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Today marked the beginning of our next phase in treatments to make sure Cristian never has leukemia again, Consolidation. Now that there are no detectable levels of leukemia in tests, the treatments will shift to rooting out any remaining cancer cells throughout his body. This is done by introducing new types of chemo and continuedContinue reading “Day 40: New Treatments and Roadmap To End”

Today we received great news from Cristian’s doctors, his bone marrow test results came back and there are no detectable levels of leukemia in his system! This is the news we were hoping to hear as it is a critical milestone on our road to recovery. We aren’t done yet, so please don’t stop theContinue reading “Day 33: REMISSION!”

Believe it or not, it has been over a month since we started our journey as a family (which includes all of you reading this and supporting Cristian)! Our lives changed drastically the moment we received this diagnosis and we couldn’t have made it this far without the support from you all. Thank you doesContinue reading “Day 29: The End of Steroids”

This has been a tough process, and we knew it would be. The past 3.5 weeks have included a lot of learning, emotions, and medicine for our family. Medicine all for Cristian which his body has to process. With all of the medicine Cristian has had minimal energy to do much besides lay around watchingContinue reading “Day 25: The Best Day Yet”

On Friday Cristian had another spinal tap to analyze the fluid in his spine for leukemia cells. We received word today that his fluid came back clear, and that makes 3 in a row! We are so happy that the bad cells are getting out of his body. We are also happy that Cristian willContinue reading “Day 18: No More Twice Weekly Chemo!”

Thank you to all who have been providing us support and prayers. Cristian has a long road ahead and will need all the support he can get. Maria and I have been praying a ton lately for a painless passage through this and quick healing. Today a wonderful thing happened. While doing laundry, we openedContinue reading “Day 14: A Message From God”

It’s been a few days since we have been home and yet things aren’t quite normal. Friday Cristian had another spinal tap and chemo in the morning, followed by a lot of resting. In the afternoon we got a visit from GPa which immediately lifted Cristian’s spirits and energy level. It’s always a good timeContinue reading “Day 10: Low Key & Very Low Energy Weekend”

Today was a good day, just what we were looking forward to. Cristian started his day with all of his toys and his normal breakfast of orange juice with bacon. In fact today he had extra bacon. Overall his energy was good today, with a few breaks to rest in front of the TV. HeContinue reading “Day 7: A Return to Normal”

As I posted earlier today we are finally home! The doctors gave us the all clear around noon and we were out shortly after that. It feels so great to have Cristian at home and you could tell he missed being home. As soon as we got home he checked all of his toys andContinue reading “Day 6: FREEDOM!!”

We just got discharged and are heading home! Full post coming tonight, but couldn’t wait to share the good news!! A huge thank you to everyone who has been praying and supporting us! We know that we aren’t done yet, but getting back home is a big milestone.