May 9, 2005

Wow, it has been a while! That is a good sign, it means there has been very little change. Jordan had a spinal today which marks the end of his first 12 week cycle on the maintenance. His cell counts got a little low so they decreased the dose of chemo and now are gradually raising it again. The goal is to get him as close to full-dose as possible without his counts getting too low so we still go in fairly frequently for blood draws. He has hair! He even got his first trim around the sides and back. He is going to school normally, participating in a little soccer class, and is basically a normal kid. We are all really looking forward to a trip to San Diego and Legoland at the end of the month. A much needed vacation for us all! With love, Lara and Jim