Living

I used to work in a nursing home. It was filled with older residents, many of whom had served in World War II. On some workdays, the nursing home was...

A 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...

Recently we celebrated my oldest daughter’s 46th birthday. It was a birthday we weren’t sure we would see since her diagnosis of breast cancer in late 2021. This year has...

It was not long after my prostatectomy that my urologist suggested I might want to consider going on a protocol of Viagra, apparently one of the many phosphodiesterase 5 (PDE5)...

Diane talks to a woman who lost her husband to prostate cancer. The woman shares the warning signs her husband experienced and how she tried to push him to get...

As I tell my wife very often, the only thing I seem to know is that I am going to bed with pain and I am waking up the next...

There’s no doubt that cancer impacts everyone in the family. Kids are no exception. What really goes on in their minds when they hear someone they love has cancer? Every...

At some point on your life journey, we all will get that special wakeup call. I am not talking about the early morning phone call from the hotel front desk...

I've talked about my father a lot and his journey with prostate cancer. Before his diagnosis, I don’t think I had ever heard much about this illness. Today, I know...

I guess it had to happen sooner or later. An old friend got in touch to tell me he has prostate cancer. A biopsy confirmed he is now part of...

Just 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...

Caregiving away from home can present some challenges that are unique to taking care of someone outside your home. At home, you know where everything is, know how to operate...

As a pelvic floor physical therapist, I treat men with prostate cancer. We find ways to stop leakage and dribbling, and we strategize with men on how to do Kegel...

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...

Diane interviews her cousin about his prostate cancer diagnosis, the financial toll of treatment, and his efforts to raise awareness about early testing. I am 73 years old. A proud husband...

Isn’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...

Chemotherapy, turned out, was extremely tough on my mental skills and my memory. My oncologist provided a list of activities I could put to use that would aid in the...

Once the prostate is surgically removed, men can experience uncontrolled urine flows until the pelvic floor muscles can recover. The healing process can vary, with some people taking several months...

It’s been many years since my husband was first diagnosed with prostate cancer. So many things have happened during that time, but the one constant is family and all the...