Dear John & Doves,
 
I have some really great news to report. Thank God!  Yesterday we got  Lee's bone marrow test results back which are normal, and they showed no signs of Hodgkin's Lymphoma. His heart scan showed that his heart is normal as well inspite of 5 months of chemo therapy treatment.  His white blood count is normal, but his red blood count is still below normal so they will continue to monitor that and will give him Procrit shots to help improve it.  He got one yesterday. He is scheduled to go back to the cancer center again next Wed. for another weekly bloodcount check, and Procrit shot if necessary.  The doctor has also scheduled him for a Petscan on 12/09 where they will inject his veins with a radioactive isotope to see if the couple of small spots that showed up in his lymph nodes on 11/08 during his CTscan are remaining spots of Hodgkin's Lymphoma or if they are just Lymph Node cells showing scar tissue.  If his bone marrow test had come back Hodgkin's Lymphoma, he would have had to continue chemo therapy treatment which thank God he does not have to do at this point in time.  We are so thankful to the Lord that the bone marrow test came back normal.  Thank you everyone for your prayers for him.  Please continue to keep him in your prayers as there is a 50% chance that he will either get Hodgkin's Lymphoma back within the next two years or he will not get it back within the next two years.
 
God bless you all,
Donna