Kaylee, just a little girl at the time, didn't fully understand the weight of the word 'cancer' - but in an instant, her world changed.
Children get bumps and scrapes all the time, but then came the leg pain, unusual paleness, and overwhelming fatigue - the first warning signs of Kaylee's looming leukaemia diagnosis.
Alana tried her best to keep Kaylee occupied at the time with games and video calls from her family, but the little girl couldn't stand doing anything for more than 20 minutes at a time before she had to take a nap.
Children get bumps and scrapes all the time, but then came the leg pain, paleness, and fatigue - the first warning signs of Kaylee's looming leukaemia diagnosis.
Kaylee's transplant meant wiping out her entire immune system, and she had to undergo total body radiation twice a day, for three days in a row - and she was put under general anaesthetic for each procedure.
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