MIRACLE on Doernbecher Street

The Doc just came in and informed us that there isn't a single trace of Leukemia in Hunter's body!!!!!!!!

Fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu*****k YEAH!!!!!! (excuse my language)

but seriously..............YAY.....YAY......YAY....YAY...YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY!!!!!

We are still not out of the woods, but at least we've been given the chance to now enter the forest. And I have NO DOUBT that once inside, our little man is going to continue to beat this beast. Especially with all of the stealthy warriors that are standing behind him & with him, loving him, encouraging him and leading him on his path to victory.

We cannot thank you all enough. The love and support that has flooded our airways over this last week has been amazingly overwhelming and you all have gracefully lifted our spirits and relighted our flames. I am being completely honest when I say that we could NOT have done this without you. You have saved us....again....and you carried our little love......celebrating his life and cheering him on louder than a stampede of wild animals. The only thing that echoed through our hospital walls was to FIGHT, FIGHT, FIGHT and we are forever grateful.

As of now, we'll start the conditioning for the Bone Marrow Transplant next Friday. It consists of 3 days of very intense chemo, then 4 days of radiation, then another 2 days of chemo..........a day of rest........and then Transplant. We are going with a Cord Blood unit that is a 4/6 match. We've been told that most bi-racial children go to Transplant with a 4/6 match and it's definitely considered a very good option. We'll be staying here at Doernbechers in Portland instead of going back to California and we'll be in the hospital for the next 45-60 days straight. We've decided that continuation of care and keeping Hunter stable is most important.

So the race is on. We have to get Hunter to Transplant before the Leukemia comes back again...............and believe me........we are in a full on SPRINT.....cheetah style.

Huntermania