The Prosper community is supporting Haylee Alexander, who was injured while practicing at a cheer gym.
Haylee Alexander was injured while at a cheer gym.
"Everybody is stepping up and people are willing and want to help right now," family friend Tatum Curry said.On Monday, August 22, Alexander was practicing at her competitive cheer gym when she suffered a traumatic brain injury. She was rushed to the emergency room at Medical City Plano.Friends and teammates are waiting anxiously for any updates from the hospital, knowing there is likely a long road ahead.
Family friends said the teenager is an extremely talented cheerleader, calling her a "cheerleberity." "Speaking with her mom, every time she sees a ribbon or a shirt, she knows Haylee is loved," Roberts said. "People are thinking about her and praying for her, so that’s what we want."The Prosper community has felt this pain before.