UPDATED: Mum’s ‘battle to save cancer victim daughter from doctors’

People have been re-reading this story from last year … the preservation society covered the story with a good friend of ours who was determined to help this mother and daughter who, no doubt, were living in hell.

The story, like so much on the internet, remains to be read now and in the future. So, it is only fair that a site like ours does its best to bring people up to date, not in an invasive way but positively.

The story, as it progressed, became tragic and convoluted and we were supplied with many documents and information as the convolutions became more difficult to follow.

There were also reports of Kylee being involved in a car crash.

So, to update people who have been returning to this story … Kylee seems to be doing well and getting on with life. We hope she is fit and well in the future.

Meanwhile, mum Krissy Gale Dixon, has continued to fight for what she believes is right and campaigns on social media over Covid-19.

A mother who went on the run with her cancer-victim daughter to ‘stop doctors killing her’ is finally re-united with her after almost a year.

Kylee Dixon, of Wilsonville, was diagnosed with undifferentiated embryonal sarcoma in March 2018. Doctors recommended she underwent chemotherapy – which campaigners were quick to point out is a derivative of mustard gas. Then surgery.

The teenager would die otherwise, medics are reported as saying.

But her mother, Christine, aged 35, believed the  treatments could actually kill her and wanted to use herbs, vitamins and cannabis oil instead. Kylee had also said that she didn’t want to undergo surgery.

Christine went on the run with Kylee for a week last June. Authorities found them  in Nevada and Kylee was put in  the custody of the state. Christine turned herself in a few weeks later.

Kylee had been in care since then – and Christine was told she could have no contact over Christmas.

This was a double shock after authorities actually suggested that Kylee was put in the care of her father, James Dixon, who had been facing assault charges. These were later dropped.

 Kylee had originally been taken to Providence Portland Medical Center in February 2018. She was in extreme pain and was diagnosed a few weeks later with undifferentiated embryonal sarcoma, a rare liver cancer that mostly occurs in children.

Scientists are unsure of what causes the cancer, but know that the cancerous cells grow early in development. It accounts for between two percent and 15 percent of all liver cancers, according to the National Cancer Institute.

Kylee began undergoing gruelling chemotherapy at Oregon Health and Science University.

Christine said at the time. “Every single time – you literally feel your kid’s life getting taken away.”

After six months, she convinced doctors to discharge Kylee so she could take her home, which is when she began turning to alternative medicine.

But then Kylee and her mother are said to have failed to show up for scheduled surgery and  Clackamas County Circuit Court demanded Kylee be placed in the custody of the Oregon Department of Human Services.  

‘The mother decided to treat the child’s cancer exclusively with CBD oil, which is not a medically recognized treatment for the disease with which child has been diagnosed,’ Clackamas County senior deputy district attorney Christine Landers reportedly said.

That was when Christine fled with her daughter. Seven days later they were found and Kylee was taken into care. Christine and her supporters called it ‘medical kidnapping’.

Christine said this in a social media post: “I did what any good parent would have done, I stepped in and intervened and fought for my daughters life. Put it this way, if you knew your child’s life was hanging by a thin thread, and someone pulled a gun out and wanted to end your child’s life right in front of you, would you let them put the gun to your child’s head? If you had the opportunity to stop them from pulling the trigger, would you?
“Again I ask as a parent, where did I go wrong? I stopped them from harming my Daughter, I also asked for a second opinion and got completely attacked, hunted down at my home, lied about, was taken through an illegal court system just to get threatened and for the DA to threaten my life and my daughters life!
Then to get hunted down clear across the states, all because I knew my Daughter had a fighting chance to live now, that I got her out of that horrific hospital! And researched enough to find out the truth to save my daughters life.”

Preservation Society investigator and writer Sonya Webb has been constantly in touch with Christine.

She said: “This is an unbelievable, but true story about a young girl and her mum. I  cannot understand what they had to go through on a daily basis.

“After Kylee fell ill and was taken to OHSU, the doctors originally said there was no cancer, but then said the following week that there was, that it was very severe. She was found to have a mass tumour inside her liver on 28th February 2018. 

“She was given chemotherapy and fell into a coma. Her mother, Christine, spent a lot of time researching the type of cancer Kylee had. Kylee was diagnosed with lung cancer as well as the liver cancer; however, after a course of antibiotics and refusal from Christine with regards to Kylee having a lung operation, there appears to be no evidence of lung cancer.” 

Road through hell as Human Services keep in touch with mum by email…

Following almost nine very long, traumatic months apart, Christine has been finally reunited with Kylee after a judge dismissed claims against her, writes Sonya Webb.

16th December, 2019

The court hearing was moved to January without Christine being told why. She was however, told that scans and pre-assessments had been booked, but a date for surgery hadn’t been organised.

18th December

Kylee was reportedly removed from school by the Department of Human Services. Again, Christine says she was not told why or where Kylee had been moved to.

Christine says she was eventually allowed a phone call with her, with both mum and daughter, being warned they were not allowed to discuss the location of Kylee, nor what had happened to her.

