My name is Amy, and I’m sharing my sister’s story—the one she didn’t get the chance to tell herself.

In March 2024, Ashley was diagnosed with invasive squamous cell carcinoma—an aggressive, HPV-related cervical cancer. She was only 35. A mother, daughter, sister, and CNA who loved deeply and gave even more. She started chemo right away, had a hysterectomy and bladder resection, and endured radiation, hoping to be cancer-free by Christmas.

But that Christmas brought heartbreak. We found out her cancer was stage 4 and terminal. She spent the next several months in and out of the hospital, needing blood infusions and fighting as hard as she could.

Ashley never stopped thinking of others. She wanted to share her story publicly to bring awareness and help other women—but her chance to speak out was taken from her when someone falsely reported her story as fraudulent, canceling a scheduled news interview.

On March 31, she was told she had 6–9 months to live. On June 27, she came home on hospice. And on July 6, 2025, Ashley passed away. We later learned the cancer had spread everywhere. The chemo and radiation hadn’t touched it. She had contracted HPV strains 16 and 18—the deadliest types.

Ashley wanted to make a difference. She didn’t want another woman to suffer in silence. So I’m sharing her story now, in her honor.

Please—get your screenings. Talk about HPV. Share this post. Let her story live on by helping someone else.

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