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Written by Dr. Ed Harrison

12:55pm Saturday, December 4th, 2010

Commented 3 times

The game tomorrow is about 16 months after we played our first game ever in the Championship, and after being 1-0 down at half time at West Brom, the lads fought back so well in the second half to get a 1-1 draw.

Roberto Di Mateo and Chris Hughton in a previous game

That was really the start of a new regime at Newcastle, with senior players stepping up to the plate, and Chris Hughton surprising almost everybody (including himself?) with his success as a first time manager.

Hughton told the Evening Chronicle today about our very first game in the Championship in August of last year:

“In our quest last year, it was very much an important game – it was our first game in the Championship.”“And we had to make some type of impact.”
“As we’ve made progress, this would be no different to any other game in the Championship.”
“But now this game coming up against West Brom is just as big.” “This is a team on the same points as us, and in the same type of situation as us.”
“Therefore the need to get something out of it has never been bigger.”

West Brom have done extremely well this season back in the Premier League, and play some very good football, and we are big admirers of their young manager Roberto Di Mateo, who looks an excellent manager in the making.

Hughton continued:

“They’ve picked up some very good results. We’re making progress this season, and so are they.”
“If you make nine changes for a cup quarter-final, it’s because you’re more concerned with securing your position in the division.”

The main thing for most teams this season, especially the three promoted sides, is to make sure the club survives in the league, and that’s what West Brom and Newcastle are trying to do this season, as their only real priority.

But tomorrow is also a game Newcastle can win, and that’s what we are hoping for tomorrow afternoon at the Hawthorns, in a game that is being televised live around the world.

Comments welcome.

3 comments so far

GeordieGerman
Dec 4, 2010 at 1:12 PM
Comment #1
“But tomorrow is also a game Newcastle can win”. They are all games that we can win. Remember Blackpool, Stoke etc. and then Arsenal, Chelsea? A lot depends on which team turns up.
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Zangwill_Ho
Dec 4, 2010 at 1:54 PM
Comment #2
Hope we can win
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Bucks mag
Dec 4, 2010 at 4:14 PM
Comment #3
I hope that if we can better secure our Premier League future by January we can focus on the FA Cup a bit.
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17 February, 2023

I have an update on what's happening with my treatment for prostate cancer.

Last week, my oncologist called me late in the day and said he thought it was best to terminate my treatment with radium 223 dichloride because it was having such a negative effect on my health - specifically my digestive system.

I had completed 3 of the planned 6 infusions.

They had looked at the bone scans and three CAT scans I had early last week, and they showed no signs of the cancer spread being slowed or stopped: in fact, it was continuing to spread and my PSA account continued to rise.

The only treatment left now is to go back and have another bout of chemotherapy with docetaxel being the medication used.

I understand this will be a 7-month job with 10 sessions 3 weeks apart - almost double my first chemo treatment in Apil 2017, when I has 6 treatmnts.

The problem I have is that I'm in a very poor physical state right now, due to my digestive system being basically torn apart by the radium 223.

The radium 223 has leaked into my digestive system and caused me to have severe diarrhea, nausea, and heartburn, and it was (is) very serious.

They said it was too dangerous to proceed with the radium 223 treatment, with little benefit being shown.

I am also suffering from severe exhaustion, basically, because I have zero testosterone, and all the treatments I've had for the cancer, have further lessened the energy available to me.

It reminds me of the saying that if cancer doesn’t kill you - the treatment will (laugh).

It will probably take up to 8 weeks to get back to a physical state where I can start chemotherapy, and that's where I am now, but the cancer continues to spread in the bones.

I've also been put in touch with the dietitian from UNC Healthcare, who will help me get back my health - she is very helpful.

So that's where it stands it's been quite a journey over 12 years and I think I've had almost every treatment available.

It has really taken a toll on my body and on my energy, but that's where it stands and obviously, I'll do the best I can in the upcoming months with chemo and hope I can get through it.

It is as it is - and another challenge in life.

Ed Harrison