Brad - I have been diagnosed with an autoimmune disease named Sjogren's Syndrome. The symptoms are somewhat like what you have mentioned. You might want to check it out if you don't have a diagnosis. God Bless You. Jan Thomas

Awesome to see the family sticking it out with you and making the best of it

Eddie and Jolly Ranchers stash... Makes good sense. In time of need and when bananas are out of season- Reach for the Jolly Rancher! Your son is shooting up, long legs eating up the road! Keep improving.

I'm glad to see you're back! What is the largest thing you have ever dug up? For me, it was part of a swing set that was buried in my field behind my house.

So nice to see you doing better Brad, praise God for that! Wishing you and your wonderful family a very Happy Thanksgiving and Christmas season. God Bless and keep you all in His care.

Your vlogs are ALMOST as good as your metal-detecting uploads. Perhaps a different treasure. Wishing you the best!

Keep it up Brad. Some ideas; give us a tour of your finds, visit a museum to show us fine examples of some of the things youve found to give context to the items, talk a little about life in rural New England during the 1700’s, visit a blacksmith, cooper, whatever (maybe visit Sturbridge Village) to show how some of the tools you have found were used back in the day. I grew up in Templeton, MA, on the common, and have always been intrigued - imagining daily life in that area in 1700 and even 1800’s.

My mother called that overall weak feel in schva. As an onomatopoeia, it really sounds like you feel.

Looking good, Brad. You're getting there. I can only imagine how impatient you are to get back to "normal". Enjoy your Vlogs. Whatever comes your way, you'll handle it with your usual grace with your family. All good thoughts to you and your crew!

👍,great video,keep it up,Brad!!

Thanks for the great vibes and videos, my name's Dewayne, I'm 62 and no longer able to have fun like you, I'm still having a problem finding what to do with myself now. You see I broke my neck and back in a few places a while back and I'm pretty anxious mixed with the little depression in a lot of Hope if that like makes any sense if you can picture that mindset that I'm in. I wish that if I had a wish I would say I would want to get out in nature and metal detect again but I'm not able to dig a lot of targets.

Hello Brad i watch your videos and noticed something in one of your last videos. You have some wood you said were burning from your old deck that you repaired. That wood was pressure treated and when you burn it it releases toxic fumes such as arsenic cyanide and other very bad fumes. Just a thought of what may have made you sick. You could have poisoned yourself and that would be very difficult for doctors to chase down. Just a thought. Hope you get better soon. Love your videos.

Note to everyone - remove the batteries from ANY ELECTRONIC DEVICE before you put it into storage. Also, consider rechargable batteries. I've not seen one leak before and they will save you money in the long run. Get well soon, dude!

Brad, it’s great to see you steadily improving! The fact that you (and your family) entered, AND COMPLETED! , the run makes you a champ in my book, regardless of your finish time! Keep on keepin’ on! 👍🏼 A neighbor, from Upstate NY (Adirondacks)

nice to see you on the mend

Glad you are feeling better and can enjoy doing things again. When you mention your symptoms it sounds like what we women face in menopause. It really sucks when you body is messed up.

Thant you for letting us be a part of your life ! We will be praying for you and just thank you

Dude! You seem better :) Seeing you walking in the race, well that's improvement imho. Keep posting...and walking... :) I believe we'll see you swinging your detector soon!

Enjoyed the Friday Video Brad! You're very good at narration, and explaining processes! I rather liked your dissection of Eddie's detector! Good job completing the annual super hero run! Your son is a great support! Your videos are always entertaining!

you should dig underneath the floorboards on your deck maybe there's coins and relics buried there.

I love your metal detecting videos, but it's nice to get to see some of your more personal side of life. Thanks a lot for sharing.

Great editing loved it... p.s. then product boxes lol one time with my kids defective stroller it was mandatory to return to the company in the original product box lol...

we love you brad.

Happy to see you getting around better. If you are feeling up to it, I could watch you do leather work one or two times this winter. I saw on another channel a guy make a lash pin pointer combo sheath. Look forward to whatever you have on your channel. Stay healthy!!

