{"id":13028,"date":"2025-09-08T07:36:23","date_gmt":"2025-09-08T12:36:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mydensitymatters.org\/?p=13028"},"modified":"2025-09-16T07:42:52","modified_gmt":"2025-09-16T12:42:52","slug":"ashley-inda-turning-survival-into-advocacy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mydensitymatters.org\/es\/ashley-inda-turning-survival-into-advocacy\/","title":{"rendered":"Ashley Inda: Turning Survival into Advocacy"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--themify_builder_content-->\n<div id=\"themify_builder_content-13028\" data-postid=\"13028\" class=\"themify_builder_content themify_builder_content-13028 themify_builder tf_clear\">\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_10bs580 tb_first tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_2 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-2 tb_fbo4580 first\">\n                    <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_w7sw598 image-center rounded drop-shadow  tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"674\" height=\"376\" src=\"https:\/\/mydensitymatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/StatePolicyAlert.jpg\" class=\"wp-post-image wp-image-13029\" title=\"StatePolicyAlert\" alt=\"Blog - state policy alert\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mydensitymatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/StatePolicyAlert.jpg 674w, https:\/\/mydensitymatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/StatePolicyAlert-300x167.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mydensitymatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/StatePolicyAlert-18x10.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 674px) 100vw, 674px\" \/>    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-2 tb_t8o1967 last\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_wzi1706\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ashley Inda is a mother of two, business owner of <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.growththerapymadison.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Growth Therapy,<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> occupational therapist, and breast cancer survivor whose life\u2019s work is driven by a powerful mission \u2014 ensuring women with dense breasts have access to the supplemental screening that could save their lives.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Her journey began at age 35, when she noticed several new lumps in her breast shortly after finishing nursing her daughter. A mammogram and ultrasound revealed only \u201cdense breast tissue\u201d and no sign of cancer. Relieved, Ashley tried to move forward, but within months, one lump hardened and grew. At follow-up appointments, her concerns were again brushed aside as \u201cjust dense breast tissue,\u201d a phrase that falsely reassured her but in reality masked the growing danger. Dense breast tissue cannot be diagnosed by touch and is one of the strongest predictors of mammography\u2019s failure to detect cancer.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For two years, the cancer silently advanced. Ashley lived with pain, swelling, and tenderness that made even hugs from her children uncomfortable. She tried to quiet the worry in her mind, convincing herself it was nothing serious. Finally, she pushed for more testing. That persistence led to an on-the-spot biopsy and a devastating diagnosis: Stage III, triple-positive breast cancer that had already spread to her lymph nodes.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The next two years brought an intense treatment plan \u2014 chemotherapy, bilateral mastectomy, immunotherapy, radiation, hormone therapy, and reconstruction surgery. When it was over, Ashley was cancer-free, but her perspective had changed forever.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now, she channels her hard-earned lessons into action.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">By day, Ashley is an occupational therapist, working with five to six cancer patients daily, many recovering from breast cancer or lymph node involvement. She understands their fears and frustrations because she has walked the same road. She incorporates mindfulness into her sessions, encouraging patients to address intrusive thoughts rather than ignore them. She even suggests giving these thoughts a name, such as \u201cWinston,\u201d as a way to strip them of power and keep them from dominating the present moment.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Her work extends far beyond her clinic. Ashley volunteers with the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wibreastcancer.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Wisconsin Breast Cancer Coalition<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and partners with <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mi densidad importa<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to spread awareness about the risks of dense breasts and the importance of supplemental screening. She educates women on critical facts \u2014 such as the 4\u20136 times higher likelihood of developing breast cancer if you have dense breasts, and how both dense tissue and cancer appear white on a mammogram, making detection extremely challenging.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ashley is also a determined legislative advocate. She is working to advance <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gail\u2019s Law<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, a bill requiring insurance coverage for supplemental screening in women with dense breasts. The bill has gained more momentum this year than in past attempts. For Ashley, the stakes are urgent: since 2013, breast cancer rates among women under 50 have risen by 40%.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Even with her advocacy and clinical work, Ashley keeps family at the forefront. She structures her workday around school drop-offs and pick-ups, ensuring she\u2019s present for practices. She\u2019s also launching her own private practice, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.growththerapymadison.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Growth Therapy<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, a healing space dedicated to supporting individuals navigating cancer recovery.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Her message is clear: MY STORY MATTERS \u2014 and so does yours.<\/span><\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n<!