Hi all, my name is Sara and I am starting this fundraiser to support Rylin and her family during this time of need.

The money will allow for a small weight to be lifted from their shoulders as they travel back and forth to WVU Children’s for treatment.

I am attaching the post written by Sierra, Rylin’s mom, for the most recent update.

A long-awaited update on Rylin I know many have been waiting on. Now that all family is updated, here it is…

From Sierra: First, I want to say how much we appreciate every single message, prayer, and outpouring of love we’ve received these past few days. Please know we see them all and are so incredibly thankful. Everything has just been so overwhelming, and I apologize if I haven’t responded to everyone personally, it’s just been… a lot. We’re still processing and trying to hold ourselves together.

I wish I could come on here with good news… but sadly, that’s not the case.

We’ve received the most gut-wrenching news a parent could ever hear… Rylin has been diagnosed with stage 4 cancer (neuroblastoma is what they’re pretty certain it is, but waiting on the biopsy to 100% confirm). There’s a large mass in her abdomen on the left side, located between her spleen and kidney. (This has been causing her hip pain.) They’ve also found spots in her head. She also has a spinal “fracture” that they’re still investigating. (This is crazy to me because she’s never complained of back pain or ever had a bad injury to the area.) They aren’t sure if it’s from the mass or something else, so more testing is needed.

Our girl has already been through more than most adults ever will. She’s had countless blood draws, scans, X-rays, and even her first-ever surgery. So far, she’s undergone two biopsies, one on the tumor and one in her bone marrow, along with an MRI and CT. Next week, she’ll have an MIBG study and have a port placed in her chest for chemo treatments.

(We will find out more about her treatment plan and everything next week sometime.)

We’re just absolutely shattered. There are still so many questions, so many unknowns. We have a long, long road ahead, and it’s one we never imagined we’d be on.

One week ago, I thought we had a happy, healthy kid. This week… she has cancer? It feels unreal. I’m heartbroken. I’m so, so angry. I’m grieving the life we were already living. The trips we always have and just family time. All that looks different now. I keep asking why her? Why not me instead? Why does this even happen to children?

It’s not fair. None of it is fair.

Please continue to keep her in your prayers. And I never ask, but our family as well. We need them now more than ever. Our worlds have just been turned upside down.