Happy New Year Greetings from Hong Kong!! That's right, Alex and I arrived back in Hong Kong on New Year's eve.

The few days from Christmas eve until just before we left were difficult for Alex as the nausea kicked in. He wasn't able to keep any food or liquids down and lost about 4 pounds in a couple of days. We checked in with the doctor on Monday, Dec 28th. His blood counts were okay enough to make the trip home, but he was a bit dehydrated so they gave him IV fluids to help him out.

It was a bit hairy at the airport in SLC as Alex was having a hard time so early in the morning. He said, " We should've waited. I can't do this." Our flight was just before 7am so that meant getting up at 4am and heading out of the house by 4:30am. There was a snow storm that morning so the roads were pretty bad. But he managed to get on the plane and slept on the way to San Francisco. Once at SFO, he parked himself in a chair and tried to rest. Gary, in the meantime, managed to get Alex and I upgraded to Business class. Once Alex heard this, he was all excited. For the first hour on the plane he was like a kid in a candy and toy store. He kept commenting on how roomy it was and how nice it was that the chair could be made into a flat bed. The distraction was a welcome respite from all of the nausea. For the first time in days, he drank and ate and was able to keep most of it down!

Since being back in HK, Alex has been able to meet up with a couple of friends and spend time reconnecting. School has started but everyone is preparing for finals week next week so Alex is not back to school yet.

We met with the doctors here yesterday and they seem confident about continuing his treatment here as outlined in the protocol from the US. Alex still has a hard time mentally with doctors, nurses, hospitals,etc. Although the nausea seemed to be getting better over the weekend, he had a hard time yesterday at the hospital. Once home, it was much better again.

Guess that's it for now. We are trying to get into a routine now that we are home.

Thanks again for all of your good wishes and prayers. We wish you all a Happy and Healthy 2010!