SCAR: With her dad, Steve Shaeffer, nearby, Selah shows where surgeons removed parts of her mouth and throat. Blue Cross stopped covering the bills after they hit $20,000. (Don Bartletti / LAT)
SHES A SURVIVOR: A photo of Ariana Nazaretyan, taken shortly after she and her twin, Natalie, were born prematurely. (Genaro Molina / LAT)
CRISIS: Blue Cross excluded Selah Shaeffer from coverage as she was being treated for a facial tumor, leaving large bills unpaid. (Don Bartletti / LAT)