Ashley Hallford was in her first trimester of pregnancy when she went to
the doctor for what she thought was a swollen lymph node.
But over the course of several months, her medical team eventually
realized it was a strange and aggressive cancer spreading rapidly in her
body.
However, 32 weeks into Ashley’s pregnancy, her mysterious “infection” took a turn for the worse.
Her medical team realized that her strange lump was actually a symptom of a fast-moving cancer.
Unlike the pregnant mom who was able to go on chemo during her
pregnancy, Ashley didn’t have that option. They waited just one week to
give her baby a little extra time to develop, then induced labor.
Ashley was immediately put on an aggressive course of cancer treatment, but her oncologist believed she had just weeks to live.
That’s where Ashley’s story took a truly miraculous turn.
She credits her recovery in part to her doctors, but also to her faith
in a higher power. Ashley wants to spread the word that, even in the
darkest times, it is always worth holding out hope.
