Hip Hip Hooray!!!

SHE IS IN REMISSION!!! Hooray! Hooray! Hooray! I tried all afternoon to get ahold of the doctor because I hadn't heard anything yet and was about to drive myself insane! He finally called at 5 and said the pathologist would have a formal report completed at 5:30 and he would call back at that time, but that things looked good! At 5:30 when he called he told me that according to the formal pathology report and the flowcytometry as of Monday (Day 14 of chemo)Cora is in remission! Remission is considered to be less than 5% cancer cells in the bone marrow. On top of that he said that not only is she in remission, but she has NO EVIDENCE of cancer in her bone marrow! That is even better news! He then turned around and reminded us that this in no way means that she is "cured." It doesn't change our 2.5 years of chemo and treatments, but if you have early remission, it usually equates with more positive results overall. We go back next Monday for chemo and the Monday after that will be her 28th day of induction chemo and another bone marrow check. At that point we will get the plan for the next phase of chemo. At this point our little warrior is extremely tired, lacks energy, and is unrecognizably swollen, BUT SHE HAS NO CANCER CELLS!!! I really truly feel like this is an answer to prayer and her remission is a result of a mixture of chemo, love, and support! No cancer at all feels like such a miracle to me! Thank you all from loving my baby back toward health! Much love to you all!