We had great news today! Emma had her spinal tap and bone marrow tests, and both of them came back with no traces of leukemia! The doctor said that this news was phenominal!!! Now although the tests came back negative, it was just a sample of each and there could possibly be leukemia blasts hidden somewhere. That is why we have to continue on with the hard core chemo therapy for the next year.

Jonny and I have been praying over the last several days for the bone marrow test to come back with no evidence of blasts, and the Lord answered our prayers! We feel like a huge weight has been lifted off our chest, and we can finally breathe. Emma had an okay day. She got sick early this afternoon, and has been really sleepy. We had to give her some anti-nausea medecine because she seems to have had a tummy ache all day. Although she felt bad, she still had enough energy to give us a few smiles! She should have a couple of days with no chemo, so hopefully she can have a few days with no nausea.

We are still waiting to hear back from the doctor on the genetics test, which will also help us determine what route to take with her treatment. The doctor did say that after the preliminary test, she believes that Emma has a rare deletion of the MLL gene. I'm not sure exactly what that means, but the prognosis is better than having a malformation of the MLL gene. We will hopefully have the final test results back at the end of the week.

Please continue to pray that the Lord will completely heal Emma. That she will have no side effects to the chemo, and that the genetics test will come back in her favor. As always, thank you so much for your prayers and support. We love you!