April 25, 2010...that is our date for "end of treatment"....although John thinks this will somehow jinx us I must say.....we are officially LESS than a year out!!! WOW!!!! In a 3.5 year treatment you think will NEVER end, to be less than a year out is a real joy!! So I am now dreaming of our "end of treatment party".....I am envisioning a beach house party...everyone needs to save the date....this will be the event of the century!!! (At least in the Crowley household it will be :)

I am trying my best not to freak out over the swine flu.....I think a pandemic is scary for everyone...but for someone with a child that is immunocompromised, it is a terrifying thing...I will be asking lots of questions tomorrow at the onc office...Iam feeling as though our entire household needs to "hold up" and not go anywhere until this is all over....

The older boys went to the pediatrician's office this week, all is fine with them. I have to say that I had very little sympathy when the boys freaked out over getting a finger poke...after all that Eli has gone through, I just don't see what the big deal is over a finger poke!! Geez!! We also found out that Jacob needs glasses. I noticed this past weekend as he was watching the TV in the car that he was squinting, so I took him in. He has needed them for a while, but no one has noticed....I am a bad, bad mommy!!!

We go in tomorrow for chemo and an LP. Please pray that things continue to go well for us.

Thanks for checking in. I will let everyone know how tomorrow goes.

Maria

I am thankful for the fact that we live in the US and have such wonderful healthcare!!