Ana and her husband enjoy what would become their last outing without thinking about cancer every second… Ana and her husband enjoy what would become their last outing without thinking about cancer every second
Ana realized that her left eye felt differently, a bit tired. She decided to get her vision checked…
After a month of constant prayer and a lot of crying, Ana decided to have her left eye enucleated. She trusted God’s plan
After a long recovery, Ana began a clinical trial with Crizotinib, a medication that acts as chemotherapy…
Biopsy confirmed Metastatic Melanoma. Ana’s tumors were growing so quickly that laparoscopic surgery…
During a routine scan, liver metastasis was again found. Ana begins taking two immunotherapy drugs daily.
Ana’s liver begins to show signs of autoimmune hepatitis & immunotherapy treatment is suspended…
Ana has no option but to have yet another liver procedure. The two-part procedure, Y90, injects radiation into…
Ana travels to Philadelphia, PA to meet with Dr. Sato, Director of the Uveal Melanoma Program at Jefferson…
During a routine scan, it is discovered that Ana has a tumor on her spine. She undergoes Cyberknife radiation…
Ana shows new tumors in her liver, lungs, neck, brain and skull. A biopsy of her neck is conducted which confirms…
Ana learns of a new treatment that shows promise for her tumor type. She visits the Sarah Cannon Cancer Center…
Ana begins a grueling two weeks of Cyberknife treatments to her scalp which result in hair loss, declining…
While waiting on information from Sarah Cannon, Ana plans to conduct a Chemoembolization of her liver…
After arriving in Nashville, Ana’s condition worsens. Her ascites have returned and another four liters of fluid…
Ana is in a lot of pain and discomfort as we leave our car in Nashville & fly home to see what can be done…
Ana is able to celebrate JC’s 29th Birthday at home with both her sons. We celebrate his birthday by cutting him…
Ana is rushed to the hospital at 3:00 a.m. Although her high tolerance for pain has always been evident, something…
Ana is awake and tells her family and friends not to worry, that things will be just fine. Most of the day…
Ana takes her last breath at 11:00 p.m. on October 11th, exactly one month before her 55th birthday…