A San Diego Love Story

On October 12, 2021, Ashley and Billy will stand before family and friends to unite their lives in marriage and open a new chapter in a story that has been dominated by struggle and sickness.

Ashley has struggled with health issues for her entire life. She was born with Cystic Fibrosis and has battled its many complications for years. In addition to the CF, Ashley has battled Hemachromatosis, a condition that causes the body to absorb too much iron. In her early 20’s, Ashley’s lung quality had diminished to the point where she needed to be on constant oxygen. In 2015, she underwent a complete double lung transplant. She spent a month in the hospital, on and off of a ventilator – and often, clinging to life. While the surgery was successful, Ashley’s Hemachromatosis’s continued to advance, placing her on yet another donor transplant list, this time for a partial liver.

We were thrilled to meet Ashely and Billy at this point in their journey and are so excited to help make this wish for a wedding come true. We wanted to be able to grant this wish for them before the liver transplant so that they can focus on preparing for both of their surgeries and making plans for the recovery that will follow.