Well, today Jake endured his last dose of IV chemotherapy for this round. He is still doing amazingly well, and I can't help but admire him. He still has most of his hair, so we're trying to sneak in some family pictures before it's gone. I'm actually still hopeful that it will continue to hold on tight, but fully accept the possibility that it won't. It's funny, with each dose of chemo he receives, his hair hangs on and mine gets more grey. Go figure.
Next Tuesday is his bone marrow biopsy and lumbar puncture. Because of the way his blood counts continue to go up, the doctors feel pretty optimistic that his biopsy results will show very little leukemic cells left. We still have to wait until after we have those results to determine the next course of action. As far as the transplant goes, we do know that 2 of his 4 siblings are not a match. We should know the results of the other 2 tests this week.
Things continue to go as well or even better than we could have ever expected. We feel so blessed. My home teacher had mentioned that he had a friend whose family member battled leukemia, and when asked about the experience, he stated that it was the greatest blessing you wouldn't wish on anyone. I have to agree with this statement. It's amazing how much gratitude I feel now. In fact, that gratitude overwhelms any fear or anger I have related to Jake's leukemia. More than ever, I feel that there is a God, and God is good. There are also some amazing people in this world. We have some of the very best friends and neighbors anyone could ever hope for. You all amaze me at how willing and able you are to help us out. I continue to pray that you all know of our love and how much we appreciate everything. Thank you all!
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