Still Doing GOOD

Everything is going great!!! We are back into a normal routine and I forget that all the people still following his progress may want to hear the good too! A good friend reminded me that people don't just want to hear the bad. Sooooo...lots of good to share. Cameron is doing great in school. Caden is back in full time childcare and I am back to work!!!! I am however starting a new position in less then two weeks. I will still be working for the Army, but on Elmendorf Air Force Base. It is a great opportunity for me and I am so excited about this next step in life.

Caden will continue to go into the Oncology clinic for blood work once a month. As long as his counts stay within normal ranges, he should not have to go back down to Seattle. He is still on a couple of medications, but that should only be for the next couple of months.

My biggest fear now is the cancer coming back. There was a teenage girl in the hospital at the same time as Caden. She has the same diagnosis and she had the exact same therapy, including the test study drug. She went into remission about a month before Caden and two months later her cancer came back. Now she is back at Children's hospital in Seattle awaiting a bone marrow transplant. I hope that you will all pray for her and her family.

It is scary to think about that happening with Caden, but unfortunately that could be a reality. We have already witnessed so many miracles with Caden that we are going to keep praying and remain optimistic.

The joys in life lately have been watching the boys live a normal life. For Caden, the bath is a huge deal!!!! No more tubes, no more plastic covering his chest, and he is able to lay down in the water. The small things in life are always the greatest. We have gone on bike rides outside (not around a hospital ward), gone swimming, to parks, hiking, and he has a blast even shopping. Just being out and about is enough for him. So I have posted some new pictures of Caden doing normal healthy boy things!!! Enjoy and I am sorry if my laziness kept anyone in suspense! :)