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Payton Slaymaker (C) is surrounded by love as her mother, Kim Slaymaker; father, Andrew Slaymaker; and sister, Avery, give her kisses. Photo provided.
Payton Slaymaker (C) is surrounded by love as her mother, Kim Slaymaker; father, Andrew Slaymaker; and sister, Avery, give her kisses. Photo provided.
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Prayers Sought For 10-Year-Old Girl
Amanda Bridgman, Staff Writer
Saturday, April 3, 2021 5:00 AM
Heaven is being flooded with prayers for 10-year-old Payton Slaymaker.
Payton’s mother, Kim Slaymaker, said Payton will be 21 months post-diagnosis April 11.
Payton was diagnosed in 2019 with diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DIPG), a brain tumor found in a part of the brain stem called the pons. The pons control essential bodily functions such as a heartbeat, breathing, swallowing, eye movement, eyesight and balance.
Because the tumor is on the brain stem, it is inoperable. DIPG commonly affects school-age children between
