Ashley’s Story

Site created on October 29, 2019


Achalasia is a rare, esophageal motility disorder. The etiology is unknown but research suggests an autoimmune response is responsible for the damage to the motor nerves that control swallowing. 



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November 7, 2019

Journal entry by Ashley Wilson —

Well it’s been a while, I’ve been in the hospital for 3 weeks now. Feels like there’s no discharge in sight. After spiking intermittent high fevers, I now have 4 abdominal drains and 1 chest tube to drain all the infected fluid out of my body. I’m still on antibiotics and nutrition though the IV but I’m working really hard on drinking protein shakes and keep up and moving.
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