This is a family we know help if you can. Ashley nor anyone should have to face this alone. For Ashley On July 30, 2009 Ashley was diagnosed with Dilated Cardiomyopathy while training to return to Idaho State University for her sophomore year to play soccer. This is a type of heart disease where the pumping action of the heart is impaired (decreased) and the heart is enlarged because of the decreased pumping action. On January 22, 2010 she went into her 6 month doctor appointment to find out if her heart function had gotten better. This is all she wanted for her 20th birthday (January 25). Well this didn’t happen and so the next step was discussed - Implanting an internal cardiac device (ICD) that would monitor her heart so If she went into any type of cardiac arrest the device would deliver an electrical shock to stabilize the heart. Because Ashley’s ejection fraction was so low the ICD selected for implant was called a Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy Device (CRT-D). Ashley’s procedure was performed on Thursday, January 28, 2010. The procedure went smoothly and she was released on January 29th. After arriving home she woke up with severe pains in back right lung. She couldn’t breathe deep without excruciating pain. After taking her back to the hospital and the doctors running a battery of tests it was concluded that she had contracted pneumonia from aspirating during surgery. Aspiration is the introduction of a foreign object into the lungs. She was put on intravenous therapy that included antibiotics and pain medication. It was a rough 24 hours, but on Saturday, January 30 at about 3:30pm she started feeling better. Ashley’s wish to return to soccer field did not materialize and she returned to Salt Lake City in the fall of 2010 to continue her education Ashley Askwig sidelined by heart condition She met her husband, Stephen James Irvin and they were sealed in the Draper, Utah Temple on March 25, 2011. Ashley applied to the Physical Therapy Assistance Program at Dixie State University and was accepted into the program. During her final year of schooling Ashley suffered a stroke on June 2, 2013. Ashley Irvin stroke story which was a setback but she was able to continue her schooling after recovering and graduated from Dixie State University in May 2014 as a Physical Therapist Assistant. She took her state boards in July 2014 and accepted a PTA position in Idaho Falls, Idaho in July 2014. Steve and Ashley moved to Idaho Falls. After 2 months of working Ashley became more symptomatic with her failing heart. On September 26, 2014 Ashley met with the heart failure team at Intermountain Medical Center in Salt Lake City, Utah. They reviewed her most recent Echocardiogram and wanted to perform a VO2 Treadmill Test and a pulmonary pressure test. Ashley’s results were failing on both tests and she was admitted to Cardiac ICU on October 13, 2014 to be prepared to receive a Left Ventricular Assist Device “LVAD.” She received her LVAD on Tuesday, October 21, 2014. Ashley was released from the hospital on Friday, October 31, 2014 “Happy Halloween”. She has named her LVAD “Gus” and is now awaiting a heart transplant. She was placed on the transplant list on October 21, 2014. Ashley would like a new heart for her 25th birthday. On November 3, 2014 she was admitted back into the hospital due to complications. She is currently still in the hospital and hoping to get released soon. Ashley needs our HELP. We have set up an account at Zions Bank under Ashley Paige Irvin account number 978879385. Please help us raise funds for Ashley while she waits for her new heart. Let’s work together to get Ashley back to the things she loves to do and look forward to raising a family with her husband. Thank you and we love you Ashley!
Posted on: Thu, 04 Dec 2014 02:38:18 +0000
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