Sunday 5th May 2013

YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! YIPEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Luke has finally finished his chemo treatment after 3 years and 3 months. It's seemed like an eternity but actually time has gone by extremely quickly. We went to see Dr James D'Rozario on the 1st May and Luke was given the go ahead to go and live a 'normal' life. The only warnings he has given Luke is to be sun safe as all the chemo has made him photosensitive, look after his bones - as they could be more brittle in the long run and to build up his fitness levels and strength. The specialist also said there is a risk he could get a secondary cancer but that would be an unknown factor and might not even happen or if it did, many years down the track. Fingers crossed that never happens. Luke has to wait another 2 years until he officially gets the all clear or be able to say he is cancer free. This will be 5 years after he first achieved remission. Luke will continue to see James every 4 months or so for a while and get a blood test done just prior to his visits to make sure everything is still on track. Luke, being Luke, didn't want to make a fuss of ending his treatment, unlike me - who wanted to have a big party to celebrate and thank everyone who has supported Luke along the way! So the family members all went out to dinner to celebrate. He received some lovely cards that had very touching words in them (especially Amy's card to her brother). Being the sook that I am, I had a cry. But this time, it's all happy tears! So hopefully this brings an end to Luke's journey with leukaemia and he can move on with a new chapter in his life. We all (especially Luke) thank each and every one of you for your continued support of him and the family during what was a very challenging time. It was definitely a wild rollercoaster ride with some ups and lots of downs. Luke started this journey as a young 17 year old boy and has come out of this a confident, strong young man. We wish him happiness, success and good health for the future.