Journey begins. None of us want PC Stage 4. How many times have we heard "It can't be cured but can be treated?" ADT enters our life. It can be a dramatic game changer, for me it was. I am 5 years in on this journey that can't be cured but can be treated. Wellness becomes a blessing. Walking, Resistance/Weights Training, Nutrition, and Mindfulness become vital to the PC Stage 4 life. I've added two more: (1) Buddies, and (2) Writing.
I've discovered building a large group of buddies really helps our own healing. We can't be cured, but we can heal ourselves in multiple ways. I find Buddy smiles, conversations, acknowledgements, greetings, eye contact, epically helpful. I am happily 70+ years old mostly because of the gifts that friendship gives us.
My Palliative Physiologist gave me the idea of PC Stage 4 gives us a new chapter to write about in our life journey. The more we write about it and share that writing with other PC Stage survivors the better we all become because even in our fragile state of being sincerity helps makes us whole agin. Much joy.