Dear Friends and Family,

It seems like Thanksgiving just flew right into Christmas this year without much time in between.  Quincy was so excited about the holiday season that she made Roger put up the Christmas lights before Thanksgiving (a definite first at our house!)  On Christmas morning Quincy could hardly contain herself, she was so happy with all of her presents.  After telling us she must have been very good this year, she stuck her little head near the fireplace and yelled up “Thank you Santa, I love you!”  Quincy thought the boys were also good, because Santa brought them some very nice baseball equipment.  We all had a great day, but it was the karaoke machine that provided us with the most humor.  Nanny and Pop-Pop, along with Aunt Karen and cousins Bryan and Evan, came out to ring in the New Year with us.  It was a lot of laughs, a lot of Nintendo, and a lot of chocolate...just the way every school break should be.

Our New Year started off with good news.  On January 5th, before she started her next round of chemo, Quincy had a CT scan of her chest, abdomen and pelvis that showed her cancer is still in remission.  We were certain her scans would be clean because she has been doing great, but it is always a relief to have the official report in black and white.  She is without any pain and a very happy and active little girl.  The doctors are still amazed at how well she is doing on this chemo, but as usual there is a footnote.  If all keeps going well, April will mark the one-year anniversary on this regimen.  With the unpredicted length of Quincy's remarkable response to this chemo, we are now sailing in uncharted waters.  At the one-year mark we will have serious discussions with our doctors about the course of her treatment.  At this point the path is unclear, but as we have over the past two-plus years, will cross that bridge when we come to it.

So now it's back to school, basketball, and ballet.  Quincy started a new dance class and was very excited to put on her ballet slippers and leotard again.  It's amazing for us to even be able to write about it.

Thank you for all your wonderful holiday greetings and prayers.

Love,

Roger and Lisa