Last Tuesday Nick reached the halfway milestone of his radiation treatments! We are praying that he will only need 3 more sedated sessions. As Nick is continuing to drop weight, we are really looking forward to days without the eating restrictions necessary for anesthesia. Not only is he NPO mornings of Monday through Friday, he still battles nausea in the evenings and has very little appetite. Nick received another MRI and CT scan in addition to his regular treatment on Friday.

I mentioned last week that Nick was beginning to loose his hair. Once it started, it rapidly continued to fall out. Almost all of Nick's hair is gone. He is still confident about his appearance though, as he should be, because he is as handsome as ever! (and because all the nurses tell him so!)

After appointments this past week, the Ronald McDonald House sponsored Camp Wishing Well, for all the patients and siblings! Each night was a lot of fun. It gave us something special to look forward to after a hard day. They painted and raced derby cars, visited with superheros and princesses, made tye dye shirts, and more. Then dinner was provided every night.

Also this week, my family has made several announcements regarding new ways to help and to follow Nick's story: Nicholasstrong.com, our new fund- The Nicholas Brierley Cancer Foundation, and a new Facebook page, which will be great for sharing photos and updates along the way.

We are counting down and should be home in less than 3 weeks! Even though it will be for a short 6 weeks, we are really looking forward to it. All of the kids, (and grown ups too) are missing our dog Lacy, and pretty much just life how we knew it. Lucky for us, nothing helps cure a little homesickness like seeing more people we love. We had a great visit with Papa and Grammie this week, having fun at camp and at the Children's Museum of Memphis yesterday. Now we can't wait to see MeMere and a return visit from Poppi next Tuesday when their grandparents swap again!

As always, we thank each one of you, from the bottom of our hearts for your support, kindness, love and prayers. We can't wait to see your pictures from paint night this week! What a treasure their works of art will be!

Philippians 4:13