Dec. 15th

Good evening friends,

There has been a lot happening in the past week. I was suppose to start radiation last Wednesday, but there was an issue with insurance. They denied it at first. I was not informed that they denied it, then there was a miscommunication and all my appointments were canceled. I spent most of last Wednesday and Thursday on the phone trying to figure everything out. I finally got approved and got my appointments made again. A big thank you to Cindy at City of Hope for helping me figure it all out. She was great.

I had radiation on Friday and I felt so awful afterwards. I had internal shakiness, tired, headache , my lips went numb during the treatment but nurse said it was from mask. Saturday I felt a tiny bit better. We went to Marcos funeral. I was able to make it through the mass but could not go to internment. I spent the rest of the day in bed. Sunday was a little better. I made it through mass and spent rest of the day in bed. Today I woke up and felt much better. I was very nervous to another radiation treatment but it ended up being much better. The only side effects were tired and a little headache which was to be expected.

Tomorrow I have my last radiation treatment! Then in the afternoon I will have a special type of pet scan that will check for neuroendocrine cancer cells. Please pray for a clear scan. I have a doctor’s appointment Thursday to go over those results.

Wednesday I have my first appointment with the oncologist at City of Hope as well as a genetic counseling appointment.

After Thursday I have a little break from appointments until December 30th. On that day I will have a colonoscopy. Im very tired and going to bed now. Love you all.

God Bless all of you. Thank you for your prayers, acts of love, and meals. I will update later this week.

God Bless,

Ashley Dennis