Specifically, the right side of his heart had not developed. Physicians said he likely wouldn’t survive beyond three months.

But Tayt defied those odds from the very beginning.

By the time he was nine, he had already endured twelve surgeries. Hospital beds, IV drips, and operating rooms became as familiar to him as playgrounds are to most children. His mother, Chrissy Becker, often said that his resilience shocked even his medical teams. Each time doctors doubted his survival, Tayt fought harder.

At just ten years old, a new chance came: a heart transplant. For a brief moment, it seemed like the miracle that would finally allow him to live free of constant medical intervention. But transplants carry risks, and the gift of a new heart came with complications. As a teenager, Tayt developed post-transplant lymphoma, a rare form of cancer caused by the