First, I would like to apologize for the lack of updates over the last few months.  Besides having a full calendar, things change quite regularly…but, no excuses.

Gabriel has been doing excellent for the past few weeks, even though he had given us a little scare with a mild fever which only lasted a short period of time.  The last CT scan he had received confirmed our hopes that his tumors have indeed been shrinking beyond any shadow of a doubt.  Furthermore, the tumors on his jaw appear to be scare tissue, as opposed to tumors.  We have officially taken him completely off of CHEMO treatment, and he doesn't have any foreign objects in his body used to administer medications.  This is hard to get use to for us (Brandy and I), but he acts and plays as if it has been out his whole life.  This has allowed Gabriel and Ezekiel the opportunity to interact more like brothers, which is absolutely hysterical!  They can get pretty wild at times.

Gabriel has had a few bloody noses since we have been in this new stage.  However, each bloody nose has been followed by him hitting it in some way, shape, and/or form.  Albeit, it does make Brandy and I pay closer attention to that area, just in case…as it does seem to bleed with little effort.  In a few weeks, Brandy and I are planning full body scans…which include, but not limited to, MRIs.

I will work harder to get out more updates, instead of allowing so much time to elapse between them.  Hopefully, one of my next updates will bring news of remission.

Loving you all,

The Howells

James, Brandy, Gabriel, and Ezekiel