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Thursday, July 19th

Today is one of the happiest days we will always remember!  Our oncologist called to tell us that Otto has no leukemic cells left - zero - nada - not one found!  This was confirmed through two types of testing.  As of now, Otto is in remission!  What we also learned is that he will most likely not need a bone marrow transplant, which is such awesome news!!!  Otto, along with our family,  is over the moon happy with this recent news.

So, what does this mean?  This means he will continue on the chemotherapy protocol, which is a total of five chemotherapy cycles.  Each cycle is approximately 28 days with varying amounts of chemo each time based on his condition. We are still cautiously optimistic as our journey continues toward his full recovery. We head back to the hospital tomorrow for the start of cycle two, with 8 days of chemo.

Our family wants to thank each and every one of you who have taken time to pray and send positive vibes.  It is the power of prayer and positivity that got us through this time in our lives.  The battle is not over yet, but we have made a pretty large dent in it!  Thank God for all of our family, both near and far.  Thank God for friends who have been by our side since we got the call that all of this was starting.  Thank God for an amazing community that loves and supports us like they do.  We will forever be grateful and beholden to you all. 

So, today, we ask that you squeeze all those you love a little harder, be grateful for what surrounds you, live positive, and take a moment to send a kiss to the big guy up in the sky.   Our boy is on his journey to recovery and we can finally see some light!

So much love to ALL of you!!!

Mark, Leigh, Otto, Tess and Lulu

#OttoStrong
#19FTW

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  1. UnknownJuly 19, 2018 at 9:19 AM

    That is such GREAT news! So happy for all of you!!!

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  2. UnknownJuly 19, 2018 at 9:43 AM

    Best news EVER!!!!!! Love you all so much! #ottostrong!!!!

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    1. funderbloggerJuly 19, 2018 at 11:33 AM

      Christina - you and your family are amazing! Thanks for all your love and support!

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  3. Campbell321July 19, 2018 at 10:56 AM

    That is the best news you can hear! They hope for that after the second round but when it happens after the first that is ideal!!!! So so so happy for you all!!!!!! ❤️❤️❤️❤️

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    1. funderbloggerJuly 19, 2018 at 11:35 AM

      Thank you SO much Courtney! We were on the phone this morning with the oncologist. We started crying. Then she started crying. It was a truly wonderful phone call!

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  4. UnknownJuly 20, 2018 at 7:40 AM

    That is wonderful!!! You all have been in my prayers!!!!

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  5. UnknownJuly 20, 2018 at 7:54 AM

    Oh Leigh! I am sitting here in my chair looking out at the lake and just whispered “Thank you God!” This is great news!!!!

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  6. UnknownJuly 25, 2018 at 4:34 PM

    Praise the Lord!! So wonderful to hear!!

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