Before I talk about Adrienne's scans, I'd like to mention a few people who are going through particularly tough times. Tyler Chambers, a young man from Ohio, who had been through auto and allo transplants like Adrienne, suddenly died on Saturday. Though his disease was in remission, he developed a pulmonary embolism, which was totally unexpected. Please stop by his blog and leave a message for his mom, Kelly, and his family. I can only hope that our thoughts can ease their pain a little bit. http://www.tylersfight.blogspot.com/

Jessica Wentz, a young mother of two from North Carolina, has refractory disease like Adrienne. She was supposed to go see Dr. O'Connor in New York this week but is in the hospital, quite ill. Please leave her a message at her Caringbridge site. http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/jessicawentz

We just got the scan report this afternoon and are very humbled by the amazing results. I wish everyone could have a Dr. O'Connor who tries to do his best for each and every patient, and who knows what to do. His entire staff is always there, smiling, offering to do whatever they can to make our life and Adrienne's life better. It's not quite remission, but as close as you can get. She has complete resolution of all of her disease, including the spots in the bone. There is still one small spot in the right lung that is "faintly FDG avid" and we aren't even sure that matters. I think Adrienne hoped that it was totally clear, but we'll take it. I honestly believe that Adrienne would not have survived even a few more weeks given the aggressiveness of her disease before the Bendamustine, and to say that we are very, very grateful sounds trivial.

With everyone else who is going through such difficult times, I don't want to celebrate too much and we are painfully aware of how short-lived things can be. Adrienne is coming here tomorrow and Friday for chemo and will go back to CMC on Sunday night. Let's hope she isn't feeling too badly so we can enjoy the weekend.