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My Sister, Ashley, Daughter, Mother & Friend, Fighting for Her Life with Stage 4 Ewing’s Sarcoma
Back in May of 2016 my sister Ashley, was 7 months pregnant when something just didn’t quite feel right right. As she pulled over to the side of the road, the pain intensified so much she thought she was having a heart attack. After being picked up by paramedics and rushed to the nearest hospital she finally found out her left lung collapsed. She had been in so much pain refusing all pain opioids. Once Drs put two and two together she had an infection in her lung they drained it and was going to resume all activities at home however old blood started piling out of the lung giving cause to further concern. With permission, my sister Ashley allowed them to perform a CT Scan on her left chest wall and were stunned at what they found. A large tumor sprouting from the rib and latched onto the lung. It’s easily every fist new moms worst nightmare.
Action had to be taken and they induced her into labor 6 weeks early giving birth to a beautiful baby boy named Mateo. He is truly her light and sunshine. We call him her miracle baby. After Mateo had to spend a few weeks in the NICU it was now Ashley’s turn to start the fight for her life.
She grew this rare and very large tumor unnoticed for so long, her team of Drs wanted to fight it aggressively. She had to spend one whole week as an inpatient receiving harsh chemicals and drugs upon many of the nasty side effects. This occurred every other week instead of being home bonding with the baby. In November 2016, they performed an extensive 15 hour surgery to remove her partial left lung and reconstructed her spine with lots of hardware. After 14 rounds of painfully long chemotherapy sessions away from her child, they deemed her cancer free. No longer were the days that she was told she couldn’t hold her son, no longer were the days being stuck inside because blood counts were so low. It was the best news she received. And she celebrated! By traveling, spending time with family but most importantly making a come back at work which was always the goal.
Sadly this was was all very short lived. In January 2018 she got the news the cancer had returned this time time in a different place. Back to the hospital she went, back on chemo. Trying radiation this time to come at it from a different angle. It is is now March 2019. Ashley is still in the hospital fighting for her life everyday. She most recently caught the flu and has been bedridden and throughout these many months of treatment as a single mom struggling to find childcare for Mateo; the one thing that keeps her pushing. As you can imagine hospital bills are through the roof. And we most recently learned that Ashley’s job terminated her without notice, literally having nothing to fall back on. Luckily she has great private health Insurance but the cost of living with a toddler adds up and our mother who has been pushing her self to work half time to be able to make it back in time by the evenings to help with bedtime routine. Our mother is an angel. With that being said, going forward with any donations would greatly and truly be appreciated. Ashley is the last person to ask for a handout which is why I can’t see her struggle anymore.
Thank you so much from the bottom of my heart, her brother,
Michael Gutierrez
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Organizer and beneficiary
Michael Gutierrez
Organizer
Covina, CA
Ashley Gutierrez
Beneficiary