28 December 2020 - Lyla Gillard was diagnosed with cystic fibrosis, a deadly genetic disease that affects the lungs and digestive system, at just six weeks old. She was living on borrowed time — and her mother, Hayley, knew it.

By the time Lyla was 12, her lung function had plummeted to 40 per cent and she was unable to walk her dog, much less run a 100 m sprint, her favourite sport.

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