Yep, that’s right. After 28 days of treatment there are no detectable signs of cancer in Brooke’s blood, bone marrow, or cerebral spinal fluid! This means that the treatment plan is working, the cancer has responded to the chemo, and that we can let go of a lot of scary “what if’s”.

Brooke took the news with a knowing nod of acknowledgment (“Yes, I knew that would happen”) and lot of questions about why we have to keep going to appointments and taking meds if she’s already healed. …if only it were that easy. The protocol for Brooke’s case still calls for 51 weeks of chemo and 50 weeks of maintenance. Remission doesn’t mean that we change anything about her treatment protocol – it’s confirmation that her protocol is working!!

Thank you to everyone who’s been sending positive thoughts and prayers for Brooke’s Healing! We are definitely moving in the right direction!!

Also, on an unrelated note, Brooke’s CBC numbers were not quite as high her Doctor wants them to be to start the next phase of treatment, so her admission to the hospital has been postponed. We’ll go back to clinic for labs and if she makes counts then, we’ll be admitted on Monday. This is A-ok with us. We’re happy to have another weekend at home before we start our next stay. 🙂