Honored Kid

Kaitlyn Wright

Kaitlyn Wright Kid Photo

Location

Guthrie , OK, US

Diagnosis

Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL)

Date of Diagnosis

July 2022

Status

Angel

Treated At

Jimmy Everest Center

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My Story

My daughter Kaitlyn Wright was diagnosed with High Risk Pre-B All Leukemia whenshe was 15.5 years old. Kaitlyn was having leg pain and no amountofpainmeds wouldease the pain. Her primary doctor kept saying it was growing pain. Eventually the pain started goingto other places like her hip, chest and arms. She was havingalot of headaches, her heart was racingso fast. The children's arthritis specialist at OU Children's Hospital dug deep into findingwhy she hurt all the time and no pain meds would ease her pain. Her first month of going through treatments, I had to takeherto children'shospital in OKC. When we got close to the hospital her right whole arm started raising up and down by itself. When we finally got back in a room in the ER, her arm started doing it again. Then she started having a seizure. Her scans showed she had a blood clot by her Port and one on her brain that was causing the seizure. Which she had a stroke on her right side. It didn't really affect her right leg. Just her right arm. While being an inpatient, her right side would continuously shake. I had to hold her arm still because it made her arm hurt so bad. It happened around the time school started back and she was looking forward to going back to public school. Kaitlyn was in the hospital more than at home. It was hard to see her like that. When she was getting chemotherapy in clinic, she started to bleed uncontrollably. They had to hold off on her treatment for a bit. When she got done with chemotherapy, we we're sent to go get blood and platelets. Kaitlyn had to have multiple blood and platelets during her treatments. Some day's at clinic she was her self and acting Goofy. Other times she only wanted to lay in a bed during chemotherapy. She was so weak she had to use a wheelchair out in public and at home a walker. She never complained, only when she didn't feel good and wanted to lay down. Kaitlyn loved all of the Therapy Dogs. She collected many cards with the dog's on it. In April she had thick mucus that was hard to get out. She used a suction to help get the mucus. May 3rd she went to the PICU. Her O2 was dropping and regular oxygen was not keeping her O2 up. Kaitlyn ended up on the ECMO and Dyalis machine. On may 18th 2023 I had to let her go home in the sky. Kaitlyn was 16 when she passed away. I really appreciate anyone that volunteers with the kids going through it all after being diagnosed with Cancer. It really means the world to me.

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