When Ashley Orphe was just 10 years old, she lost her mother to breast cancer. A traumatic experience for anyone, the pain of losing a parent was compounded by a sense that maybe her mother’s death could have been prevented. But without access to health insurance, early diagnosis and top treatment were out of reach.
The New Iberia native credits this experience for leading her to a life of helping people.
“I want to make sure that never happens to another person’s mom,” Orphe says. “That they have to wait that long to check on themselves,” she adds. “We have to ensure that that no longer happens.”…