Hope for Tayler Gailey

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“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.

Use of funds

30/07 The funds raised through our Givealittle will now help support both Tayler and Lisa throughout their treatment journeys, helping with travel, accommodation, fuel, meals, lost income, medical appointments, and ensuring we can continue to provide the care and support they both need.

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 - Update by Kat 26 August 2026

It’s been a while since the last page update, so I wanted to share how Tayler and her family are doing.

Tayler is a warrior, as always. ❤️ She has had some improvement in the use of her left arm and can now proudly raise her middle finger to communicate some feelings very clearly! 😂

A recent MRI showed that the mass in her brain has reduced slightly in size, which is a positive sign.

Tayler continues to be lovingly cared for by her wonderful Mum, Lisa, and older sister, Carter. Carter is now relocating permanently to be closer to her family and help with Tayler’s care.

This support has become even more important as Lisa is now facing her own cancer battle. Her first round of chemotherapy has hit her incredibly hard, and Carter’s help has been an absolute necessity.

As you can imagine, the financial, physical and emotional costs of this long-term journey are enormous. Carter is having to relocate, Tayler continues to need medical treatment, therapies and support, household bills and all the usual things are piling up and Lisa is unable to work for the foreseeable future while undergoing treatment.

Lisa is literally my hero. She has carried so much throughout Tayler’s journey and its heartbreaking that she now has to face her own fight. She is the kind of person that is always there for others unasked and never asks for anything for herself.

Anything you can give to help their amazing family would be so deeply appreciated — and so incredibly deserved.

Thank you. ❤️

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