In my last post I tried to acquaint people with Aubrey Pilgrim, a great friend of the prostate cancer community and a tireless advocate, who died recently. I have been in touch with Aubrey's family and told them people were asking if there was an obituary. His niece, Pam, sent me this, which is rather basic and [...]
I just read an article about a man who recently fathered a set of twins -- a boy and a girl. What's different about this story is that the man was diagnosed with prostate cancer at age 43 and had had a prostatectomy. As a result, his body was no longer producing sperm. But through modern technology, specifically [...]
Listen to real people talk about what it's like to have prostate cancer on the NY Times blog: http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/06/26/voices-of-prostate-cancer/ I have not had a chance to listen to this, but I'm sure it's worthwhile. There are interviews with a diverse group of men who've had PC. I commend the NT Times for its prominent coverage [...]
When I first started the blog I wrote that I wanted to introduce you to ordinary members of the "prostate cancer club. " Burney Huff, who is shown in the picture above vacationing in Homer, Alaska with his wife, Leigh, is one of my favorites. Burney, 65, was diagnosed with PC in 1995, had RT in 2000 [...]
You may have heard that Hamilton Jordan, chief-of-staff to Jimmy Carter, died yesterday of cancer at the age of 63. You may not have known that Jordan battled four cancers, including lymphoma, prostate, skin cancer and mesothelioma. In spite of all this, Jordan wrote a book called "No Such Thing As A Bad Day" speaking about himself. Jordan [...]
The online prostate cancer community was struck with a tragedy last week. We found out that one of our "elders", Aubrey Pilgrim, a vital man of 84, was diagnosed with inoperable brain cancer and given 4-6 months to live. I am still trying to absorb the shock of this. I've been depressed about it all week. Who wouldn't [...]
[For an introduction to this article, please read the previous posting.] Sandwich Generation caregivers Minnesota Public Radio, April 17, 2008 by Nanci Olesen "I can hold her hand and you can feel that there's something much deeper than words can ever express, so that's how we communicate. But she's slipping away." Mary Louise Clary is [...]
Studies have shown that wives of PC survivors are often under a lot of emotional strain. And the wife's mental state apparently affects the health of the man. So I asked myself, "Why are we ladies so stressed out"? Often because we are what one article I came across (Minnesota Public Radio, April 17, 2008 by Nanci [...]
Philadelphia Phillies first base coach Davey Lopes, 62, has been diagnosed with prostate cancer, and team officials said he was expected to make a full recovery. The former Milwaukee Brewers manager will have surgery later this month at the Morton Plant Hospital in Clearwater, Fla., and is expected to miss six weeks after that. Lopes' [...]
"Caregivers of men with prostate cancer suffer too" http://www.reuters.com/article/healthNews/idUSKUA37179720080213 NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Wives and other caregivers of men with prostate cancer may be at risk of anxiety, fatigue and other symptoms that exact a toll on the quality of their lives, a study published in The Journal of Clinical Oncology suggests. The findings, [...]
