Layla Grace Marsh
November 26, 2007 - March 9, 2010
Layla Grace Marsh was born on March 9, 2010. She already had two older siblings who loved her very much. Layla's parents were Shanna and Ryan and her older sisters' names were Claire and Jenna. Layla had a very happy life.
When Layla was 16 months old, she began showing signs of an illness. Her sleeping patterns and appetite were changing. she was becoming very irritable. Her parents took her to the doctor. Her parents thought she was constipated because her stomach felt hard, and she hadn't passed a bowel movement in a long time.
A series of tests and x-rays were done and Layla's parents were sent home to wait for the results to come back. Soon after Layla and her parents reached their home, they received a phone call that said that the tests were in, and they were bad. They were told to bring Layla in immediately. Layla was brought into the ER. A team of doctors was already there, waiting for her.
Layla's parents were told that Layla had a massive cancerous tumor (stage 4 Neuroblastoma) in her abdomen. The tumor extended from above her left kidney, around her side, over her stomach, and and wrapped around her aorta. To add to this, the cancer was in Layla's bone marrow. Layla was referred to a children's hospital where she started the first of her seven rounds of chemotherapy.
Over the next few months, Layla went through surgeries, radiations, blood/platelet transfusions, a bone marrow transplant, and much more. She often had to stay at the hospital for long periods of time so she could do her treatments. Layla seemed to be doing better than ever, so she got to go home for Christmas.
The happy time ended soon, however, because in January, Layla's family learned that she had relapsed. Her cancer was back, and it was going to be a tough fight. Layla's cancer was invading the only good kidney she had left. Because of this, she was left with no other treatment options. Layla was sent home, her family told that she would only live for two more months.
Layla was given morphine that was supposed to help her, but she had an allergic reaction because of it. Eventually, she couldn't even hold her head up any more. Layla passed away surrounded by love with her parents by her side.
Layla was cremated after her death.
| Layla and her sisters. |
Layla's parents were told that Layla had a massive cancerous tumor (stage 4 Neuroblastoma) in her abdomen. The tumor extended from above her left kidney, around her side, over her stomach, and and wrapped around her aorta. To add to this, the cancer was in Layla's bone marrow. Layla was referred to a children's hospital where she started the first of her seven rounds of chemotherapy.
Over the next few months, Layla went through surgeries, radiations, blood/platelet transfusions, a bone marrow transplant, and much more. She often had to stay at the hospital for long periods of time so she could do her treatments. Layla seemed to be doing better than ever, so she got to go home for Christmas.
The happy time ended soon, however, because in January, Layla's family learned that she had relapsed. Her cancer was back, and it was going to be a tough fight. Layla's cancer was invading the only good kidney she had left. Because of this, she was left with no other treatment options. Layla was sent home, her family told that she would only live for two more months.
Layla was given morphine that was supposed to help her, but she had an allergic reaction because of it. Eventually, she couldn't even hold her head up any more. Layla passed away surrounded by love with her parents by her side.
Layla was cremated after her death.
My prof pic is of her
ReplyDeleteBeautiful tribute. Only thing... she was born on Nov 26th, and died on March 9th.
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