New Plan.....

Thank you all for your prayers for Chayce (isn't he just the cutest!) and for Lance and I today... for all your faithful prayers for us... Well, the doctor walked in saying "We have a plan", So we knew right away that meant that there was still some cancer left.... BUT it did go down a tiny bit and considering there are only trace amounts left at this time and it didn't go up....we are so thankful!! The goal after transplant is to have NO CANCER left so at this point the plan is.... No more steroids and they are cutting Lance's rejection meds by half and in 2 weeks if he isn't too sick they will take all the rejection meds away. All this is with the hope that Nathans donor cells will grow and specifically that the T-cells will kill off the rest of the cancer. Basically they will be allowing Lance to get more Graft vs. Host which will cause a Graft vs. Leukemia affect. It is all a balancing act....enough to get rid of the cancer but not enough to hurt Lance or get him to sick. Doctor wants Nathan's cells to completely take over, they were doing really good at one month after transplant but have gone down some since then.... She seemed very positive that they will get this figured out... So we would appreciate prayers that this process will go smoothly and that Lance will not get to sick but the cancer cells will!! We are very thankful for such good doctors who care so much and have such knowledge.... But most of all we are thankful that our GOD has the best plan of all for us, a future and a hope.....
Penny