Our counts are back down.....I took Eli to the clinic yesterday and his ANC was back down to 540...his platelets were also at a low 10,000..so we had to stay and get some. My mom went with me to help me out with the arm out of commission.

Eli got his last Vincristine treatment for this round. Now we are out of the "Consolidation" phase. When his counts go back up we will begin the "Interim Maintenance" phase which will last another couple of months. He will get a new drug, high dose methotrexate, which will put us in the hospital for 3-4 days every 2 weeks. I am extrememly nervous about the new drug. It is known to cause extreme mouth/throat sores and sensitivity to sun as well as other fun stuff. We will also begin all of this with another LP. The good thing about entering "IM" is that our 3 year treatment time begins now. As my mom said, we haven't really been doing anything for the past 3 months...they don't count...HA!!

We go in on Thursday for our MRI and bloodwork after that. I go in to the Orthopedist on Wednesday.

Please pray for:

a clear MRI and a clear direction on where to go with Eli's intrathecal treatments
Eli's counts to rise and his platelets to stablize
Eli to continue to feel well

Also, please pray for a little boy, Luke, who is fighting the fight of his life and his family.

Thanks..I'll keep you posted!!