Well, unfortunately Tyler's fragile condition has taken a turn for the worse. On Friday, he suffered his first seizure. I was terrified.... He was stabilized at Frederick Memorial and transferred to Children's where an MRI revealed tumor progression. It's certainly devastating news to all of us. We were really hoping Avastin would be the drug for Tyler, but unfortunately it just wasn't meant to be. Since the seizure, Ty's cognitive function has deteriorated to some extent. His short term memory is shot. He has aphasia. He has trouble remembering people's names, but does recognize faces. He has had his decadron increased from 1 mg/day to 6 mg/day. This will hopefully prevent more seizures and help him clear his mind. Over the weekend his cognitive function did improve a bit and there is hope that it will continue to improve, but there are no guarantees. His neuro-onc team is meeting today and will try to come up with a new treatment plan. Eric and I know that our treatment options are extremely limited and frankly there might not be anything else the docs can do at this point. Tyler has been told of his situation, but it is unclear how much he understands. I am hesitant to keep bringing it up with him because I really don't want to shove it down his throat. Especially if he gets it and just doesn't feel like dealing with it. Our hope right now is that he remains stable for Christmas and his 12th birthday two weeks away. Right now, he is relatively happy, he is playing with his laptop and relaxing on the couch.