Day 162

Good Evening,

Just wanted to update everyone on Rita's bone marrow biopsy results. How does this sound - there is no evidence of leukemia!!! She has 2% blasts which is normal. I know this sounds a little confusing but, we all have some blasts in our systems - usually less than 5% so, basically, Rita is in a normal range.

This is the result we were hoping for so we remain encouraged. We start course 3 on Monday and we don't really know what to expect. We will keep you posted on how she is doing as we move forward. It has been a great 3 weeks at home and Rita has really made alot of progress - progress that we believe will help her to sustain through the next phases of her treatment. So far, Rita has been able to hit the marks required for a successful outcome and we are confident that she will continue to meet or exceed each goal along the way. We stay focused on the outcome and continue to take comfort in Dr. Wetzler's words "You are doing outstanding". That is what we expect to hear for the rest of this process.

So, all is well. We are happy and trust that, with the assistance of your support and prayers, we are going to beat this thing.

Thank you for all of your support, prayers and acts of kindness, Dave & Rita.