Great news...the MRI showed no changes in the lesions!!! This means that Eli can continue to get methotrexate during treatment. The Dr said he will also want to try to give him the IT methotrexate (in the spine) when he gets to maintanance. I will worry about that when the time comes.

We are here in the hospital again. Today has gone really well. We got here about 9:30 because I needed to drop the boys off at camp, and we had a room by 2:00. The chemo actually got started at 6:00!!! So now it is a little after 9pm and Eli is sleeping. The atrium playroom is still closed which is a bummer, but I am definitely counting my blessings here.

His counts are: ANC 1290, Hemoglobin 11.0 and platelets 321. All great numbers. His big toe is looking a little bit angry, we just cannot get past this ingrown toenail thing. I worry that when his counts do drop he will get an infection. The nurse practicioner said she would see if we could see a podiatrist while we are here, I will have to ask the dr tomorrow.

There is a family here that is new to all of this (you can tell by the fact that the child still has all of her hair and the mom has that "deer in headlights" look about her) They are here waiting for the little girls ANC to go up so she can be released. As I looked at her, all I could think was how in the past 6 months our lives have so drastically changed and how this (cancer) has become our lives. I used to be so scared of hospitals, hated to even visit, and now look at me. For the most part, I am simply astounded by the amazing grace and strength that we have been given to help us get through this. Alot of that has come through all of you...thanks. I know we still have a looong way to go(ABOUT 2YRS 10MO), but it is amazing how far we have come already.

Thanks for checking in, and thanks for your prayers.