Jordan had his fourth spinal of the consolidation phase yesterday and everything went really well. He definately understands the routine now and has his coping strategies in place. He and Noah both have a small cold right now but Jordan's cell counts are good and he should be able to handle a cold like any other kid. His energy level is much better. Jim and I were actually excited when we had a hard time getting him to settle down for bedtime.... that's the Jordan we remember. He has also been able to go to preschool for short visits. Next week he begins the third phase of treatment which is called interim maintenance and lasts for eight weeks. It should be a relatively easy phase (it's amazing what we now consider to be easy). In mid-December he will begin eight weeks of fairly intensive chemo called delayed intensification. That will be a difficult period so we are enjoying this break while we have it. With love, Lara and Jim