Dear Family and Friends,

Amelia's treatment continues, and so far so good. She recently completed round three of her monoclonal antibody immunotherapy, got home for the long weekend, and heads back up to New York on Tuesday for a couple of days of testing. She and Allison are expected back home on Friday, and they'll have a two week break before starting the fourth round of immunotherapy on 8 March.

After the March round of immunotherapy (which causes the body's own immune defenses to attack neuroblastoma) we expect the frequency of treatment to decrease to about every other month. As with all other aspects of her treatment, we're never quite sure until it really happens. While not doing other therapy, Amelia is on Accutane, which causes neuroblastomia cells to behave like normal cells. She will be on that for about six months.

With chemo and radiation therapy behind us, we're hopeful that Amelia will start growing normally and put on some weight. She's gaining strength and some hair is beginning to return. I've attached a picture from last week.

Thanks for all your thoughts and prayers. Please keep them coming.