Glad to hear you're getting better, even if slowly. Stay strong.

I have been going thru similar symptoms, the jolting up my neck, now down my back/legs. The doctors tried to find out what was poisoning me. Muscle loss was a big issue. Statins caused my body’s muscle damage. Almost 2 years now, I am getting stronger and so will you. Prayers for healing. The extra deck wood, how about making some bird houses? We love you and your videos.

Take care of yourself, mate. See you next time.

Brad. Watching this video reminded me of a quote "whether you think you CAN or you think you CAN`T... you're right". Seeing you overcome shows the power of CAN! Pulling for you, KB

It’s great to see you still trying your best to participate in some activities. You look great,I know the feeling of looking good and my whole body in pain and test after test with the doctors trying to find out what’s going on,no fun. Do they have you on different medications to help you through? I hope you get better soon.

Good to see you moving around and smiling. I hope your health continues to improve. I cant believe how much Bentley has grown, wow!

Praying that you keep getting stronger Brad, and they can get to the bottom of what you have and treat it. Keep getting stronger. Bently is growing up so fast. I remember when Becca was pregnant with him. Such a lovely family. Take care n God Bless you n your family.👍😘

That was fun THANK YOU 👍🙏>>>💚

How long after you did the deck did you get sick?pressure treated is toxic especially the old stuff , look into PT poisoning as reason for your illness, Don’t BURN IT it makes toxic fumes, put in a landfill

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Glad you are feeling a little better!

Brad I hope you read this. The alarm bells went off for me when you said you were burning the old deck. It is possible you have been exposed to some very unhealthy chemicals including arsenic, copper, chromium etc. if the wood was treated lumber. I really have thought about how a very healthy young person like yourself suddenly gets sick. My Dad worked on the railroad many years ago and he got deathly ill from doing something similar. He actually was put in a ICU. They had to do Chelation therapy. Anyway just wondering if there is any correlation between burning and your initial onset of your illness? You need to remove the ash from your yard and dispose of the wood if treated in a landfill. God bless you and family.

Loved seeing this,Brad! I’m praying for a winter of healing and restored strength for you!❤️

So happy to see you out and about! Good wishes and prayers go with you ❤

I'm having health problems right now too. It's reassuring to hear you are getting better and having the same tired gross feelings with some ok days between. It gives me hope that I'll make it through.

Snow sucks!

Looking and sounding better. Good to see you up and about.

Thank you, Brad, for sharing all of it. It was fun. And, don't worry, come Spring you will be up to snuff, as they say (whatever that means).

I'm glad you are gaining ground Brad...Healing is definitely a process...prayers🙏🏽

What fun…enjoyable vid…mixing it up for the winter in anticipation of spring…it’s how we get thru winter in the North Country⛄️❄️⛄️

When you’re sick some days, it’s hard to even get out of the bed. But, you did good getting out and do the race.. The part I really appreciated about this video was the tour through my hometown of Bennington, Vermont. It has changed a lot in 50 years.. but the character is still there. I seen you passed by the old school where my mother and my sister graduated from. My brother went to the new school the first year it was open and graduated there at the end of the year. My cousin and I used to walk around the school to find dropped change so that we could buy a candy bar while we walked a mile home. We would stop in the store on the corner of Main and Safford St. to buy our goodies. he would always buy candy, I however, would buy the gigantic pickle he had in a jar on the counter. A huge pickle for a nickel..🤣 I love the videos, Brad. I always look forward to them every week.❤

Interesting that the Garette AT Pro is still basically the same price all these years later.

You are doing everything my husband is doing in preparing for winter. Hard work, but you’re getting it done!

Very well done Brad. Great to see you improving. Cheers. John. UK.

It feels strange to have a connection with someone you've never met, but I've watched you for all of your years being here. You and your beautiful wife Rebecca, Bentley growing so fast, you maturing as a man (and stopped cussing on video lol, thank you) and a wonderful host of bringing us beautiful Vermont mountains and the secrets they hold. I pray for you and wish all of you the best this winter. And know that anything we hear from you is music to our ears! Your fan base cares Brad. And will stand by you.

Get well soon bud.😊❤