Thank you all for sending us so much love these past days, weeks and months and I wish I could respond to all the positivity we’ve received in kind but, sadly, I can not.  I will keep this update brief.  The results of Will’s biopsy were not what we had hoped; while there was some improvement, the marrow still shows too much evidence of blasts (leukemic cells) to proceed to transplant.

Our meetings have revolved around next steps, none of which are particularly encouraging.  My warrior is strong and has decided to go through another round to try to get to transplant.  He knows far too much – he has had choke down more doses of reality in the past few months than most could ever swallow in a life time and yet he is ready to step back into the ring.  Our family is heartbroken.  Our hearts are wrapped in chains and feel as though they are being pulled out through our throats.  But we step back into the ring with our boy and our brother and we will continue to be by his side each and every day.

I choose to banish fear and doubt and pity and, instead, restore my heart with hope, love and gratitude each time I wake, each time I walk into Will’s room, each time I walk into my front door.  I ask that you do the same, no matter what hurdle you face – we are better together when we walk through our trials with grace and humanity as our North Star.