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Bayleigh Caldwell Buskirk(Action News 5)Diagnosis and treatment<\/p>\nOXFORD, Miss. (WMC) \u2014 An interior designer and former St. Jude patient is designing a bedroom in the Oxford St. Jude Dream Home.<\/p>\n
Bayleigh Caldwell Buskirk works as a designer and social media producer at Something Southern on the Oxford Square. She is also fighting cancer.<\/p>\n
\u201cI was diagnosed on December 22 of last year … I was 23 years old at the time and I was accepted to St. Jude within 24 hours of my diagnosis,\u201d Buskirk said.<\/p>\n
Bayleigh Caldwell Buskirk(Action News 5)Diagnosis and treatment<\/p>\n
Buskirk found the first lump while playing with a necklace at work, three weeks into her job. Weeks later, she found six more. She was diagnosed with classic Hodgkin\u2019s lymphoma, stage three.<\/p>\n
At the time, she was a recent college graduate engaged to be married. She said she didn\u2019t think St. Jude accepted patients like her.<\/p>\n
\u201cMy understanding was that they only accepted up until 18 … but the cutoff for St. Jude is actually 25 years old,\u201d Buskirk said.<\/p>\n
Buskirk\u2019s family never saw a bill. St. Jude covered housing, food and treatment.<\/p>\n
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Bayleigh Caldwell Buskirk and family(Bayleigh Caldwell Buskirk)<\/p>\n
\u201cAny issue I had … they had a solution,\u201d Buskirk said.<\/p>\n
\u201cI had a social worker, psychologist, a massive care team,\u201d Buskirk said.<\/p>\n
\u201cOr even my family … they also provided care for my family as well,\u201d Buskirk said.<\/p>\n
Designing the guest bedroom<\/p>\n
Oxford was chosen for its first-ever St. Jude Dream Home. Something Southern store manager Phyllis Smith said the store didn\u2019t hesitate to get involved.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s the guest bedroom downstairs. Yes. And so, Bailey is going to put her special touch on that, using her St. Jude ribbon color and bringing her story to the bedroom,\u201d Smith said.<\/p>\n
The guest bedroom is one of four bedrooms in the 2,700-square-foot home. Buskirk is designing the space with light blue drapes with decorative tape, Euro pillows, a colorful bolster and a coverlet, built around three colors: blue, green and purple, for Hodgkin\u2019s lymphoma awareness.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m excited to see my room play out. I have incorporated my awareness ribbon colors — which is purple — into the design,\u201d Buskirk said.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m glad that I can play such a small role in such a large project,\u201d Buskirk said.<\/p>\n
What\u2019s next for Buskirk<\/p>\n
Buskirk finished treatment in May. She recently married and will soon learn whether she is cancer-free.<\/p>\n
Her fabric swatches will become part of a home built for families like hers.<\/p>\n
How to get tickets<\/p>\n
Something Southern is donating a $2,500 gift card as an Open House prize. Tickets for the Oxford St. Jude Dream Home Giveaway are available now.<\/p>\n
Residents of Tennessee or Arkansas can call 1-800-537-3464. Mississippi residents can purchase tickets online at dreamhome.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n