Disabled girl, 7, battles for her life after Oregon school rampage as loved ones pray for fighter

A 7-year-old disabled girl is battling for her life after she was callously targeted by mass shooter Griffin J.John II — but loved ones say the student has always been a “fighter.”Little Saylor Graham is in serious but stable condition in the wake of the tragedy, which claimed the lives of three other students and a teacher, Central Oregon Daily reported.She was already well known in the community for her bubbly personality and her pink glasses, and as the high school’s adopted “Sparrow” — meaning the teenagers helped raise money to fund her medical expenses.“Saylor is the definition of light and joy.

And one of those kids that, you know, when she’s in the room.You can’t think of anything else other than what Saylor’s doing; ‘I need to get to know her,'” Matt Sampson, Sparrow USA’s executive director, told the outlet.

“She’s just very inspirational, very joyful, very courageous, and inspirational.”Saylor was adopted by Bend Senior High School as part of the nationwide program in the 2024-25 academic year.According to a 2024 announcement, the “sweet, happy, adorable, and resilient” girl battles CASK, a gene mutation that impacts her physical and cognitive development, as well as dysphagia, a disorder that makes it difficult for her to swallow food and drink.At the time, she was a 5-year-old Kindergartener at Silver Rail Elementary School, the same school where John, 17, would unleash the bloodshed years later.She was also nonverbal and frequently used a wheelchair, though was able to walk on her own.As part of the Sparrow program, the high schoolers were encouraged to “earn money for Saylor through sponsored community service, supporting her and cheering her on as her family continues to navigate her medical journey.”“Saylor was the Sparrow catalyst for Bend High School when she was a Sparrow, and the little girl was used to teach kids things that many of us probably couldn’t have taught them without her,” Sampson tol...