A baby on the Upper West Side needs your help to stay alive.

She�s a very happy baby, but is also very sick.

When Ayelet Galena was born 15 months ago, she weighed 2 pounds 9 ounces.

From the beginning, she had a compromised immune system.

�You know, every time she gets a cold, I wonder �Is this going to be the pneumonia that, you know, she won�t be able to fight off?�,� her mother Hindy Poupko told WCBS 880 reporter Peter Haskell.

Poupko says they recently received a devastating diagnosis.

�Two weeks ago, we learned that she has a very rare bone marrow failure syndrome,� says Poupko.

That means she needs a bone marrow transplant and her parents are looking for a match.

�Every day is a risk because her immune system is basically running at 50 percent,� says Poupko.

To find out how you can get tested or just donate to the cause, visit the Gift of Life Bone Marrow Foundation by clicking HERE.

A bone marrow drive is also being held this weekend at Yeshiva University, Belfer Hall, Weissberg Commons, 2945 Amsterdam Ave, New York, NY. That is Saturday from 9 p.m. to midnight and Sunday from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m.

(Source: WCBSTV)