Happy New Year!

Happy New Year to everyone! I hope that you all had a wonderful holiday season just like Stacey and I. It was great to be around such good family and friends for the last couple of weeks. We are all looking for this new year with a lot of hope and promise. I have had 6 radiation treatments so far and things seem to be going fine so far. I do feel a little sluggish and take frequent naps in the afternoons. I have pretty much just been taking it easy since I broke my foot. It is feeling better and there is not as much pain with the foot so that is a blessing. Everyday has seen me chilling on the couch napping, getting rested up and watching football. Stacey has been a saint. She has been waiting on me hand and foot to see that I get hydrated and healthy. It has been a whole new set of challenges due to a lack of mobility and just like all of the challenges that we have faced Stacey has met it head on with a smile on her face. What a gift from God my amazing wife is!! God is Good!

Tomorrow I start another round of Chemotherapy. Last week there was confusion about when I could start and they decided to wait until Monday to make sure that my blood counts were in good shape. It is the same regiment as my last treatment but hopefully it goes better than the last time. I got sick 3 times last round and became very dehydrated because of it. We are going to be proactive this time with the fluids and I am going to get some fluids from the hospital as needed. We are also going to have me take my antinausea medicine every 8 hours to prevent that side effect.

Pray that things go good and that the radiation treatments continue to go well! God is Good! Happy New Year to all and lets hope for a great 2011!

Brian Pritchard