MRI looks good

Hey everyone, just wanted to right a quick note to say that today's MRI looked surprisingly good. There was very little tumor remaining on his brainstem and the radiologist said that he couldn't really even measure it. It was still there, but it was significantly reduced in volume. This was not the "official" read of the film; we'll get that in the mail in a few days, but anyways we'll take good news when we can get it. Like I mentioned in earlier posts, usually you don't see a lot of change until 3-4 months after radiation, so hopefully this means it will continue to shrink.

It was wierd to be back in Memphis so soon, it felt like we had been gone for a long time. It was good to see Jennifer and Matt and WK last night and eat dinner with them. Today however, joseph did not enjoy himself, and neither did we. He basically screamed until they knocked him out which was 2 hours later than scheduled. Then it started snowing in Memphis. Really snowing. Then uncle Sam rushed us to the airport and then we sat in our plane for 3 hours waiting for the plane to de-ice. So we didn't get in until about 2:00 AM. Extra special thanks to the Slotkins for staying with Holly tonight into the wee hours and to Suzanne and Matt for waiting at the airport for us. We are surrounded by such amazing people. Thanks for the prayers and for every way that we are being supported. Now on to the beach.