Laeha is 7 years old and was born with Gastroschisis which is the intestines growing outside of your body. Throughout the first 6 months of her life she had at least 10 surgeries trying to put her intestines back inside her tiny body. When he was 5 years old her care moved to UNC Children's Hospital. Because so much of her intestines has died and been cut away she was diagnosed with Short Bowel Syndrome. Through the years, Laeha has had over 40 surgeries and ended up with an ostomy bag, a central line, and a feeding tube.