Support for little Layla & her family through her Leukemia journey
4-month-old Layla has been diagnosed with Leukemia, with a long journey ahead. All prayers & donations are very much appreciated, thank you!
Wellington
On March 5th 2025, sweet little 4 month old Layla was sadly diagnosed with ALL (Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia). Layla is being well cared for by a fantastic team of doctors and nurses at Chch hospital and is absolutely gaining the biggest fan club with her bright curious eyes and adorable smiles.
Her & her Mum (Ashleigh) were transferred from Wellington to Christchurch, where they will be for the near future as Layla starts her treatment. Unfortunately, Layla's big sister (Bailey) and Dad (Jordan) couldn't join the other half of their family in Chch in the initial days after her diagnosis and transfer, but will be flying down as soon as they can.
The treatment journey is a significant one and there is much uncertainty in what the next few months is going to hold for the family. There is a long road ahead and being away from their home in Wellington is going to present a significant challenge as Jordan will need to return to work. The aim of this GiveALittle page is to ease some of the burden of daily expenses so that Ashleigh, Jordan & Bailey can focus on supporting Layla to get well again.
Thank you for also for all the prayer support for the family; it has made the biggest difference in these early days and will continue to provide comfort and hope in the days to come.
If you are able, please consider donating blood or plasma - these life saving resources will be able to help Layla and many others who need them.
Thank you so much.
Kirstin Botha's involvement (page creator)
I am Layla's aunt (Ashleigh's sister).
Use of funds
The funds raised for The Slaughter family will be used to cover daily expenses (mortgage, bills, etc) while extended periods of time will need to be taken off work to be able to support Layla having treatment away from home.
Latest update
Trip to Christchurch before Christmas 10 December 2025
Layla surprised everyone on Monday 8th December with her blood counts being recovered enough to fly back to Christchurch for a couple of procedures (lumbar puncture with intrathecal chemo and bone marrow aspiration) and surgery to remove her Hickman line and replace it with a port. We flew down on Monday night ready for surgery early the next morning.
She did amazingly well during and after the GA and aside from being sore at the surgical site she is back to her usual self trying to get into everything and practicing her crawling.
It was just a quick trip down this time as we travel back on Thursday.This was our last trip down to Christchurch with Layla now having started maintenance therapy which consists of oral chemo every day and blood checks every 4 weeks.
We are ready to see the end of this year but so grateful to all be home together for Christmas 🎄
With love,
The Slaughters
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