--\/themify_builder_content-->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ashley Inda is a mother of two, business owner of Growth Therapy, occupational therapist, and breast cancer survivor whose life\u2019s work is driven by a powerful mission \u2014 ensuring women [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":13029,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[47],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13028","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-ask-learn-insist-persist-stories","has-post-title","has-post-date","has-post-category","has-post-tag","has-post-comment","has-post-author",""],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Ashley Inda: Turning Survival into Advocacy - My Density Matters<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/mydensitymatters.org\/es\/ashley-inda-turning-survival-into-advocacy\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"es_MX\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Ashley Inda: Turning Survival into Advocacy - My Density Matters\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Ashley Inda is a mother of two, business owner of Growth Therapy, occupational therapist, and breast cancer survivor whose life\u2019s work is driven by a powerful mission \u2014 ensuring women [&hellip;]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/mydensitymatters.org\/es\/ashley-inda-turning-survival-into-advocacy\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"My Density Matters\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/facebook.com\/MyDensityMatters\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-09-08T12:36:23+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-09-16T12:42:52+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/mydensitymatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/StatePolicyAlert.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"674\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"376\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Ashley Inda\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@mydensitymatter\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@mydensitymatter\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Escrito por\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Ashley Inda\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Tiempo de lectura\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"6 minutos\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/mydensitymatters.org\\\/ashley-inda-turning-survival-into-advocacy\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/mydensitymatters.org\\\/ashley-inda-turning-survival-into-advocacy\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Ashley Inda\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/mydensitymatters.org\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/d771fc8761d47d849f45947657f8bc99\"},\"headline\":\"Ashley Inda: Turning Survival into Advocacy\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-09-08T12:36:23+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-09-16T12:42:52+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/mydensitymatters.org\\\/ashley-inda-turning-survival-into-advocacy\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":522,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/mydensitymatters.org\\\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/mydensitymatters.org\\\/ashley-inda-turning-survival-into-advocacy\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/mydensitymatters.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/09\\\/StatePolicyAlert.jpg\",\"articleSection\":[\"Ask, Learn, Insist, &amp; 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A mammogram and ultrasound revealed only \u201cdense breast tissue\u201d and no sign of cancer. Relieved, Ashley tried to move forward, but within months, one lump hardened and grew. At follow-up appointments, her concerns were again brushed aside as \u201cjust dense breast tissue,\u201d a phrase that falsely reassured her but in reality masked the growing danger. Dense breast tissue cannot be diagnosed by touch and is one of the strongest predictors of mammography\u2019s failure to detect cancer.<\/p><p>For two years, the cancer silently advanced. Ashley lived with pain, swelling, and tenderness that made even hugs from her children uncomfortable. She tried to quiet the worry in her mind, convincing herself it was nothing serious. Finally, she pushed for more testing. That persistence led to an on-the-spot biopsy and a devastating diagnosis: Stage III, triple-positive breast cancer that had already spread to her lymph nodes.<\/p><p>The next two years brought an intense treatment plan \u2014 chemotherapy, bilateral mastectomy, immunotherapy, radiation, hormone therapy, and reconstruction surgery. When it was over, Ashley was cancer-free, but her perspective had changed forever.<\/p><p>Now, she channels her hard-earned lessons into action.<\/p><p>By day, Ashley is an occupational therapist, working with five to six cancer patients daily, many recovering from breast cancer or lymph node involvement. She understands their fears and frustrations because she has walked the same road. She incorporates mindfulness into her sessions, encouraging patients to address intrusive thoughts rather than ignore them. She even suggests giving these thoughts a name, such as \u201cWinston,\u201d as a way to strip them of power and keep them from dominating the present moment.<\/p><p>Her work extends far beyond her clinic. Ashley volunteers with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wibreastcancer.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wisconsin Breast Cancer Coalition<\/a> and partners with <i>My Density Matters<\/i> to spread awareness about the risks of dense breasts and the importance of supplemental screening. She educates women on critical facts \u2014 such as the 4\u20136 times higher likelihood of developing breast cancer if you have dense breasts, and how both dense tissue and cancer appear white on a mammogram, making detection extremely challenging.<\/p><p>Ashley is also a determined legislative advocate. She is working to advance <i>Gail\u2019s Law<\/i>, a bill requiring insurance coverage for supplemental screening in women with dense breasts. The bill has gained more momentum this year than in past attempts. For Ashley, the stakes are urgent: since 2013, breast cancer rates among women under 50 have risen by 40%.<\/p><p>Even with her advocacy and clinical work, Ashley keeps family at the forefront. She structures her workday around school drop-offs and pick-ups, ensuring she\u2019s present for practices. She\u2019s also launching her own private practice, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.growththerapymadison.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Growth Therapy<\/a>, a healing space dedicated to supporting individuals navigating cancer recovery.\u00a0<\/p><p>Her message is clear: MY STORY MATTERS \u2014 and so does yours.<\/p>","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mydensitymatters.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13028","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mydensitymatters.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mydensitymatters.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mydensitymatters.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mydensitymatters.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13028"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/mydensitymatters.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13028\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13034,"href":"https:\/\/mydensitymatters.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13028\/revisions\/13034"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mydensitymatters.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/13029"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mydensitymatters.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13028"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mydensitymatters.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13028"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mydensitymatters.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13028"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}