Leah Still, daughter of Bengals DT Devon Still, hits 'serious complication'

Bengals defensive tackle Devon Still said his 5-year-old daughter, Leah, has "hit a pretty serious complication" in her fight against cancer.

 

I need some prayers sent up for Leah tonight! We hit a pretty serious complication from the stem cell transplant called VOD. They caught it early so hopefully it gives the doctors a better chance of stopping it from getting aggressive. As you can imagine our minds are all over the place but we're going to try and remain positive! #LeahStrong #WaitingForTheDayEverythingReturnsToNormal

A photo posted by Devon Still (@man_of_still75) on May 29, 2015 at 4:39pm PDT

Leah Still was diagnosed with Stage 4 neuroblastoma last June and was given a 50 percent chance to survive. Devon Still, a second-round pick out of Penn State in 2012, was cut by the Bengals in August. The team added him to the practice squad to help him pay for his daughter's treatment and added him to the active roster in September. 

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The Stills announced that Leah was cancer-free in March, but she continued to get treatment to ensure cancer cells would not return and underwent a stem cell transplant two weeks ago.

VOD, which is hepatic​ veno-occlusive disease, is a condition that causes some small veins in the liver to be obstructed. It's caused by a high dose of chemotherapy required before a transplant.