This is from a newly diagnosed man named Jeff L., who I recently met and have been corresponding with. Super guy and interesting, too. Jeff wrote that he is afraid that from now on his life will be defined by one thing -- the prostate cancer. That is to say that he will be a patient [...]
Recently I was loitering in the packaged fish section of the gourmet supermarket near my home, Fairway, when I encountered something called "Smoked Spiritual Salmon." I rolled my eyes. There are a lot of calcified hippies living in my neighborhood, so I thought I'd seen it all, but not this. Nevertheless, I needed to know [...]
I like this poem because, even though it's romantic, i.e., written by a man to a woman, I think it can be applied to other love relationships. You just need to adapt it a little -- take some poetic license, maybe? I am dedicating this poem to Manny R., a friend from one of the prostate cancer [...]
Are you smart and hardworking and obsessed with burying prostate cancer once and for all? Then this is the job for you. "Save the Males," a/k/a National The Prostate Cancer Coalition, seeks a talented fundraiser, organizer and activist. Oh dream job, where have you been?? If you are also interested, I hope you're not too [...]
Robert B. wrote in PPML about his experiences with PC doctors and our healthcare system in general. I am reposting some of his remarks because they sounded to me like "deja vu all over again." "The other thing that we have to address is how our medical system encourages docs to deal with us. As I have said [...]