The past few nights Isaiah has had trouble sleeping and since Israel was leaving for Kansas City, we decided to take Isaiah to the doctor to check for an ear infection. Things didn't look bad at the time, but the doctor decided to give us an antibiotic, just in case things worsened. And am I thankful that she did! He got a fever, decreased appetite, and looked just plain miserable (not to mention that he is still not sleeping well). So we started the antiobiotic and he is improving.

Meanwhile, Anya is also improving day by day. Her moods are evened out, she is losing weight, her bottom is healing, and her appetite is returning to normal. She still has weight to lose and her bottom needs to get better but we are thankful for the improvements.

Anya went in for a checkup today and the doctor is happy with her progress. Anya has a cough but no fever and the doc said her lungs are clear! Yeah! Anya will return to the clinic on Wednesday for blood work because they'd like to start her next round of chemo on Thursday.

Just a note: A precious little girl from Arizona, who has fought bone marrow cancer in the past, wrote Anya a letter a few months ago to encourage her. It was really quite tender. We just received word that this little girl has relapsed. As a mom with a child that is remission and looking forward to the close of treatment, I can say that the possibility of relapse is frightening. If you are reading this blog, would you please take a moment to pray for this little girl and her family? Please pray that God would be their strength and that she would have a speedy healing.