The night sky in South Philadelphia had an otherworldly purple and pink color on Thursday, May 12. It was produced by lights from Lincoln Financial Field, one of several buildings and landmarks raising awareness for the Magical Mila Foundation. Mila Gray Roomberg died when she was 17 months due to a rare case of Neurofibromatosis Type 1 that caused her to have high blood pressure. Her parents' foundation now works with the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia to improve the frequency of blood pressure screenings among pediatric patients.
Neurofibromatosis Type 1 is a genetic disorder occurring in one in every 3,000 births. Some inherit the gene from their parents, while others, like Mila, are the first in their family to have it.
Philly lights up pink for The Magical Mila Foundation in honor of NF Awareness Month
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Philly is lighting up pink Thursday for the Magical Mila Foundation in honor of NF Awareness Month.
PHILADELPHIA - May is NF Awareness Month and if you re in Philly Thursday you ll notice something very special in honor of a local baby girl.
Boathouse Row, the Ben Franklin Bridge, One and Two Liberty, the Melon Bank Center and several other buildings in Center City are all glowing pink.
It s because pink was 17-month-old Mila Gray Roomberg s
favorite color. Mila battled Neurofibromatosis Type 1.
It s a genetic disorder occurring in one in every 3,000 births, while some people who have NF inherit the gene from their parents, others, like Mila are the first in their family to have it.