Who knew that 3 years was such a milestone? Apparently it is. And Andrew has made it! A CT scan up at Johns Hopkins on Thursday September 10th showed no cancer. From here on out, Andrew only needs blood work every 6 months. Dr. (Richard) Jones says Andrew looks great. I, of course, agree.
We're still working through Andrew's immunodeficiency issues. The weekly infusions of immunoglobulin continue to plague us. And although Andrew has had all his "childhood" immunizations, as one doctor put it, "there are no workers in the factory," to turn those vaccines into actual antibodies. If Andrew were to pick up a dangerous pathogen in Africa, his body might not be able to fend it off. For now he is grounded.
This will be the next mountain to climb: figuring out how, when and where to travel internationally. In the meantime we remain super grateful for all we have right here at home.
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