Remission

Thank you for praying. Apparently it is a little easier to get news inside the hospital, where we will likely be until at least Monday. But because we are here we got Joshua's test results from his latest bone marrow biopsy back. If you will remember, we were praying for 5% or less of Joshua's cells to be lymphoblastic, or affected by leukemia. The doctor let us know that when she looked at the biopsy, she scanned through all the cells shown there. She found 2 cells, not 2% of cells, but 2 cells only that were lymphoblastic. The word she used was "amazing."

What does that mean? It means we first and foremost have cause to celebrate, because Joshua is now considered to be in remission. It means that his body is responding very well to the treatment. That also means his overall prognosis is very good at this point. Thanks so much for praying toward this end for us, and our Father in heaven has been stirred into action by the prayers of his people.

We want to have that moment of celebration even though this great news does not mean that the journey changes alot for us. It's still 3 years of chemo and treatment and ongoing hospital visits and stays. Additionally, today Joshua showed some of the first real side effects of the chemotherapy. He had a treatment yesterday and has been sick at his stomach today and has thrown up. Nevertheless, we continue to be confident in God's plan and will, and also in this mighty community of family He has given to us to walk together. Together.