iStock(ST.LOUIS) — An 11-year-old girl with a rare, life-threatening auto-immune disease and big-time love for the NHL’s St. Louis Blues got the surprise of a lifetime recently, thanks to her favorite team.
Laila Anderson has Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis, or HLH, a disease that results in her body making too many immune cells. But she hasn’t let that stop her from celebrating and representing her beloved team — and 2019 Stanley Cup winners — the Blues.
When she rang her treatment bell in May, 100 days after her bone-marrow transplant, she wore a St. Louis Blues headband and the players’ numbers on her
