Help me take my child with cancer to Disney World.

My name is Brittany and I am an active duty service member wanting to raise funds to take my daughter to visit Disney World. I'm currently stationed in ColoradoMy youngest daughter is 7 years old and spent the first half of 2022 in and out of doctor's appointments for strange ailments: upset stomachs, soreness, lethargy and, finally, for high temperatures and swelling in the jaw. After several hours of testing and retesting, the emergency doctor pulled us out into the hallway to tell us what he suspected - something was wrong with her bloodcounts. He recommended a trip to the children's hospital an hour north of us and after several days of waiting for bloodwork, we had the gut-punching diagnosis of Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL) in June of 2022.

She's a beautiful little girl who is playful and mischievous. Her room is messy and her socks don't match but she's ready for the next adventure regardless of whether her shoes are on the wrong feet or not. She loves princesses, dinosaurs, airplanes and Hot Wheels. As a bit of a horror fan, she likes Alien and ghost stories, too! She wants to swim with mermaids, fly with fairies and battle with dragons any chance she can get. She likes playing Kirby and racing on Mario Kart. When she's not hanging around in pajamas, she's dressed to the nines in gowns and flight suits and truly enjoys dressing up for the nursing staff at each appointment. She's grown up listening to her father tell stories of Disney and the magic it had. He tells tales of the smells at EPCOT, Cinderella's Castle and all of the characters that roam the parks. I can't say she can name her favorite Disney heroine as it changes by the minute but her top three at any given time are Elsa, Mirabel or Rapunzel.

First and foremost, I want more than anything to be able to take her to Disney World and have her experience the magic it embodies. We have never been able to entertain the thought of going to Disney World. Just getting to tell her the travel plans as they develop will be magic in itself. It is not something I expect I would ever be able to facilitate for her given our current budgetary constraints. We put a decent amount on our credit following her diagnosis to meet her medical needs and happiness and are preparing for a potential military-based move in the next year.

Secondly, my older daughter is very gracious with her younger sister and takes time out of her shooting and hobby-filled schedule to help her whenever she can. She has tea parties when Mom and Dad are too exhausted and goes on wild adventures in Minecraft with her. She's a wonderful older sister and has also grown up listening to Dad talk about Disney as well. She, too, shares a Disney fascination and routinely mocks up her room as a theater to watch movies with her younger sister. She has made this entire terrifying experience bearable and manageable for us. She was my first princess with a heart of gold with a messy room just like her sister's.

Any and all donations are to go towards park passes, hotel, rental vehicle, food and flight tickets to Disney World. We anticipate it taking around $7,000 to facilitate our family of four's visit once her medical team has cleared her for travel as that is the primary goal. Anything beyond these primary expenses would also be unbelievably kind and would help out with gas for her on-going appointments and out-of-pocket medical costs. Thank you graciously for any and all considerations; it's most kind and my husband and I will be forever grateful for any assistance.