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Andover Girl with Cystic Fibrosis Fought Until the End

Ashley Dias' story had spread across the country while she battled to get her second lung transplant in a decade.

fought hard for her life and, despite a battle with cystic fibrosis, was able to live more than 10 years after a double-lung transplant, according to an article in the Eagle Tribune.

Dias died Thursday with her family by her while awaiting a second double-lung transplant.

Dias was known by national reporters and strangers alike as a girl with a strong will to live.

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"When you met Ashley, you were instantly on her team," NPR reporter Chana Joffe-Walt said in a blog on Friday.

Read the full article on the Eagle Tribune website.

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