Sonya says: “After emailing Senator Kim Thatcher in Oregon about this situation, I received a response informing me that she felt something was definitely not right and that she was working to get as close to the bottom of the case.”

25th December

Christine and Kylee’s first Christmas apart. No contact was made on the day.

29th December

Christine received a letter from DHS stating that the scans would be carried out on 30th December.

1st January 2020 – New Year, new beginnings

Christine and Kylee were allowed a phone call. There were two other people in the room with Kylee and she had to keep checking to see what she was allowed to say to her own mother…

3rd January

Christine received an email from DHS. Why on earth was this terrible situation always dealt with by email? Mind you, at least there is written evidence, which in the long run was probably better.

The email stated that the surgery would be going ahead, hopefully by the end of the week as the doctor felt that the situation had gone from ‘medical urgency’ to ‘medical emergency’.

The doctor talked through the post-surgery options with Kylee – remember she is only 13 and did not have her mother with her during these discussions – and said he would recommend further chemotherapy.

6th January

The judge ruled that the surgery would take place. She also ruled that Christine would be given the surgery date, and would able to see Kylee before the operation, and also afterwards. In court, Kylee stated that she just wanted to get it over and done with as she wanted to be with her mum, her best friend.

9th January

Christine was allowed to see Kylee and give her Christmas presents. Christine also gave her a Valentine’s gift, as she said she didn’t know what the situation would be like later. Kylee looked incredibly healthy, and not someone who had to have an emergency operation to keep her alive!

12th/13th January

There were planned peaceful protests outside Oregon State Capital. Christine had been warned that if any protests took place outside the hospital, then she would not be allowed to see Kylee before the operation. 

Christine was supposed to have had a phone call with Kylee on 12th January at 6pm EST. This did not happen, so Christine called DHS to check why and to find out when surgery was going to take place. She left a message but didn’t hear back. At some point during the night, Christine got word from someone inside the hospital that Kylee had been taken to the hospital. 

14th January

Kylee was operated on – the operation took 15 hours – and yet again, Christine was given this information via email! She was asked to go into the DHS office, but not to have cameras or her phone with her.

She had to go alone.

Christine was allowed to see Kylee on 15th. She reported that Kylee was extremely bloated,  was very cold and looked very jaundiced. Kylee had six IVs, one of which was stitched into her neck. They told Christine that they couldn’t pull any blood! She managed to stay with her for over two hours. Kylee only has a third of her liver left and was very weak.

News channels reported that Kylee was fine…

16th January

Christine was contacted by email AGAIN from DHS. They stated that they didn’t know what was wrong, but they could only say that Kylee wasn’t doing very well, and that they would be able to get an update from the medics the following day. Christine was still not allowed to go the hospital. Kylee remained in the hospital for a few days with guards placed outside her room…

21st January

Where’s Kylee?

It was reported to Christine that the guards were no longer outside the room, and that Kylee wasn’t inside the room. No one informed Christine of Kylee’s whereabouts.

Protesters continued to protest peacefully outside the hospital and DHS offices. 

22nd January

Christine was doing a prayer vigil outside the hospital when Fox Channel 12 interviewed her. She was incredibly taken aback when the reporter told her that DHS had been interviewed and reported that Kylee had been discharged, was now cancer-free, and was able to ring the cancer-free bell. The reporter looked quite shocked too as he thought Christine had been told – DHS had said they’d been keeping her informed!

23rd January

Christine has said that there was no way anyone should be out of hospital 5 days after a serious liver op, having only spent time in ICU. How is it even possible that someone can suddenly be declared cancer-free five days after an operation? Surely, that only happens during a follow up appointment?

25th January

Christine was finally allowed to speak to Kylee – but was basically only allowed to say hello so she ‘could hear that Kylee was alive’.

27th January

Finally, Christine had some people in authority from the DHS on her side who started listening to her and are willing to help.

29th January

Emergency court hearing

Kylee looked incredibly well. What an amazing strong young teenager she is. She gave Christine 3 visits with Kylee between now and the next court hearing, the following Monday. Christine was very happy about this. Christine was also allowed to go to the follow-up hospital appointment with Kylee. The doctor reported that there was a 20% chance the cancer was still there and offered chemotherapy. Both refused, as was their right.

3rd February

Kylee is free!

The judge allowed Kylee to go home to Christine. Charges against Christine will be brought up at a hearing on 10th March.

The nightmare journey that Kylee and Christine have been on with regards to the DHS and hospital is finally over.

But this isn’t the end of the story….it’s just the beginning.

A lot of things that have taken place over the past 9 months were never made public, but they will. Not only this, Kylee is beginning to give her side of things while she was away from Christine, and believe me, it’s heart breaking, but what an incredible young teenager Kylee is.

She still has a long way to go on her road to recovery, but now she is back with Christine, that can only help her immensely.

This is not the end of this courageous battle that Christine and Kylee have faced separately…this is just the beginning.