Friday's Update

Today's spinal fluid sample showed no cancer cells! The doctor seemed surprised. Tuesday's biopsy also was good, but they weren't sure what that meant, as they only draw a couple mls of fluid, so they were thinking there might still have been some cancer floating around where they didn't sample from. But two good taps in a row is a GREAT thing.

It means that Paige is one big step closer to transplant, which is her only medical chance for a cure. I still don't know the results of today's MRI - I'll find out that tomorrow. So I think they do two more taps, and then a bone marrow aspirate (fluid sample) and biopsy (bone sample). If those are satisfactory, they send her to transplant. I think she might be getting some light radiation to her head before she goes to Boston. Anyway, I gave a "Praise the Lord!" when the doctor told me the good news. If we didn't do anything, Paige's cancer, based on her previous history, would quickly return. So that's que esta pasando.

Please pray for her ANC, which is a number that indicates her immune strength. It's still dropping from the systemic chemo she got weeks ago. In the last three days it has gone from 200, down to 126, down to 50-something. We want it to be at least 500, but normal is far higher than that. They won't do a bone marrow biopsy until her ANC rises considerably.

To those who pray, and cook us meals, and drive me around, and stay with Paige, and babysit Luke, and clean my house, and send us gifts or e-mails or hand-me-downs, THANK YOU. We feel very loved and supported.