Becky Handley overheard her 12 year old daughter talk about having double vision to her ballet teacher in September of 2020 after complaining of headaches in the preceding days. The next day which was September 20th, Ava was diagnosed with DIPG. Ava did experience a six month honeymoon period from January of 2021 through July of 2021 but eventually her condition deteriorated and she passed away from this terrible form of Pediatric Brian cancer on June 15th of 2022.