Today I’m sharing a picture that to you may look like an ordinary picture of a mother reading to her child. This was the “day after”in December when I received my diagnosis. I was a complete wreck and shell version of myself. Everything we were being told/reading about was abysmal. We had no plan, no hope. All I had were these tiny moments where these tiny people still needed me.

So I fought. I fought to find ANY hopeful research. I fought to get in front of the right doctors. I fought to find the right plan. I fought to get on a plane every 3 weeks, sacrifice precious time with my family. I fought (and am still fighting) through the side effects of chemo.

Friends my mid-treatment PET scan on Monday revealed NO EVIDENCE of cancer. None.

PRAISE GOD. It might have felt like it at the time but I was never fighting alone. Not only did I have God intervening on my behalf, but He gave me all of you. Thank you to every single person who has reached out, sent encouragement, watched my kids, made us a meal and loved on us near and from afar. Today we celebrate this win.

So what does this mean?

1. The chemo worked/is working
2. I still have to complete my full course of chemo. I’ve now completed 4 of 6 rounds. I already asked if I can just be done. They lovingly told me no.
3. This is the first step towards total remission. What the science community does know about my diagnosis is that there has been no reported account where chemotherapy has put this type of lymphoma in to remission long term. The ONLY way patients have reached total remission is through a stem cell transplant.

We continue to move forward to complete these last 2 rounds of chemo.

Then my friends, this summer; this summer I get a brand new baby immune system and a true shot of beating this disease for good.

Upcoming dates:

April 3– Meeting with stem cell transplant team- please pray for clarity and unification about the plan.

April 16– Chemo #5- always praying for minimal side effects.

Than you all for being a part of my healing journey

Danielle