My Dad and I
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!
Category: Life
Anything that is to do with my life that doesn’t fall into work or play
Movember!
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
last weekend of summer
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 …
Second Surgery: Continuing repair of my shoulder
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 …
The Big “C”
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 …
A Case for PSA Testing
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 …
The luckiest unlucky man
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 …
Biopsy
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 …
I should stay off the internet
I know for a fact that all medical professionals lie. Ever heard a nurse or doctor say, “this won’t hurt a bit” or “you might feel a slight pinch”, they’re lying. They do this for two reasons one, studies have shown that patients who hear this actually report less pain. …
The adventure continues
So I finally got to see the urologist, Dr. Singal, at his clinic this afternoon and the visit went more or less the way I had anticipated. His performed a DRE for his own edification, as he put it: “I’m sure you been poked there before but the only finger …