Bailee's Fight

11/03/2022

When you have someone you care about, you hold onto that person and show them unconditional love. No matter what.

07/14/2022

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06/17/2022

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Tonight, Mayo Clinic will light its buildings in orange for World Kidney Cancer Day (WKCD). Kidney cancer is the 13th most prevalent form of cancer and is an emerging health challenge. Worldwide, 1 in 442 men and 1 in 600 women are at high risk of developing kidney cancer. Statistics also show the disease is more prevalent among men than women.

Learn more about kidney cancer at: https://mayocl.in/3QpEC5G

03/11/2022

03/11/2022

Hello everyone… Most of you know that Bailee was diagnosed with stage IV cancer in January, 2021. The primary tumor was in the kidney and it had spread through her body into the lungs and lymph nodes. Prior to this diagnosis Bailee was just a happy two year old girl living a perfectly normal life with no known medical problems.

We have been through intense chemotherapy, radiation, and multiple surgeries on her abdomen and lungs. We had received heartbreaking news over and over again over the past 14 months. The tumors in her lungs continued to grow while on first line treatment, second line treatment, and third line treatment. Radiation therapy is supposed to work very well on Wilms tumor. We scanned before radiation started and at the end. It grew even during those intense daily treatments.

Of course this has been a living nightmare for the entire family. If you were to ask me three years ago my worst fear as a parent it would be this.

Our care has been done at Mayo Clinic, however they are not the only team of physicians working on a plan to help Bailee fight. Doctors around the country have given input on what to do. We had even requested an official second opinion to the Oncologist who was chair of the Wilms tumor panel for the Childrens Oncology Group. The therapies that should help are not working. It is just devastating.

I last posted just before Christmas. December 17th we found out that the ICE therapy had failed. Christmas Day was the first day of a new treatment. That regimen included chemotherapy that I needed to administer at home into her gastrostomy tube in addition to daily trips to the pediatric infusion center.

Now we are at a place where we know the treatment has failed and we are trying to give Bailee as much happiness as possible. We took a trip to Disney World and also traveled to Myrtle Beach to catch a RCTC softball game that Bailee’s cousin Zoe was playing in.

Bailee looks like a happy healthy girl on the outside. Nothing about Bailee would give you any indication that she is fighting such a battle inside. I’m so happy that she has had some great experiences that many adults never get to experience.

02/20/2022

Bailee was all giggles and smiles for her special private parade yesterday! Thank you everyone who came to make this a memorable day!

12/11/2021

If you’re looking for something to do tonight swing by the trail of trees in spring valley. Bailee has a super SWEET tree this year. Cannot wait to see it lit up. Bailee sure loves it!