Mom just heard from a nurse that there was no sign of the cancer in Dad's bone marrow test!

We are allowing ourselves to celebrate for the day. The doctor will be in tomorrow to talk with Mom and Dad about it. I hope to have more news in a couple of days. My understanding is that Dad is now able to have some thicker liquids. He was eating more before the latest series of fevers and has since been on some clear liquids during the day and an IV at night. On Sunday Dad's white blood cell count went up from 200 to 300. This morning there was no improvement so they went ahead with the bone marrow test. I heard that Dad didn't flinch and Mom watched the whole thing. They are both incredibly strong.

I can imagine that our reactions are all similar in that we want to call Mom and Dad to say congratulations. Please continue to hold off on doing so - cards and letters are still the best form of communication. Dad really appreciates them. I know that it's hard because it's really hard for me too. I really want to talk with my Dad but I know that he loves us very much and that he knows we want to talk with him. The most important thing for Dad to do is to rest and try to regain his strength.

Thank you SO much for all your good wishes and positive thoughts. I believe that my Dad's positive thoughts in combination with your help brought us this amazing news this morning.

Here's to a very happy day.
Love,
Dina