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Hope for Tayler Gailey

  • Tayler's journey update

      26 May 2026
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    Things have been incredibly intense for Tayler and her family the last few days.

    Tayler developed pneumonia just two days before starting treatment. Things escalated quickly — she wasn’t responding to antibiotics and continued to deteriorate. We were airlifted to Waikato, where she ended up on a ventilator with 100% oxygen support and a feeding tube.

    On Thursday night, she was transferred to Starship PICU. By Friday, we were told to gather the family, as they weren’t sure she would make it through the night.

    In the midst of it all, Lisa pushed for a change in antibiotics and an increase in steroids. Thankfully, they agreed — and it seems to have helped. Tay is now down to 35% oxygen and holding her saturations around 97%.

    There are now discussions around palliative radiation in the coming days. This is hard for Tayler and Family - struggling with what the right decision is, knowing where they've been before and how much she has already endured. Watching her go through this is heartbreaking

    Yesterday she was more like herself — asking to go home, asking for food, and even telling her siblings to “kidnap her.” That says everything about where her spirit is at.

    So for now, we follow her lead.

    If anyone deserves a miracle, it’s her ❤️‍🩹💔

    Costs are increasing for Tayler's family, she is in Starship for the forseeable future.. and as you can imagine travel and accommodation costs are not small. All your help, love and support is so needed and appreciated right now x

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  • Update for you all - Tayler - 13/05/26

      13 May 2026
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    One of the hardest parts of this journey is trying to prove how much help Tayler needs.

    The unseen and unrecognized reality at home is beyond hard. Tayler falls daily, and oncee she’s down, she cannot get herself back up. She has scoliosis, a hip replacement, low muscle tone, and neurological symptoms affecting her strength and mobility.

    Taylers Mum is tiny at 40kg, and with existing back damage — is lifting, transferring, catching and caring for Tayler at 71kg, which is no longer safe.

    Despite this, after being assessed we were told there was “nothing more they could offer”

    We would love to get Tayler a Freedom Rise electric standing wheelchair. It would allow her to toilet herself independently again, help her access the kitchen again using the one arm she still has functioning. It would allow her to be back at eye level with everyone instead of always seated. Most importantly, it would help preserve her dignity, her body, and her quality of life for however long we get with her.

    Just three months ago, Tayler was still getting herself to and from school - she has lost so much independence, we truly believe this could make her world feel a little less small.

    The Freedom Rise is not government funded. Our plan was to purchase one ourselves, but recently we had to urgently purchase a portable power chair so we could get her safely to Starship appointments after she lost the ability to safely use her walking frame.

    All your support means more than you can imagine ❤️‍🩹

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  • Update for you all - Tayler - 01/05/26

      1 May 2026
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    Sadly Tayler is being impacted more and more by the day- even with the use of steroids - which are so hard on Tayler both physically and mentally - she is still losing her functions, she doesn't use her left hand much anymore, her eyes are struggling, her balance comes and goes, right side of her face continues to have no feeling so its evident that there is growth happening so there really is no time left for thinking or trying this or that - she has to get radiation underway asap or the only option would be hospice care to look at making her comfortable. So.. Tayler and her family are nervously awaiting the best possible plan to move forward with radiation treatment at Starship, where her and her Mum Lisa will be for many weeks. Tayler hates the idea of hospital but she often talks of " when I am strong again", her opinion is "fine I will just fight this stupid thing" so that is what Tayler and her amazing Mum and family are doing - they will try to fight this stupid thing and hope and pray that a medical breakthrough is just around the corner.

    Funds from this page?? Mobility is a struggle so for safety's sake Lisa needs to look at obtaining equipment to help her safely care for Tayler etc

    Going through something like this is too hard for any of us who haven't been through it to comprehend, let alone going through this a second time in 17 short years.. please keep supporting and sharing to help Tayler's cause. Many thanks to all of you for your love & support.

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