On The Mark

Today we learned the results of Markus’ recent tests and we praise the Lord that the past three months of treatment have shown great effectiveness! The tumors are shrinking, with some of them completely invisible, even on the MRI’s and PET scan images. The staff at BC Children’s Hospital continue to show an incredible amount of expertise and compassion as they execute the plan to attack the cancer in Markus’ body. All the doctors are pleased with where he is at and are unanimous that the aggressive treatment can continue. They are hopeful that Markus can beat this! They also let us know what’s going to happen next. For the next 6-7 weeks Markus will continue to receive the same treatment plan. In mid-July he will have major surgery to remove most of the bone from his upper arm and have it replaced with titanium. It will take a few weeks to recover and then they will resume chemo for another 10-12 weeks. Once the chemo is finished, he will have another big surgery to remove a large p

The bi-weekly routine that we have gotten used to over the past number of months was interrupted this week. Markus’ doctors determined that rather then starting his 6 th round of chemo on Monday, it would be postponed to today (Thursday). The reason is that they have scheduled a PET scan for May 19 th and the results are best with a maximum number of days as possible without his “G-shot” (medication to boost his white blood cells). Markus made the most of the extra days at home and spent some time with his Opa converting an old shed into a storage facility for On the Mark Maintenance. Working on this has been a great distraction for Markus! We are so thankful that his energy levels are such that he can work on these small projects. Throughout the past few weeks we have also been contacted by Make-a-Wish. They have granted Markus a wish and he’s been thinking about that a fair bit. While the anticipation of such a large gift is unexpected and humbling, it is quite amazing to see how