As we become end stage many of us find that our spiritual needs increase, but they are not being adequately met. Part of the problem is that we, ourselves, often cannot actually define what are our needs. As a matter of fact, we may even have trouble defining the word spiritual. If you causally ask [...]
Some 60-70% of men with advanced metastatic prostate cancer will experience bone pain as their disease progresses. Bones are one of the major targets for prostate cancer metastasis and along with these mets will come pain. There is never any reason not to have your bone pain controlled. Your quality of life should rule your [...]
Applying for Social Security Disability benefits has become a morass, which can take years to gain approval. State officials disapprove most initial applications. Once a denial has been issued, you have the option of appealing the decision. According to an article in today’s New York Times, hundreds of thousands of people are waiting for as [...]
As we progress through the various twists and turns of our treatment it is not uncommon to decide that you want to switch your doctors. It is also an excellent idea to occasionally seek a second opinion to insure that you are in fact getting cutting edge treatment. Once you have decided to change a [...]
I have often written about stress and how important it is to reduce it in your life. Now there has been research that has linked the hormone epinephrine (also known as adrenalin) to actual changes in prostate and breast cancer cells. Exposure to increasing levels of epinephrine seems to make these cancer cells resistant to [...]