I'm 41 with a husband and child. I have too much to lose and won't give up my fight against cancer

This past year of my cancer journey wasn’t just about forging through grueling infusions every other week, it was also about life lessons.

This past year of my cancer journey wasn’t just about forging through grueling infusions every other week, it was also about life lessons.  While I naturally worry about the future, I try to focus on living within the boundaries of today.  There is a lot that is out of our control, but worrying about what may or may never happen doesn’t make sense.  Ashley Papa is an Editor with Fox News Digital covering several topics including breaking and US news, crime, politics, lifestyle, the British Royal Family and much more.  

Ashley joined Fox News Media in 2009 as a writer for Fox & Friends before taking on the role as guest booking producer shortly after. For more than a decade, Ashley worked with various shows on Fox News Channel, securing hundreds of interviews. Ashley took on her current role with Fox News Digital in 2022.  Throughout her time with Fox News Media, Ashley has assisted in the coverage of many breaking news and major events, like the death of Osama bin Laden, natural disasters like the 2011 Joplin, MO tornado and most recently Hurricanes Helene and Milton, numerous presidential elections, the 2022 death of Queen Elizabeth II and the Idaho student murders.  Ashley also recently wrote an Op-Ed about her current cancer battle.

I have always considered myself a healthy and active person, so my cancer diagnosis came as a complete shock to my family and me.  It was a special shock because just two years before, I had received another extremely rare diagnosis while I was pregnant with my daughter. What began as dull, continuous abdominal pains in the summer of 2023 turned into a very emotional and challenging cancer battle within months.  After graduating from The University of Connecticut with a degree in Journalism, Ashley moved half-way across the country to Lincoln, Nebraska for her first job in TV news.  Ashley's favorite part about her job is connecting and speaking with people from all over and all walks of life.