Paislee is a spitfire, she is absolutely one of the happiest humans I have ever met. One silly face and she is in tears laughing. Paislee loves baby cows, Coco Melon, and stickers. She spends her days mostly eating and watching tv or playing games on her iPad because she is in the hospital but she loves to be outdoors.
Paislee was diagnosed with B-Cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL) on 7/17/2022. We were in complete shock. We brought her to the doctor because she was bruising easily with no trauma. Did I ever expect that it was CANCER? No! I never thought cancer would affect my family until it did. Paislee is so strong and brave. She makes cancer look so easy when it’s not. She smiles through all the challenges and battles.
Paislee experienced some symptoms leading up to her diagnosis, She was in pain and it would hurt to get out of bed. She would spike fevers for a day and they would be gone the next. She had frequent infections and was bruising easily. These were all symptoms I discussed with her pediatrician and we scheduled an appointment to be seen. Before that appointment, Paislee had a fall that concerned me when she was bruised with a lump so we took her to the ER for bloodwork.
Paislee has done well with treatment, chemo, and all of the antibiotics, though she does have her ups and downs. We were recently admitted to the hospital because of a bacterial infection which has caused a chemo delay until her wounds heel. The bacterial infection caused the wounds from her port and bone marrow aspiration site to open so we now have vacs on the wounds to aid in healing.
Paislee’s cancer diagnosis has definitely changed our lives, We went into complete fight mode. Aside from that, my husband lost his job. My oldest daughter struggles with missing her family and I have guilt about not being able to be home and together as a family.
Paislee Strong!
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