We're finished!......sort of

Jordan had his last chemo on Oct. 19th, then had his port removed on Oct. 26th. He is so excited that he is telling complete strangers that "my port is cut out." People grin and tell him "that's great" with a very confused look on their face. We leave on Nov. 9th for a 4 day celebration in Legoland. The kids are very excited. Jim and I are thrilled to find out what Jordan is like without the influence of chemotherapy. It has been so long, that we just don't know. The next year is a little scary as well. The chance of relapse is about 15% in this next year. The doctor went over all of the things to watch for at his last appointment. He also will need a cardiac ultrasound and bone density scan every few years since chemo can affect the strength of the heart muscle and bone density. It was a little bit sobering to hear all of this as we were getting ready to celebrate. Mostly, we are very optomistic. He seems so strong and healthy that it is hard to imagine anything going wrong. He will be considered cured in September of 2009. We will continue periodic updates until that time. With love, Lara