First, it’s really hard to be down in the dumps about the News of the Cancer because I have been living with Multiple Disabilities and Illnesses since 1990.
When I got the News from the VA Hospital, over the Telephone, at ... more

My PSA had in increased from 2.01 to 4.60.....the urologist prescribed Cipro, and said we'll do a PSA in two weeks. The next read was 5.1. The possibility was almost nil it was an infection. So a biopsy was scheduled. ... more

My husband had had an elevated PSA on and off for the past 5 or so years. It had gone down and then, this year, suddenly risen; on examination the gland felt enlarged. We were sure it was BPH, which ... more

In January of 1992, we left home and family and moved to a completely new city.  We knew no one and no one knew us.  One year later, I sent my husband off to a free screening for Prostate Cancer.  ... more

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Part 1:  Discovery
It was the fall of 1992 and my wife, Anne, and I were getting ready to celebrate Thanksgiving dinner.  My sister in-law, travelling from the Midwest with all her children, was coming for dinner and an extended stay. ... more

There is nothing funny about breast cancer, but I am a humor writer and I spend my life trying not to take myself too seriously. My friends who have experienced breast cancer have told me how a smattering of humor ... more

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My friends and cousins cannot wait to show me photos of their grandchildren and recount the many joyous "one of a kind" experiences they have with them.
I personally anticipated my own grandparenthood in my young adulthood.  In an earlier will ... more

September is National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month and even though ovarian cancer is relatively rare compared to breast cancer, the survival rates overall are dramatically worse (about 21,000 in the U.S. are diagnosed yearly and about 15,000 die each year.)  ... more

We first met when she was hired as the Personnel Manager at the company where I worked, and we immediately butted heads.  This woman busted into a room wherever she went, and it was always "all about me" with her.  ... more

My father in law developed prostate cancer in his mid 70's.  He had his blood tests every year and it showed up.  So, he went directly to his doctor and had a "seed" procedure done and he did just fine.  ... more