Prayer Requests from Ash

Ashli has asked for some very specific prayer.

-Skin irritation: Ashli is already starting to see some redness & have itchiness/burning in the area where she's being treated. Often the radiation can cause severe burning and permanent scarring. She was fortunate that she didn't have this in California, but is feeling dicomfort already, so there is concern re: that this time around.

-Her Port: Her old port was removed last night and the new one put in sucessfully. She said there is a lot of irritation and tenderness near her port area. She would like prayer for relief from that since they are accessing it day and night it can be painful if that doesn't go away.

-Mouth sores: the chemo has some pretty nasty side effects that "can" occur. Mouth sores are one of the common ones which can cause trouble eating and swallowing.

-Tuesday appointments: We found out Ashli has to meet w/ her doctor in Chicago every Tuesday, including her "off" weeks. It will be a scheduling nightmare trying to get her to Chicago every other Tuesday for this, so we have asked the doctors to consider working with Elkhart General and allowing a doctor there to do her appointments and report to her Chicago doctor on her "off" treatment weeks. Please pray for understanding on the part of both doctors that they would allow this to work!

That's all I can remember she told me. Today is hump day, so almost one week is down w/ 7 to go! The count down is on!!!

--Alysia