Living

Many articles have been written about being a caregiver. I’ll limit this article to addressing mental health and nutrition. My experiences are not all related to caregiving for a prostate...

The two questions I can always count on in a support group with newly diagnosed men are: Let us presume for the next few minutes that most men and their...

It’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...

Growing up, I learned that to stay safe on the playground at school, you needed to be tough. Or at least pretend to be tough. I was reminded of this...

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...

Throughout my treatment for advanced prostate cancer with extensive bone metastasis Stage IV, I have had to deal with a substantial pain. The prostate cancer has migrated outside the prostate...

In May 2008, my life changed permanently. I was told that I had cancer, prostate cancer to be exact, stage T3c. The only option for me was radical prostatectomy. I...

Journaling helped me understand my thoughts and feelings. It made me feel confident in caring for my mind, body, and soul. I was always far more comfortable with words than...

I was always very cautious about my father’s health and well-being. He had a family member that suffered from cancer. We both knew that he was at high risk of...

When 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...

Prostate cancer is one of the most common cancers among men in the United States. As a result, there has been a lot of research into prostate cancer treatments. When...

For the past 10 years I have been a member of a patient support group at an area hospital. Our purpose is to offer individual or group support to men...

Lately, as of my writing this, I’ve been feeling overwhelmed with everything associated with cancer and cancer care. Being a caregiver for my husband due to prostate and bladder cancer...

Sometimes life throws curveballs, such as when a second cancer strikes after undergoing treatment for the first cancer. I was not expecting a second devastating blow after being diagnosed with...

My brother died months ago. It was a stunning blow to the way I used to view the world; I used to feel there was some divine order to the...

In 2018, I had a robot-assisted radical prostatectomy (RARP) to remove Gleason 9 prostate cancer. I was left with a very uncommon side effect that I could NOT live with...

The catheter bag was by the inside of my father's right thigh, dangling just above his knee, because it was not yet fully secured. Fumbling a bit, he guided two plastic...

The year 2023 marked my eleventh year of living with advanced metastatic prostate cancer. The prognosis given to me was a short lifespan, so I am indeed a survivor amongst...

Staying positive can be difficult with prostate cancer. But keeping a positive attitude can help uplift us and motivate the community to continue to support each other. To find out...

Since I recently turned seventy, I was thinking about what "mature" means. We all have heard the expression "they are mature for their age," or, "he’s not very mature for...