Remission

Its been 6 months and 8 days since our lives were turned upside-down with the big "L" word. You always think that nothing like that could ever happen to your family but when it does its devestating. The Lord works in mysterious ways and I know that this trial in our lives was there to strengthen our family. Moms progress has been very steady and good over the last couple of months. She has traveled this road with such grace and has shown a strength beyond anything I could have imagined her capable of, comforting us when we broke down. But all of that aside today was a GREAT day, Kim traveled to Salt Lake with Mom and Dad today to her last Dr. appointment and it could not have gone better. The Dr. removed her central line and now she only has to wear her mask in large crowds or where there are sick people. So she will still use it for the next little while during cold and flu season. During her consult the Dr. told them that she has all of the best possible set of circumstances in her favor. She is officially in remission and she has the correct combination of mutated chromosomes that will give her a 55% chance of being CURED!!! The likelyhood of a relapse of the cancer is low but if it were to occour it would happen in the first 18 months to 2 years. If after 5 years she still shows no signs of any cancer then they will consider her cured. So for now she will fall into a routine of monthly bloodwork and evey 3 months she will have a bone marrow tap and they will just keep monitoring her. So keep her in your prayers and once again thanks to all who have prayed, visited, called, emailed, facebooked, and everything else you have done. Much love to all. I love you Mommy!