change of plans

It seems that we finally have some good news to report for the first time since May. Cleve has been taking a chemotherapy drug called Temodar for the last month because it crosses the blood brain barrier and we were hoping it would help with the brain radiation. Normally this medication is given via infusion for one week every month. Dr. Hwu put Cleve on an oral dose that is small, but over time, every day, delivers more medication. It looks as though it has quieted the cancer and taken away the small spots in the lung and left leg. Woo hoo! The tumor is still present in the shoulder and lower back but seems to be "at rest". So, this means that we are canceling our trip to Houston to see what happens. We are however waiting on one test to see if Cleve is N-RAS negative or positive,  this test will take a few more weeks. I dont even know if we want negative or positive at this point, but if it comes back the way we dont want, we will go down to Houston to resume the treatment plan. It seems as though some prayers have been answered for the time being. Thank you to all who are praying and please continue to do so, we need more results like this.