Rosey went home last night with me and got a good nights sleep. Came back around ten this morning and Haleigh was doing good and awake. She said last night her dad was snoring and she had to throw one of the 7 bears sittin on her bed at him to wake him up. She slept well and looked good. She has been doing breathing exercises and waiting to test out her new wheels!

Well... The physical therapist came. She is a very sweet and nice lady. We were able to get her in the chair very easily and pain free! Dad wheeled her around the unit and into the waiting room where some friends were waiting. She was very excited to be in the chair and loved sitting up. She sat up and fed herself. They allowed her to take the IV off and as long as she keeps drinking plenty of fluid, she shouldn't need it back on. There is a possiblilty that she may need a pint of blood tonight since her h&h is still kind of low. Everything is going great!

Hi everyone its me Haleigh! Thank you everyone for praying for me and all of the support. Thank you to those who sent me flowers, animals, candy, candy, presents, and food! I am feeling better everyday and I hope to be home soon in a few days. Please keep praying for me.

Haleigh's levels had dropped so she did have a blood transfusion last night...This was a 4 hour process and she did experience pretty a fair amount of discomfort for the first couple of hours...We had a scare about 1/2 way through when her temperature suddenly spiked to over 100 degrees....Her temp dropped back as quickly as it went up and all was well...We put a hot pack on her hand where the port was and her blood vessels expanded making the rest of the transfusion must more bearable...Her levels are back up today so the transfusion was successful...

We may get to bring Haleigh home tomorrow...She is doing well with her pain management and doing well with her ability to be moved into and out of the wheelchair...We are on track to be released tomorrow unless something changes...She is very excited about "getting out of here".

Today we brought Haleigh home! The ride went great! We used Chris's van. She slept the whole way. She was SOOOOO glad to be home! Thank you to everyone who has written cards. She has read everyone. :)

Haleigh has been doing a lot better here at home. She has good days and bad days. Today was a GREAT day. We began the day by making a schedule for her for many things. One being the therapy we put together for her to loosen her stiff muscles and joints. We take about 30-45 minutes stretching everything from her neck to back to legs. She had her first homeade treatment session at noon and did great. She sat for about an hour with her knees bent in the sitting position in her wheelchair. She did so good! She even is getting to the potty seat all by herself with just a little help moving her legs. After spending about 2 hours cleaning her up and with therapy, we took her out to enjoy the weather. We took her to the mailbox and back to get a huge pile of cards! That made her very happy. Thank you to all of you who sent cards. She needed the fresh air in her lungs and we hope it is this nice tomorrow so we can go out again. After having some visitors and watching the Bengals game, we finished a our first puzzle. We stuck to out plan to do another therapy session at 9pm and it went WONDERFUL! She was able to lay completely flat, which she has not done yet, move her legs almost into the sitting split postition and lift both of them to a "right angle" (90 degrees) with a spotting hand. We were so proud of her! She even said she was proud of herself, which was great to hear a positive attitude like the kid we know. She was even so proud of herself she wanted to move with what we call "butt walkin" to the potty instead of being lifted which was AWESOME because she was so worn out and pushing herself! Went to bed earliest in a week.... 10pm! Feels good to be getting into a scheduled routine again!

Today went well...she got a shower and all cleaned up! The best part was that Shane, Emily, and Gracie Shope brought up something very special. Shane brought Haleigh a signed football from Carson Palmer that he wrote get well soon. It was amazing that Carson Palmer cared that much. Shane knows the equipment manager for the team and told him the story, which in turn he signed the ball! We have gotten so many wonderful gifts from everyone, thank you so much!

Haleigh got a package today from the UPS man...Her replacement computer came! We tried to trick her and tell her it was just a package from a lawyer wantin money, but she knew it was a computer because it said Compaq on it. This brightened her spirits.

Hey everyone.... We need your help bringing Halloween and Trick-or-Treat to Haleigh. Since she won't be able to go out this year, we need everyone to bring her trick-or-treat. So here is the plan... On Saturday, October 31st, we are setting up at the back deck and dressing up. We need everyone to dress up in a costume and bring Haleigh some treats. We will have hot dogs for the kids :). We will be out starting at 6 pm till 7:30 pm. The address is 10407 Hardins Creek Rd., Leesburg. Hope to see you there, she is very excited to see everyone's costume!

Sherill and I took Hail outside today for a walk. She was glad to get out. After gettin the mail, we decied we were not ready to go back in yet, and we traveled down the Reeve's lane to take a walk, or ride in her case. We discussed that she will like taking many walks now since she won't get tired at all. She enjoyed the sunshine and we spent about half an hour outside. We had a great day here and she is doing good with therapy still. We are all very proud of her and she is proud of herself. Thank you again to everyone who has sent gifts, food, candy, and stopped by.

Haleigh is becoming more independent every day. With the help of the home health therapy she is able to get to her wheel chair from bed and back with minimal help. She can also move to the potty seat with almost no help if necessary. She is glad to become less dependent and likes doing things on her own. Thank you to everyone who came to the Halloween party! It really meant a lot to her and all of us. She still talks about her dad dressing up as Pocahontas and all of the left over hot dogs! :) This week she should start more therapy and on Wednesday gets her pins out of her wrist and a new cast....still debating on the color...feel free to write a message on what color you vote for. I said she should ask if they make glow-in-the-dark. Thanks for all of the prayers and calls along with cards, food, and presents.

There was an article done about the accident and "Hero Mike" in the Wilmington News Journal by Sofia Burgess. Please copy and paste the link below to your address bar to see the article. http://www.wnewsj.com/main.asp?SectionID=49&SubSectionID=156&ArticleID=180556

THE PINS ARE OUT!!! We went to the doctor today at Children's for our first visit back. When the doctor saw the xrays we had today, he couldn't believe how fast she has been healing. We just thought that the pin in her arm was coming out and getting recasted. The doctor decided that pins were ready to come out of the leg too and her arm was ready to not be casted. She has a brace and no pins and is feeling much better! No more pin treatment!

Hi everyone ! I get to go to go to the doctor on wednesday! Everyone has been so nice thank you all. My legs have a mind of there own! That's funny I think because they think they can walk but they can't yet! But be for I know it I will be able to walk again because I will be healed again. Bye! Love, Haleigh Bates P.S THANK YOU very much

Today I got to go to the ymca and walk around in the pool. It was awesome! I had a fun time and I was almost crying cause I was so happy when I got in the pool. I hope to get back in soon.I get to go to school tomorow! Yes! :D Love, Haleigh

THANK YOU For sending messages I really enjoy reading them, keep sending them I hope you all have a Merry Christmas love haleigh