Okay, so we finally spoke with the doctor and it is official. The leukemia is still in his marrow. She said it's not any worse but its not much better either. Some better but not much. At this point he has 2 treatment options. One is a standard more intense protocol and the other is a research protocol. The research protocol includes 2 very good chemotherapy drugs they use on adults and a trial drug that works great on children but has not been used on adults. He has until tomorrow to decide what he wants to do. The doctor thinks the trial would be his best shot because it includes chemo's he has never had before and hopefully it will put him in remission. He has to be in remission before they can do a transplant. The doctor also said they have potential matches for his bone marrow and are running further test now to see if they are a good match. It can take up to 6 months to find a donor. We are praying this new protocol will put him in remission and we will be able to find a donor soon so he doesn't have to undergo more chemo than necessary. They are going to do another bone marrow aspiration in the morning and will start chemotherapy. Everyone please pray that he chooses the right protocol and that it puts him in remission. The Doctor said his leukemia is very aggressive this time. We know God can and will heal his body.
There were some people asking about being a bone marrow donor and at this point the best way to become a donor is through the national bone marrow registry. bethematch.com. If they don't find a match on the registry we will look to friends and family to be tested. I will let everyone know where they can go to be tested should it come to that.
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