Diagnosis

With the bone marrow test, we have confirmed that Everett has APL.  This is good news for us as there was a chance of AML which has a less positive outlook.  We are still in for a long battle with chemotherapy including enrolling him in a trial which has arsenic as part of the treatment.  With arsenic Everett may have better days and a better long term prognosis.  He is officially the youngest child with APL ever at Children's Hospital in Pittsburgh.  We will pass on more information about treatment shortly.  Here is more info on APL:

http://www.cancer.org/Cancer/LeukemiainChildren/OverviewGuide/childhood-leukemia-overview-treating-children-with-a-p-l

Thanks for your thoughts and prayers.