Encouragement for those on ADT

I have a friend, age 65, who underwent RP two weeks after I did in April last year. Unlike me, he began a course of ADT due to path findings. We met in Kona Hawaii in Oct 2022 when we both were competing in the Ironman world championship there. It was his first time, my 8th. Neither of us knew that within six months, we'd both be under the knife for cancer.

While that was my final Ironman race after 20 years, he was still in the ascendent phase of that sport, having just retired and wanting to rededicate himself to endurance sport. Once he learned that he would be reducing his androgen levels to help treat the cancer, he adopted a can-do attitude, and returned to serious training within six months, He announced that he would compete in the Lake Placid Ironman in July of this year, and, moreover, he would win his age group. This is a VERY difficult challenge he took on, as only one person of all those competing can win, obviously. In his case, there were 50 competitors.

Well, the race was last Sunday, and damned if he didn't pull a Babe Ruth and call his shot - he won, and will be going back to Kona another time!

Now, I'm not saying we all can be Ironman triathletes. But I am saying we all can still set high goals, and try to improve from where we are, despite any "handicaps" this disease may present us.