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 then had to wait for the results. I was diagnosed with “a little bit” of prostate cancer in February, and needed to deal with all the stuff that comes along with.
Despite all that, I am very open about it. I firmly believe “joy shared is doubled, sorrow shared is halved.” I know a lot of people have an almost shame reaction to getting cancer, like they’ve done something wrong. I think we need to drag this stuff into the light. I just sent an email to my urologist suggesting filming a biopsy for patients so they know what to expect. I know when I was researching what to expect for a biopsy it was by a video of a urologist talking to a camera, not really as informative as it could have been.
I also was recovering from my accident and then needed a second surgery in August which was a bit of a set-back. Despite all that I know how lucky I am. I survived and feel like I have come out the other side. I believe it was Winston Churchill who said, “If you’re going through Hell, keep going”.
Now that I am feeling more together I began posting about other issues than myself. I think that is a good sign.