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MaKenzey's Story

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 MaKenzey Anna Cain is a typical teenager, she is the daughter of Olando and Kelly Cain and has a twin sister, MaKayley and a younger sister, Lillian. She just finished up the 8th grade at Athens Middle School where she has been a cheerleader for the past two years. She is a JV Cheerleader at Athens High School and on the Onyx All-Stars Senior 5 competition cheer team at Onyx Cheerleading and Gymnastics, this is her 8th year at Onyx. Cheerleading is her passion. Recently during cheer camp she had developed a cough and later complained of her ribs hurting, after several complaints and her face being swollen she went to a walk in clinic where they did a chest x-ray and she was sent to the emergency room to be treated for pneumonia. At the emergency room she was given an IV antibiotic and sent home with a prescription and told to follow up with her regular doctor. She followed up with her regular doctor where they did another chest x-ray and discovered that it was worse than the first x-ray done at the clinic. She was then referred to a lung specialist, where she was diagnosed with pneumonia and admitted to the hospital. She spent 5 days in the hospital being treated for pneumonia and was released. She had a follow up appointment with the lung specialist 4 days later, another x-ray was done and it was worse than the last, the lung specialist admitted her back into the hospital for surgery to have the fluids removed from her chest. A CT scan was ordered and it came back showing a large mass in her chest and the fluids tested positive for Lymphoma cancer cells. The mass in her chest was compressing her airway and the main arteries in her heart, she was medflighted to St. Judes Childrens Research Hospital in Memphis, TN, where she was officially diagnosed with T-cell Acute Lymphoblastic Lymphoma. She is currently receiving her treatments at St. Judes. A Facebook page, Cheering For MaKenzey has been set up to follow her updates. The Facebook page also has a list of fundraisers and information about bracelets and t-shirts being sold designed by her twin sister. Donations to the family can be made at Bank Independent. MaKenzey cain receive mail at:

Ronald McDonald House
MaKenzey Cain
Room #31
535 Alabama Ave.
Memphis, TN 38105