Nine-year-old Gila was always a sweet and happy-go-lucky child. So when she began wincing in pain and growing unusually quiet, her parents felt deep in their bones that something was terribly wrong.
And they were right. One look at her symptoms and her doctor's face changed: "Go to the hospital. Now." Hours later, surrounded by grim-faced specialists using words no parent should ever hear, the family's world collapsed: Sweet little Gila has aggressive cancer, rapidly spreading, and resistant to standard treatments.
The doctors have been brutally honest – Gila's only chance at survival lies in Boston, where pioneering surgeons have developed a specialized procedure for her aggressive case.
Without it, the prognosis is measured in months, not years.
This average Israeli family, already struggling to make ends meet each month, faces an impossible mountain – massive medical bills, international flights, accommodation in America, and a life-saving surgery with a huge price tag.
As Gila endures her third month of suffering, her parents pray that strangers will open their hearts to help save her life. Every donation brings this sweet little girl one step closer to the life she deserves – a life where cancer is just a distant memory.
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