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Houston family running out of time, funds to save child s life from brain cancer
Houston family hoping for miracle after rare brain tumor diagnosis
A Houston family is running out of time and money to help save their daughter, who is battling a rare type of brain cancer.
HOUSTON - Twelve-year-old Jashly Avalos is known as a fun, creative girl who loves to cook and snuggle with stuffed animals. Her family was shocked when they found out she has a rare type of brain tumor. She has what s called diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma, which we call DIPG. Doctors told her she would have six months to live and that was almost 18 months ago, and she s been surviving. And all through the summer, she was doing well. All of a sudden, just very quickly, she started to deteriorate. That s basically what the main hospitals do is they say that there is no cure, explains family friend, David Grai.