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Your Mind, Prostate Cancer, and the hobby from hell
Let’s raise a glass — not to survival, but to the brain: that twitchy bundle of neurons that insists on interpreting every prostate cancer side...
I Am Not a Medical Professional, Which Puts Me in Excellent Company
Observations from the trenches of prostate cancer, marriage, and the occasional bewildered goldfish Let me be perfectly clear: I am not a medical professional. I...
My Tata's
They jiggle when I brush my teeth, and honestly, that’s the most cardio I’ve done in months There’s no warning. No pamphlet. No oncologist whispering,...
Woodworking Sans Wood
It begins, as all tragic love stories do, with a clean bench and a naïve heart. You think you’re just stepping into the shop to...
A crimson story: My journey with prostate cancer
I was asked by someone in this forum whether I would care to give some insight into my prostate cancer journey.The Crimson Clue: A Prostate...
Yes - It Is Okay To Whine
In some of the recent comments that have been posted, I have detected a certain amount of snark. I like it. There is much that...
A guided tour to the real conundrum of treatment choices
So, you’ve been diagnosed with prostate cancer. Congratulations. You’ve now entered one of the most exclusive clubs in the aging male body horror genre. It’s...
Welcome to Prostate Cancer. A Playbook for the un-initiated
It always begins harmlessly. A checkup. A blood draw. Then the call: “Your PSA is a bit elevated.” Calm voice, a hint of tension. Like...
Fork You, Cancer: The Last Damn Thing I Can Control
Let me tell you a story. It starts with a man, half-naked in a backless gown, getting his third blood draw of the week. He’s...
The Waiting Room: A Post Treatment Parable for the Terminally Stable
So you did it. You checked your PSA, because you’re responsible like that—or more likely, because a doctor with an unnecessarily cheerful tone suggested it...
A 15 year Wife's Roadmap to Deal With Your PCa Husband
Your Husband's PSA Is Elevated: A Wife’s 15-Year Roadmap to Mild Panic, Medical Jargon, and Unsolicited Advice from Hans at the Golf Club It starts,...
A wife's manual for her husband's prostate cancer support
A black-hearted manual for wives reluctantly enlisted in the prostate cancer wars There is no medal for this. No parade, no flag, no swelling orchestral...
So here it is. The manual I never wrote. The words I never said
The Things I Should’ve Said: A Treatise for the Next Unlucky Bastards (and Those Who Love Them) I’m never going to die. Obviously, immortality suits...
The long middle stretch
As I approach my 3-year cancer-versary in a couple of weeks, my new oncologist today again confirmed that even though I'm stage 4 and using...
Is treatment for 88-year old Dad too aggressive for his age?
Hello all. I am learning so much from your posts! They are informative, and heartfelt. This is a compassionate group.I would love to hear your...
A users guide to PCa treatment side effects
A dark, cynical, and painfully honest guide to treatment side effects—because someone has to say it. Treatments offer similar chances of survival. When you need...