5 out of 30

Well James has finished his 5th day of radiation, only 25 left. We had our weekly visit with Dr. Grosshans today and he said everything is going good. James had MRI scans a couple weeks ago and they looked good. No cancer cells still. I guess the doctor was a little worried because James hasn't had treatment in 3 months so he thought something might have grown back in that time. Thankfully James is still cancer free. He has lost a few pounds since doing radiation but I think it's mostly because he has to fast from midnight till about 2:30 in the afternoon. He eats quite a bit on his own though so hopefully we can get his weight back up a bit. They said his ears and forehead will start to get red and look like a sun burn. Also he will be getting a stronger dose of radiation to his spine where the tumor cells slugged down. He is still playing and having a good time. He's kind of getting tired of being here and ready to go home. Only one more month poor guy. He loves playing with his sister and being "the boss" of her. We hope he continues to do well and are so grateful that he still has no cancer cells. I hope and pray everyday that it will stay that way.