Jim Early

I'm nearing the 28th year since my original prostatectomy, as of my writing this. If I had been told then that I would live to be 78 I would have...

I have been facilitating a prostate cancer support group for over five years. It isn't always fun. There are times when I simply don't want to show up, and pretend...

I have been facilitating a prostate cancer support group for several years, and I feel like each meeting brings me closer to owning and understanding my relationship with my cancer...

Prostate cancer often becomes a major partner in men's lives. What once was a death sentence, prostate cancer now often takes on the role of a chronic illness for those...

My journey started as a child with my grandfather's death from prostate cancer. He was at the VA hospital and for some reason they wouldn't let me see him at...

Last December I updated my story. I was three months into my ADT (androgen deprivation therapy) and having the anticipated side effects of hot flashes and loss of libido. My...

There can be benefits of ADT (androgen deprivation therapy) in treating prostate cancer, but also often side effects. It is important to know the benefits, risks, and associated side effects...

I want to share what my prostate cancer is taking away, and what it may be giving back. The first negative that comes to mind is time. If I were...

When I last updated my story, my PSA (prostate specific antigen) was starting to rise. My PSA used to take 12-18 months to double but was now was doubling every...

In a way, the discovery of a boney metastasis 25 years after my original prostate cancer surgery both was a disappointment and a cause for gratitude. Clearly, if we hadn’t...

As I ended the first part of my story, I was being physically helped to a chair in my urologist’s office after being sort of blindsided by my cancer diagnosis...

The prostate cancer journey can be a long one, and I’m well on my way to the most challenging stretch. For me, it really all began when I was only...