Pistol Annies member and solo artist, Ashley Monroe, has been diagnosed with waldenstrom macroglobulinemia, a type of non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHA).
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Monroe took to Instagram to share her diagnosis, educate her fans, and express sincere gratitude for those who have been supporting her since she received the news last month. She starts receiving treatment via chemotherapy July 14.
“A few months ago my dr. was doing some routine lab work and found that I was anemic,” Monroe wrote on Instagram. “I was like, ‘FINE, I’ll just double up on cheeseburger patties , take some extra vitamins and call it a day.’”
She continued, “Well my red blood count just kept falling, and they found out my iron /b12/ folic acid numbers were actually fine. short story long, they did a bone marrow biopsy, (ouch) , and VOILA.. a rare kind of blood c word [cancer] called ‘waldenstrom macroglobulinemia.’”
Monroe went on to express gratitude for availability of treatment that will help her fight so she can continue being a Mom to her three-year-old son, Dalton.
“Thankful for my angel son, who I am fighting for the most,” she shared after detailing some of the symptoms she is up against.
“It’s causing my body to be pretty severely anemic, and I feel it. So, I start chemo tomorrow,” she wrote before shining light on some positives.
“Seems like such a negative thing to say. Until I flip that doom feeling on its head and think, ‘wow, I’m thankful I have an illness that is VERY live with-able.’ I’m thankful there IS a treatment that actually works to fight what is causing harm to my body.”
Monroe’s post received an outpouring of love and support from fellow artists and fans including Lady A’s Hillary Scott, Tanya Tucker, Martina McBride, Tenille Townes and Little Big Town's Karen Fairchild and Kimberly Schlapman.
“I love you all big. Here I go” Monroe concluded.
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