January 5, 2009


HAPPY NEW YEAR!


We hope everyone had a happy holiday! Ours was wonderful. We had two whole weeks that were 100% carpool, homework, and medical appointment free! It was nothing short of heavenly!

Today, it was back to business-as-usual though. The kids went back to school, and it was MRI day for Evan. He had the scan first thing this morning and we met with the neuro-oncologist this afternoon to get the results. We got good news and great news!

The good news is that the tumor showed no sign of new growth. It didn't shrink, but as long as it's not growing - it's good news!

The great news is that if the next MRI (in March) comes back again with no new growth, the doctor is planning to take Evan off the rigorous treatment schedule and put him on what they call "maintenance chemo." The chemo drug and dose will remain the same, but he will only have to go in for treatment once every three or four weeks!

In March, Evan will have been on the heavy treatment schedule for a full year. The doctor is hopeful that this will have been enough time to put the tumor into a dormant stage, and that it will remain dormant even on the lighter treatment schedule.

The thought of having three weeks between treatments, instead of just one, was enough to put a huge smile on our faces! It made us feel like we might actually be on the home stretch with this thing!

Thanks for all your prayers and support. This would be so much harder without all of you behind us!

Love,
Margot