LAYLA GAFFNEY

Jul 8

#LAYLASTRONG

GOAL MET!

Layla is a 5 year old from Hood River, OR and we’re on a mission to raise
$5,000 to send Layla and her family on a Dream Trip to Disney World
where they can make amazing memories together OUTSIDE the hospital!

Layla is a 5 year old from Hood River, OR. Layla amazes everyone with how strong and brave she is. One of her best qualities is how positive she has been throughout this entire thing. Layla was sick for about two months prior to diagnosis, and misdiagnosed twice in between.

Layla’s journey started with a constant low-grade fever, a severe drop in her appetite, fatigue, and a slight cough. One day, her face got extremely swollen so she was taken to the local ER where they thought she shad Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis. She woke up the following day struggling to breathe, and with an even more swollen face. Layla was taken back to the ER where they found a mass in her lungs, and fluid in her lungs and around her heart. She was immediately rushed to Randall Children’s Hospital where they diagnosed her with cancer that night. The following day, Layla was diagnosed with T-Cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia.

T-Cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia is pretty rare in girls her age. And so, she got diagnosed far later than most kids do, which brought about some extra complications. The hospital had to get together with a team of doctors from across the United States to figure out an exact plan for her because she was a high-risk case. And yet, she is the most positive little ray of sunshine you can imagine! It blows people away how casually she talks about having cancer. It’s just become a part of her life now.

We are on a mission to raise $5,000 to send Layla and her family on a dream trip to Disney World where they can make amazing memories together OUTSIDE the hospital!