Daisy was admitted to Cottage Hospital on Thursday, December 13, where her doctors discovered 2 new cancerous tumors in her abdominal region. One is at least the size of a large grapefruit and is connected to major arteries and organs. The other is smaller and on her liver. Both are considered inoperable.

The tumors are so large they are impacting blood flow to major organs. The doctors feel they must begin chemotherapy immediately (tomorrow) to reduce their size.

The options for additional treatment at this time are very limited and not promising. The Merrick family is currently evaluating all of them and pursuing every viable possibility. They desperately need your prayers for wisdom, strength, peace and God’s leading and nearness.

Most importantly, Daisy needs your prayers for healing. Apart from merciful, supernatural intervention from God, Daisy’s prognosis is bleak. 

In all these things, God’s grace is abundant and sufficient. 

Britt wants you to know that he is experiencing God’s grace in a profound way and feeling an incredible amount of peace and strength and even joy. Additionally, he reports that God seems very present and is discernibly with him. Please pray that the whole Merrick family would experience these things continually and in abundance. 

The family has an abundance of counselors right now with all the pertinent information available to them. We so appreciate your prayers and allowing the family some space and time to pursue Daisy’s well being.