Dancing wasn’t always in the 12-year-old’s future.
“I was diagnosed with cancer when I was six months old and they wanted to cut my foot off,” she explained. “But Dayton Children’s said we should do chemotherapy instead. My mother trusted them and it worked.”
It worked so well that today Bailey is a Carlisle Middle School student who plays soccer, softball and basketball.
Last year’s radiothon raised $200,000 to purchase needed equipment for kids like Bailey.
A good example are the two pediatric transport units the radiothon made possible, said Debbie Butler, Children’s Miracle Network manager.
“They’re basically mobile intensive care units that allow trained staff to go to other hospitals and bring kids here,” said Butler, who noted that the special vehicles cost $150,000 to $180,000 each to purchase and equip.
Host Nancy Wilson, live on the air with co-host Frye Guy, said every time she walks into the hospital she feels better for having been there.
“I think we’re making a difference,” she said.
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