Dear friends, This will probably be the last note on Chris. One week from today will be the last treatment. Yeah! He is really doing well. With the direct beams, he is not having the burning he had with the blanket so that helps a lot. Dr. Stewart said yesterday that he thought Chris was getting along very well. He seems to be getting a little more energy now so we are going to try to get him in for his partial knee surgery maybe by May 1. He will not have anything going on down here until sometime in August. At that time they will decide what if anything needs to be done. Unlike a tumor that can be seen, there is no way to tell just what the radiation has done They will take a PSA test in about 4 months. Other than that, it's just a wait and see. At least he is feeling good and eating good so if we can get his knee fixed so he can walk he will feel a lot better. We thank everyone for their prayers but please continue to keep us there, at least for a while...I'll be having some eye surgery the first of April so that I can see to drive better....We'll be sure to let you know if anything develops, but just remember that no news is good news. We're planning to do some fun things during the summer, so perhaps we'll be seeing you...Love to all Colleen

Dear friends, Chris is doing well. He seems to be handling the treatments so far. He does have 2 weeks to go with the direct high beam radiation. They are shooting in 9 different places for about 20 seconds each on the prostate. We had a great week end at OKC. It could have been better if we had won, but we're letting that go and looking to the NCAA tournament beginning on Sun. in Iowa City. We did get to spend some time with Ken and Brenda but Carlee was busy with practice. We spent sunday with my niece, Janet, and her family. They grilled for all of us, so we had a good quiet day. We stayed in our friends apt. It was a good place for Chris to rest when he needed it. He does get tired quickly. We have met a very nice couple at the hospital. He has cattle and she is a retired English teacher so we have a lot in common... We have been visiting at the hospital most days until sometimes 4:00, then we go eat and that is good for the moral... We don't know what to expect with this stronger treatment, but are praying that he makes it through as well as he has the other. The one doctor told us yesterday that he should be back to 90% within two weeks after treatment so we are going to look into scheduling his knee surgery after that...Keep us in your prayers and we'll do likewise for you..love to all Colleen

Hello everyone, Well, we're almost half done (on Wed.) and doing better. We've discovered that eating a good protein breakfast instead of cereal seems to keep him going better with less side affects. He is resting more which seems to help him build back up. We are at the Holiday Inn Express this week. Free internet and great breakfast ! so we have it made and are very excited about being half finished. We had a good week-end with kids and grand-kids coming by on Sunday. Being at home and resting on Sundays helps to start the week off right. We are planning on going to Carlee's last home game of the season on Wed. so we are looking forward to that....Hope all of you are well, love to all