keep our distance from everyone. I’m hoping she will nap soon since we’ve both been awake since 2:30. Some rest will do her some good, and hopefully get us there at least for a little bit!

09/13/2025

Sharing our link again for this fundraiser! Scentsy has so many amazing goodies that are perfect for the holidays and even early Christmas goodies!

I’ll help you find your new favorite things as you explore the shoppable online catalog. With so many items I can’t live without, Scentsy is sure to fill your life with fragrance. Let me know if you have any questions!