Help Send 4-Year-Old Diagnosed With Extremely Rare Brain Cancer To Disney Land

The mother of a 4-year-old Danbury girl is hoping she can make her daughter’s wish to go to Disney Land come true with the short time she has left.

Cortni Gassett, from Bethel and currently living in Danbury, created a Go Fund Me where she wrote:

“Today I was informed that my 4-year-old daughter has been diagnosed with DIPG cancer which is the rarest cancer anyone can get. It’s a extremely rare pediatric brain tumor that infiltrates the brain stem and has a 0% survival rate. Due to the severity of her cancer I want to make the best of the remaining time I have with her as memorable as possible and one thing she has been wishing and dreaming of is going to Disney Land to see all of her favorite characters. It would mean the world not only to my daughter but to myself as well just to see the joy on her face. Any contribution to make my daughter’s dream come true will truly be a blessing. Being a single parent and struggling to make ends meet is the only thing preventing me from being able to afford to take her there myself. Please if you have a heart you will be willing to help donating to this trip as well as her medical bills which will be piling soon.”

According to St. Baldrick’s Foundation, DIPG stands for “diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma.” It is a type of high-grade glioma, a brain tumor, that comes from cells called “glia” that surround, protect, and support the nerve cells in the brain. This is the part of the brain that controls many basic functions like breathing and swallowing, as well as muscles that help with speech and eye movements. Only 250 kids in the U.S. are diagnosed with DIPG each year.

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