October 11, 2014

Last week we received the final conclusion of SD's mysteriously low counts: they're not sure. The bone marrow tests came back with no trace of Leukemia, praise the Lord! SD had some additional blood tests done to ensure (as well as they can) that the chemo medicines are being metabolized, and to check for kidney problems. Both of those tests came back great, too: the chemo is having an effect, and there's no signs of kidney issues. We're thankful for these test results, and for now the conclusion is that SD's bone marrow has just been "tired out" after (almost) three years of chemotherapy.

SD went for a week or so without chemo, and his counts have fully recovered. He's now back to an almost-full dose, and his last check (from Wednesday) still looks great!