Anything that is to do with my life that doesn’t fall into work or play
I didn’t write as much in the past year. It was probably one of the toughest years I have ever faced and for awhile I wasn’t sure I could keep it together. Dealing with the results of a PSA the year before I had a biopsy on my prostate and …
This will be a rambling post. it doesn’t really have a message or purpose other than a way for me to get my thoughts down. This is what my soup-strainer ended up looking like. I had a successful Movember campaign. I managed to raise almost $700.00 which was a lot …
These photos are of my father and I at roughly the same age; I think he is 39 in this photo and I am now 41. Same moustache…LOOK AT IT!
I am growing a new moustache for Movember and raising money for prostate cancer research. It’s pretty important stuff given what I have been through in the past year. If you like you can done here: http://mobro.co/daavq
I am sitting in a Starbucks on Spadina mostly to get out of the heat. I wore jeans today and that was a mistake. They don’t fit very well and my balls are sticking to my leg. I am sitting here reading a Douglas Coupland book I picked up at …
So I survived getting hit by a bus. And while I survived I was not left without residual effects. I had a constant ache in my shoulder what became more severe with use. This was due to the massive amounts of bone that needed to be cleaned out, which resulted in …
Cancer is a very frightening word. It’s a very frightening disease but I think the word is worse. It conjures up images of people with scarves on their heads, pale and thin, bulbous tumors and growths, and ultimately death. But it probably shouldn’t. I recently finished a book, The Emperor of …
So there is some debate at the moment whether or not PSA tests should be covered as part of OHIP. Rocco Rossi, former mayoral candidate and CEO of Prostate Cancer Canada, wrote an op-ed piece on the Star for the need for testing. Interestingly there are two comments, by Dr. J. Owen …
Mark tells me, “Control is an illusion. The best you can do is improve your odds.“ Odds… I am a lucky, unlucky man. I was diagnosed with prostate cancer two days ago. That would be bad luck. However, I would not even know about it if it weren’t for some …
I had my biopsy today. It took all about 15 minutes. I arrived at the clinic and handed the receptionist my health card. She took it and then wrote down some information and then asked me to have a seat. I look at the other man in the room. “Did …