I've been debating for some time over retiring my son's nickname, which for those of you that don't know is "Devil." I feel like I dubbed him that during a time when it really fit. These days I'm not so sure. He has grown so much over the last year and a half that he's [...]
The following is a post I made on a prostate cancer listserv known as the Prostate Problems Mailing List. I believe that the thoughts included in this post needed to be shared on a even wider basis. I made it in response to another members writing about his experiences with the death of his second [...]
I know that wishes are for Christmas and resolutions are for the New Year, but I'm in a wishing mood. Of course I wish for world peace and stability. I think we all wish for that in our own way. However I also have a more plausible desire: I wish my two older brothers would [...]
A startling article appeared in today’s U.S News and World Report. Men who are on hormone blockade and who also take a baby aspirin to protect their heart can shorten their lives! So, if you are on a blockade immediately speak with your cardiologist and oncologist about the potential implications of the study on your [...]
Cancer Care offers some support programs for both survivors and their caretakers. Among their offered programs are telephone workshops, some financial support, free instructional booklets, a newsletter delivered to your email address and some on-line telephone support. Their main web page can be seen at www.cancercare.org. Their programs are not specific to prostate cancer, but [...]