Merry Christmas!

Noticing it has been awhile since an update.. We are all doing pretty well (besides seasonal flu here and there), especially true for me compared to where I was this time last year - about to be re-admitted to hospital with an aggressive relapse.. At a loss for words, truly a miracle the way things have turned out since then, what greater gift than the gift of time - and TIME is ultimately what the 'smart' drug I'm on now has given our family in 2011. I personally know how thankful I am for researchers who never give up on an idea!

I had treatment number 12 last week in Rochester and this leaves 4 more treatments in the new year. Until then we wait and see. We dont know what will happen once we reach the end on this treatment which has until now been controlling the disease. Unfortunately 16 cycles of SGN-35 is the maximum on this clinical trial, but we are happy with how it has gone thus far, and our faith is strong. I will write more about possible next steps in later posts, we have been thinking about this, but I wanted to make this a short and sweet post - in the moment, things are good and we are happy for this :)

It is such a joy to see Christmas through our son's eyes, this year he's almost 5, and he has been counting down sleeps until Christmas. He cant wait to leave cookies and milk for Santa, and did most of the writing on a letter to Santa this year thanks to writing skills he's picking up in Junior Kindergarten :) As much as he likes his teacher and friends, he is excited for a 2 week break from school though that comes at Christmas time. We are too.

Merry Christmas!

During this joyous season,
may you be blessed with
the spirit of Christmas which is PEACE,
the miracle of Christmas which is HOPE,
and the heart of Christmas which is LOVE.

Wishing you and your families good health, and many happy moments in 2012,

Paulina, Konrad and Karolek