Lilly is a strong independent little girl, full of life. She loves to cook, play with her Barbie dolls and baby dolls. She loves outside. She was diagnosed at 11 months old with Ependymoma tumor on her brain, She had surgery to remove the tumor, she had chemotherapy and proton radiation treatments.

She always kept a smile on her face no matter what. 

She had to have a feeding tube during this round of treatment and she had to learn to do everything all over again. Eating, walking, holding things etc. She had clear scans up until September 2022, when they found a new tumor in a totally different spot. She had surgery to remove the tumor in January 2023. They sent it off it came back as a high grade glioma and we were referred to St Jude in Memphis, Tennessee where she had proton radiation treatments.

We are currently doing scans every 3 months. We are thankful that her last scans were clear. We are trusting in the Lord to watch over her, heal her and protect her. We put full faith in Him and praise Him for everything He has done for her and our family, Lilly is loving life.

"To be able to show the world how strong our little warrior is and what she has overcome in her little lifetime is important.  And to show how important fundraising is to us that our babies need a cure . They deserve to be healthy and happy . They are the future of this world , and they should be treated with the best medicine out there."  -The Raley Family

Thank you for choosing to donate to The Cure Starts Now Foundation. 100% of this donation, after credit card processing fees, goes directly towards research to find the homerun cure for cancer starting with pediatric brain cancer research.

If you would like to make a donation by mail please send a check to:  The Cure Starts Now Foundation; 10280 Chester Road; Cincinnati, OH 45215 and put the child's name in the memo.

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