Well, we passed the 1-year anniversary (April 25) and ended up with another hospital stay May 1-2. This time it was the common cold that knocked him for a loop. We only had to stay one night due to fever, so we'll take that as a good sign that his body was able to recover. Of course, we went home and were able to hold all chemo so that he could recover fully.

Today was the re-check. His body is still having a hard time producing white blood cells, but they want us to start chemo again on a lower dose... so here we go. He will continue to get oral chemo daily and then another oral chemo every week. We will recheck his blood again in two weeks and see what that tells us. This cycle ends in mid-June, when we go for another spinal tap and IV chemo. That will start Cycle #3.... we are taking it one day at a time, and looking forward to July 2025.

Thanks again for all the well wishes that you've sent via text, email, WhatsApp, Venmo, etc. Each thoughtful interaction leaves us a little stronger. We have lots to celebrate, including JR graduating Kindergarten, two nieces graduating high school, our new house, etc., so that will continue to be our focus!