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Show due Kay Leigh p.ues " fUcre are speakers nil around the classroom and the sound are with tmnuih cramps again- - Her parents livrj m um hVda of what happened l4i lime when her blood pressure ilnippcj dangerously low and there k no pul! fell in kr feet, I Imj meJ.cal vtatf didn't know cvactly what wa wrong in July. 1 W4 fCjlly Hans! we Wtre going to tom her. but the dniors and nure jumped right in and knew how Hvk she was this time." said her mother, Jtyee. blurring, she Mtd- The haanere ponced the hearing loss alter vhe came ltne in Augtnl. At fifM they thought she a ignoring them because of her age, When they placed games, kayleigh became trutraied because she couldnt understand what was being said. hteve said. Shed run upstairs crying. he said. But when vhe didnt bear the IV buzer beep, they knew they it was more serious titan a teenage mood swing. They checked her hearing and ordered hearing aids. The bills Because the dMorx knew how to weal the problem, Kayleights uy in the hospital was stumer and le'S expensive than (tie la 'I ttme. I or ihc JthcJay stay the hill for the room was around jut $76,000. said her father, Slew. Ihc SaunerV Insurance company warned Kay Leigh out of ihc hospital, but refused to pay fir the medicaiion she needed. Ihc S inert then refused to have Kay Leigh released until the insurance company approved the cost of the medication, which Is given through an IV. Ihc Swuncr are getting used to medical bills. Ihc bills arrive utmost daily and are filed in a thick folder. Latch week Sieve and Joyce write out checks for the unpaid bills. Activities To get KayLeigh mind off cancer, the Swaners and her friends plan activities for KayLeigh. After a dociors visit in September, they spent the day at the Utah State lair. KayLeigh rode In a wheelchair because site tired easily. KayLeigh enjoyed the goats the most because of their cute faces." They attended n a Kevin Sharp concert, a canhad also who singer I wanted to go meet him, America first Credit Union, picks up the rest. Every time we write out the checks and we say, well, thats that, we turn around and theres money back in the account," Ste- ve said. It comes in handy when their y comes in around $900 in one week, he said. just co-pa- r KayLeighs current chemotherapy stay in the hospital caused her to miss her LDS Young Womens lip sync event She choreographed and loaned Because of the generosity of neighbors, friends and strangers, the Swancrs are planning to do a fund-raisfor the hospital. Kay-Lcisaid that as soon as shes well enough her mother wants to raise enough money to donate another Nintendo 64 game. Theres only one game and everyone fights over it. Itd be our way of saying thank you, Kay Leigh said. gh clothes for 1 like it I love it" by Tim McGraw. Mom, stay and watch it Dont come to the hospital tonight," KayLeigh said as her mom added an algebra book to her bag. Besides the chemotherapy treatments, KayLeigh exercises her right arm daily. She still lifts it with her left arm but she plans on shooting her rifle next year during the deer hunting season. She can write and crochet but it takes her longer than it used to. Because of her illness she was unable to go deer hunting this year at her familys cabin. This was the first time she missed. She sat in her reclincr attached to her IV, watching her dad and brother load up the coolers, sleeping bags School work , Meanwhile KayLeigh wants to get well enough to attend Syracuse Junior High School, where shes in eighth grade. She attended school the first day and two other days between chemo treatstay, ments. During her y several friends made the round trip to boost her spirits. One friend, Ashley Harvey, visits KayLeigh daily at her home. Dad, can I call Ashley?" KayLeigh asked. Is your homework done? he responded. The Swaners want KayLeigh to live as normally as possible.. Which means Joyce wakes her up early during the week. In the summer KayLeigh slept until noon or later. Joyce makes KayLeigh sit next to her in her home office and do her homework if KayLeighs up to it. KayLeigh is in the homes-choprogram again. Eileen Fauscett, her math teacher, is assigned to bring her homework. KayLeigh prefers being at school and hopes her new hearing aids will help her. 10-da- 70-mi- le and . KayLeighs unexpected hospi- - tal stays pushed her chemotherapy treatments into February, Joyce said. On the original schedule the treatments ended in December. Now Joyce worries about traveling on Interstate 15 during the winter. It scares me to death to drive that far in the winter, she said. Recognition KayLeighs battle with cancer by the Utah House of Representatives. A letter and certificate honored her as a junior member of the house from State Rep. Gerry Adair of Roy. 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