#Ashley Strong

                                                           
On November 2, 2018 Ashley’s life was completely turned upside down when she was diagnosed with Chronic Myeloid Leukemia. She had been suffering with the symptoms of Leukemia for quite some time as well as survived two heart attacks. During all of the symptomatic illnesses, the doctors were unable to diagnose this awful disease, until she was referred to an oncologist in Dallas who examined her case and instantly knew the extent of her disease.  Ashley was in the hospital for close observation and chemo trials for two weeks before being discharged home with the chemotherapy medication that most benefited her body.



  On December 3rd, 2018 Ashley was in the comfort of her own home when her house tragically caught on fire and destroyed most of their family’s possessions. During this difficult time of dealing with her new diagnosis and loss of her home, her beloved family, friends and even some businesses were eager to step in and help the DeLeon family get back on their feet and power through this together.

After almost a year, things were going well, until her leukemia stopped responding to the chemotherapy medication. Early December of 2019 Ashley was informed that there was a very rare mutation in her cells and further tests would have to be run to escalade a response to treat her leukemia. This mutation was so rare that Ashley was informed that she was the first female to have this mutation (an Intron-Derived Insertion/Truncation mutation in the BCR-ABL Kinase Domain in Chronic Myeloid Leukemia) and that there was a BLAST in her cells that hopefully a different chemo medication would help but more importantly, there would be heavy consideration on a bone marrow transplant.

After being on a new chemo drug for the second time since late December 2019, in early January 2020, her body was showing complications from the chemo. She was admitted into the hospital for what was supposed to be a night for observations, that turned into a 4 day stay with yet another different chemotherapy trial. Ashley was then discharged and sent home to continue her treatment while in the meantime the doctor’s office was vigilant on finding Ashley a bone marrow donor.

           On March 10th, 2020, Ashley got the call that was going to change her life yet once again and the doctor’s office had found a match for her donor and she couldn’t have been more excited! The date of the transplant is now officially set for later in May 2020 with intense chemotherapy prior to that date and she will endure more trials ahead. With the transplant, Ashley will be out of work for quiet some time for recovery and her friends and family are making it possible to help relieve their financial burdens during this hardship. Ashley is such a humble, selfless person with such a giving heart that she always puts others before herself. We want to make sure that while Ashley is in the hospital after the transplant and after she comes home to recover that her kids will be able to be comforted with her family, knowing that the financial burdens aren’t being weighed heavily on their shoulders. Please send prayers during this next journey in life for the DeLeon family and if you are able to help in any financial way, please donate (anything and everything helps). Thank you so much for your consideration.  Please pass this on to others you think would help.