2021 – Ashlyn Perkins

Ashlyn Perkins | 2021 Growler Beach Volleyball Tournament
Ashlyn Perkins | 2021 Growler Beach Volleyball Tournament

Ashlyn is an amazing girl. Ashlyn has kept a smile on her face and inspired so many people over the last several months. She is 5 years old and has been fighting a cancer diagnosis since May 15, 2020. 


She was initially misdiagnosed and mistreated for the wrong type of cancer for over 2 months. It wasn’t until July 1, 2020 that we received the official diagnosis of Stage 4 high risk neuroblastoma. She has gone through 3 surgeries, 6 rounds of chemo for her correct diagnosis, plus 5 rounds of the wrong chemo, 14 rounds of radiation, she’s finished 4 of 5 rounds of immunotherapy. 


Following her last round of immunotherapy, she will participate in a 5 year vaccine in NYC. She will still be traveling to NYC every 3 months for the next several years. We are blessed that she is currently NED (no evidence of disease). We hope and pray that she remains that way for the rest of her life!


Julie (Ashlyn’s mom)