"Goooood afternoooon!" -said with a sleepless night sort of excitement! After about 3-4 back-to-back sleepless nights, it's kinda hard to get jazzed about hitting the road and coming for an infusion. However, all that changes once we get here. We are so graciously greeted by everyone we meet, from the lady in front of the doorway, the front desk check-in people, Z in the lab, intake, our dear friend and might as well be a doctor, L, to each of the kind and attentive nurses hooking up the infusion! Ingram Cancer Center is staffed with excellent, caring people, but our nurse, Ashley, is the one I have to dote on today.

Ashley greeted us with a smile that warms the heart. She comes right in asking B what he'd like to drink, does he want a warm blanket, and even adjusts his pillow all before the infusion even gets started... Within 5 minutes, in walks Ashley with meds in hand, hooks B up to his meds, and we are off! It now becomes s countdown with B.... He's drilling Ashley about how long it's gonna take, can she fix his pillow, he needs the warm blanket around his feet- now mind you... I've done this once already, but nothing can match what Ashley can do for him! She's amazing and tends to more than B's infusion. She is aware of his pleas and doesn't mind seeing that he is comfortable! B has a tendency to be high maintenance, and Ashley handles him with kid gloves! She is awesome, and we would love to acknowledge her nursing skills, yes, but her "people" skills go above and beyond as well! Thank you, Ashley, for hobs well done! Ashley eases B's immediate concerns.