The beginning of the middle

Today marks the start of 'Interim Maintenance'.  This phase will last until the end of May, assuming her blood counts stay strong.  After that it's the longest and least intensive phase going out until 2019.

Looking forward
Selina has a relatively stable course of treatment for the next 3 months.  Hospital visits once a week for chemo into her central line.  Another visit each week for a blood test.  Significantly, no planned overnight stays.
Daily oral medication at home (a rather complicated schedule cycling three chemo medicines and two side effect treatments). Some days just one, others three in the morning and four in the evening.

Looking back
We give great thanks that Selina has got this far without suffering side effects to the degree we anticipated. Only two individual fever temperatures which went down quickly compared to others who've had multiple or prolonged stays fighting off infection.  No mouth ulcers and only a little sickness straight after some chemo.  We pray this may remain the case.

Family life

It should be a little easier with the absence of planned overnight stays and Yeda having a sabbatical from work for the entire phase.

Matilda had been very mature dealing with the unpredictable and changeable plans we've made, so we pray this will continue and that the stability will enable us to give her more focus.