When Aysha was six, she received the unexpected diagnosis of Chiari Malformation, meaning some of her brain tissue was extending down into her spinal column. The doctors soon discovered she also had Syringomyelia, a disorder in which a cyst or cavity forms within the spinal cord which can expand and elongate over time, destroying it. There is no cure for Chiari Malformation, so surgery would be necessary to help her cerebral spinal fluid flow properly and hopefully resolve the cyst problem.