Hope for Tayler Gailey
“15 Years After a Terminal Diagnosis, Tayler Is Fighting Again, Help us help our girl through this battle”
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Tayler's story...
Tayler was diagnosed at age 2 in 2011 with Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma (DIPG) and given 59.4 gy of radiation to the brainstem and given 9 months to live.
Against all odds she is now 17, she is a beautiful, brave, and funny soul absolutely adored by her family. Aside from the effects of the radiation and the tumor she has been stable and has lived disease free for the past 15 years. However, on her 17th birthday Tayler was diagnosed with another "bigger and deeper" glioblastoma (radiation induced) in her brain stem - after having had an MRI due to facial numbness. The only medical option the family have been given now is to do further radiation to try and subdue the tumour growth to give her more time but even with this done there are no curative treatment options only palliative care ones.
To get this news years on after such a fight in her early years to have her here - its traumatic and devastating to say the least. Her family is in shock and just trying to be there for Tayler and each other as best they can.
Hence why this 'Give a little' has been created on behalf of Tayler's family, with the hope of being able to provide them with some funds to be able to give Tayler access to therapies to enhance her quality of life - such as hyberbaric oxygen therapy and to be able to purchase or access equipment to help her with mobility and comfort.
Thankyou so much for any support you can give
kat neal's involvement (page creator)
Lisa Gailey (Tayler's wonderful Mother) is my cousin and friend.
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Funds will be spent on therapies or items to help improve Tayler's quality of life eg hyberbaric oxygen therapy and to purchase or access equipment to help her mobility.
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Tayler and Lisa - 28th June - Update 29 June 2026
Dear Everybody
Tayler is now home being cared for by her amazing Mum Lisa. She is glad to be home, but obviously this whole ordeal has been so hard on her both physically and mentally. She went through a big dose of radiation and is feeling the after effects, she has started a targeted drug but its still too early to have any idea of its effects. She is feeling the loss of the independence and mobility she used to have, this has dampened her spirit, which is so hard to see.. The best way Lisa can support her with this is to get her into therapy in Rotorua at the Centre of Movement - to give her the best chance at regaining some independence and sense of self. To get her there we desperately need a mobility vehicle to make things easier on Lisa - with Tayler's now very limited mobility.
Heartbreakingly in the midst of all this turmoil.. Lisa has received a breast cancer diagnosis. This will require a long and aggressive treatment plan. It really is just so unfair, my heart is hurting for her, Also the timing couldn't be any worse considering Lisa is Tayler's sole carer.
Please keep donating to help Lisa, to make things as easy as possible, this woman is truly the most amazing, supportive, selfless, strong, fierce mother, she inspires me everyday.. she deserves so much better than what the universe has thrown her. Please 🙏 help, donate, share if you can and keep both Tayler and Lisa in your thoughts.
Love Kat
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