Here is an update in his own words from the Breinholt family newsletter: (some things have been changed, or corrected)
For me, this week is my third of twelve Chemo treatments. Things seem to be going well. We have had some good visits with the doctors. We are doing some different drugs and in a little different sequence than before – there has a lot of new medical knowledge even over the last 2 years since my previous treatments. Anyhow, some of the side effects of the Chemo will be minimized, but some things are the same or new. For example the Doctor told me there is a 1/3 chance that I will lose my hair, a 1/3 chance that my hair will thin, and 1/3 chance that my hair will stay. Judging from the hair in the drain in the last few days, it looks like it is going to be gate 1 or 2. I have started cutting out pictures of Yul Brynner to show the barber how to cut my hair. Oh well, the doctor told me that my liver should be 100% of the pre-surgery size, and my sutures have healed well enough that I can ride my bike again – so life is good.
We were a little worried he might not be able to get treatment this week, his white blood cell count has been low, but it rebounded enough for chemo on Tuesday, and he carries around his little fanny pack until Thursday. For those of you that missed the fanny pack last time, he wears a little fanny pack around, with all the chemicals and drugs in it and they pump into his body through a port. He basically gets 48 hours straight of chemo every other week, instead of every day for a month or more. We are waiting for the day we can go on a trip with him and his fanny pack to see if he, in fact, wears his fanny pack IN a fanny pack.
Reb's energy level is also getting better. He has been able to get back on the trampoline with the very excited grandkids. They are happy to be able to jump and throw apples in the back yard again.
