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February 9, 2015 (Alpine) - For more than a year, community members in Alpine have pulled together to support the family of Kylie Rowand, a toddler battling neuroblastoma, an aggressive form of cancer. Pink ribbons painted the town pick, as we reported. Alpine residents held fundraisers to help pay the family's medical bills.
But now kylie's parents have posted on Facebook that doctors have given Kylie just weeks to live, or less. Her mother is asking for prayers for the little girl with an angelic smile that has captured the hearts of so many who tried so hard to help. From the family's Facebook page:
Prayers For Kylie Facebook Post (2-2-15)
"I am not sure I will have the right words at this moment. My mind is in a fog, my stomach in knots, and my heart is broken. This week marks one year since Kylie and I got to sleep in our own beds in our own home. And in this year, we have spent every second of every minute together, ferociously fighting an incurable disease that will soon take her life.
Kylie's CT scan showed that her liver is extremely large and full of disease. The cancer is starting to take over. At this point there is not much more we can do. She is in an excruciating amount of pain, it's hard for her to breath and there is no way to stop the liver from getting any bigger. We are still continuing the BRAF drug, but it's only going to buy us time.
Neuroblastoma is the most aggressive of the pediatric cancers and once it's starts to take over there is no stopping it. Doctors are giving her a couple weeks if that. We are going to keep Kylie here in the hospital where we feel would be most comfortable for her and will give Luke and I the most time possible we can with her."
Follow Kylie's Facebook Here: https://www.facebook.com/prayersforkylie1
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