I’ve not blogged about living with stage 4 prostate cancer for a while but I do think people need to understand the consequences of late diagnosis in order that they are aware that they need to be proactive about their prostate health. Until we get a screening programme, which still feels light years away, allContinue reading “The Hits and Misses of living with stage 4 prostate cancer (and a few of the things you gained but wished you hadn’t)”
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Review of 2025
HEALTH UPDATE 2025 was a strange year from a health perspective as it was plagued by minor illnesses and viruses that, individually, were something and nothing but cumulatively were a pain. The most important thing is I ended another year with an undetectable PSA and my cancer completely under control. I am truly blessed andContinue reading “Review of 2025”
To Screen or not to screen
I’m very much in favour of screening for prostate cancer, as you’d expect given that I was diagnosed with the incurable variety at age 60 and given a worst-case prognosis of two years. Being told that you’ve got cancer is devastating, being told it was incurable is indescribable. Then finding out that I’d probably hadContinue reading “To Screen or not to screen”
Review of 2024 – Palaces and Parliament
It’s great to start by celebrating still being alive at the end of another year given that, in May 2017, I was told I might only live 2 years! 2024 saw me enter my 8th year post diagnosis having survived 7 years and still living well with stage 4 prostate cancer. However, 2024 was plaguedContinue reading “Review of 2024 – Palaces and Parliament”
Review of my 2023
That was a year that was. It certainly started on a high but the ending wasn’t as great! In 2022 I set myself the challenge to attempt to run at least 5km every day for 365 days to raise money for the Move Charity, that later in the year I became a Trustee of. DueContinue reading “Review of my 2023”
Running Into Cancer 