Mental Resilience and Prostate CancerI was recently asked if I’d do an interview for regional television covering the North West of England. They were doing a series of interviews about mental health with a... By Tony Collier3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments2 comments
Faith and Prostate CancerIt’s still so vivid in my memory: 9:45 a.m. on Friday, May 5th, 2017. I was driving to a dental appointment and my mobile phone rang (hands free!). When I... By Tony Collier2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments6 comments
Unexpected EmotionsWhen I sat down to think about this article, my first thought was that I had absolutely no idea what the expected emotions of a cancer diagnosis would be when... By Tony Collier3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments7 comments
Mourning and Remembering Life Before CancerA cancer diagnosis is life-changing. It’s bad enough when it’s a curable cancer, but so much worse when it’s incurable and the reality of a premature death hits you. Then... By Tony Collier2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments2 comments
The Things I've LearnedReading an article written by a trainee cancer doctor from the U.S. about how important it is for healthcare professionals to learn from their patients inspired me to think about... By Tony Collier3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments5 comments
Stereotypes and How We Talk About CancerA friend of mine, also sadly a member of the stage 4 prostate cancer club and only at the age of 49, recently speculated in a conversation we had. It... By Tony Collier3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments2 comments
Another Year in the Life of a Patient with a VoiceI'd like to look back and reflect on another year of living with stage 4 prostate cancer. It would be fair to say that it’s been lived to the full... By Tony Collier3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments7 comments
Big MouthI need to learn to keep my mouth shut! In December 2021 I was asked to do an interview for regional TV here in the UK to talk about the... By Tony Collier3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments6 comments
It's (Not Just) an Age ThingPeople look at me and see someone who looks reasonably fit and well and still manages to run every day. But I don’t think that they truly understand the impact... By Tony Collier2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments12 comments
My Salvation: How I Cope with Stage 4 Prostate CancerIn general, I’ve had a good and happy life, worked hard, and been well-rewarded. It’s not always been a bed of roses though, and there have been times where life... By Tony Collier3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments2 comments
Our Special PersonI don’t think that anyone who hasn’t had cancer would truly understand the impact that a cancer diagnosis has on a person. And I’m absolutely convinced that they wouldn’t truly... By Tony Collier3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments1 comments
A Giant SyringeA man that I know and admire greatly has decided that five years of androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) is enough and is taking a treatment break. Given that he was... By Tony Collier3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments18 comments
Prehab4CancerJust imagine a program being available when you are newly diagnosed with cancer that got you fitter before surgery or treatment, helped you with nutritional advice, and supported your emotional... By Tony Collier3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments7 comments
The Little ThingsIsn’t the saying "don’t sweat the little things?" I think this is very relevant to living with and beyond cancer. We really should try to avoid worrying about the small... By Tony Collier2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments6 comments
Treatment AdvancesI vividly remember a conversation with an eminent professor, whose specialty is prostate cancer, at a research event. It was about two years after my stage 4 diagnosis, and we... By Tony Collier3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments3 comments
Fatigue and Androgen Deprivation Therapy (ADT)Androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) is, thankfully, keeping me alive. However, the side effects have been difficult to cope with, and one of those is fatigue. It’s difficult to describe the... By Tony Collier3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments26 comments
Running Man, a GiftI was diagnosed stage 4 in May 2017, aged 60, when a runners “groin strain” turned out to be far worse than just a groin strain. In fact, if I... By Tony Collier3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments5 comments
A Letter to CancerDear Cancer, You entered my family’s life many years ago, and you were a very unwelcome visitor. You wreaked havoc but you didn’t bend or break us. We stared you... By Tony Collier3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments2 comments
Confidence and Body ImageThere’s no doubt that a cancer diagnosis has a detrimental impact on every aspect of life, but in this article I wanted to focus on the impact on our confidence... By Tony Collier3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments4 comments
Mental Health Impact of a Terminal Prostate Cancer DiagnosisWhen I was given my stage 4 diagnosis in May 2017, aged 60, our world fell apart. Throughout the early months of 2017, I’d been training hard to take on... By Tony Collier3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments2 comments