A Post from Vicki...

This is a post from Ash's sister...

As I sit here and think about Ash going to the doctor tomorrow. I pray that the doctor we are to see has seen Arachnoiditis. I pray that he LISTENS to us .If anyone lately has seen my brother you know he is in pain. Yes, I am praying for a miracle- the miracle that my brother could be pain free. BUT I am also praying that this doctor can give him some guidance and help him with the pain. No person should have to suffer this hard. I ask that you pray for us as we go tomorrow to Atlanta to Shepherds Clinic @ 10:15am.
Thanks!

February 2018...

DIAGNOSIS: Adhesive Arachnoiditis & Cauda Equina Syndrome

Please say a special prayer for Ash & our family as this is an incurable, disabling disease that even the majority of medical professionals have NO IDEA what it is...finding someone to treat this chronic illness is very difficult & frustrating but I know God has a plan and will bring us through this...PRAYING FOR A MIRACLE as we sit in the ER for the 2nd time this week...


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January 2018...

We went back to Mayo in Jacksonville this past Wednesday & Ash had a nerve block trial in both his sacral joints...it will only relieve some of his pain in his lower back (if it does anything at all).
He was diagnosed by the 2 Doctors he saw last time with ADHESIVE ARACHNOIDITIS which is causing his chronic pain & has no cure...they can only treat the symptoms & help him have some quality of life while he deals with it...please pray boldly for healing or at least for these nerve block trials to help lower the pain he is having to live with daily.
Thank You!

Our Story...

Ash and I began our lives together August 6, 1999...our wedding day.  3 weeks before we said "I DO" Ash had his first back surgery.  He had a ruptured disc that was too close to severing a nerve if he didn't have surgery ASAP!  So that's exactly what he did...

I remember walking into the hospital room after his surgery to see his pale white face laying in the hospital bed...it was overwhelming to say the least...

I remember him crying out in pain when they got him up to use that bathroom for the first time after surgery.  Little did I know how accustomed I would become to being at the hospital!

Seems like after that first surgery Ash was having more back problems like clockwork every 3 years.  Along with other ailments & injuries along the way...the running family joke was if it's weird it will happen to Ash!  not saying that he is accident prone or sickly but if IT was going to happen it would happen to Ash!

Fast forward 3 kids, 34 surgeries, and 18 years...

July 2017 we are on our last day of vacation in a beach condo on Hilton Head Island...Ash is getting out of the shower & slips on the tile floor and can NOT move!!!  I call for an ambulance to take him to the hospital to be check out since he can't move his legs...

WELCOME

Life is meant to be lived; cherish the exciting moments, and relish in those all too brief moments of relaxation. We are here to share our story of life, the good and the bad.

The Agonizing Acclamation: Adjusting to Life with Adhesive Arachnoiditis serves as a vessel to project our outlook, and clue in readers to the many struggles in this world of chronic pain.