<Gulp> I truly did not realize that I have not written anything on my website for about three months! I knew it was a little while but, seriously, I did not think it was that long until my daughter mentioned that people were asking about me. I did want to keep things private but realized that this was taking an emotional toll on my daughter's health and so I am coming out to share some news.
Here it comes… What is going on with me these days.
Do you want to know something silly? I really was not sure how many people were actually reading my articles. It did not really matter to me if anyone came to my website at all these days because I was really writing for my own purposes as a release from some of the tension under which I was living after my illness.
I am old guy after all and who knows how many years more I am supposed to be around here. Until fairly recently, I felt so healthy that I expected it to be a very substantial number. Surprisingly, I really do not feel much different now but my situation changed significantly after one of my normal cancer screenings.
I have prostate cancer.
It is an illness that many men have. It appears to be in the early stages and localized, which has a better prognosis than later stages.
It took quite a period of time from the date that I had a biopsy done, and then various other tests to confirm the diagnosis.
So what's next for me? I am booked to see a radiation oncologist at the Cancer Care Clinic on Kildare Avenue here in Windsor in a few days for a consultation. From what I have been told, he is a wonderful man and very knowledgeable in this area. I look forward to meeting him! He will decide what treatment options are best.
There are many forms of radiation available, some which occur every day for a specified amount of time and others that are shorter in duration but more aggressive to treat the cancer cells. I'm not a doctor, I'm a lawyer, so I will leave it up to the experts to tell me what will be most effective.
The sad part of all of this is that I hope my treatments don't affect my attendance at such an important event coming up. My daughter is getting married in September and I must walk her down the aisle.
I hope you understand now, dear reader, what caused my Website “invisibility” and I will update again soon.
Wish me luck on my first visit this coming week.
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