Prostate Cancer SUCKS

Watching TV this morning, there was a bit about Ted Lasso.  I have never watched it - yet, but there was a quote highlighted on the summation of the show. What is the happiest animal alive? Goldfish - 10 second memory. For some reason, that meant something to me and my journey through this rotten diagnosis and outcomes to rid my body of the cancer!  I need to keep moving ahead; not that I haven't been doing so, it has been slow and it is all in my head.  My mind keeps bringing me back instead of focusing on the future and the joy of life and being alive for another day. So, I also went looking for the clip above and came across more from Ted Lasso.  I will have to try to catch up on this one. I spent some time catching up on this series.  It is a true delight.  I found another one that really hits home with this dreadful disease. I have to say, I am enjoying this silly pretense of the plot.  It does have a lot of good surrounding the message of the s...

 Well the saga continues.   I say saga, but it is more of a journey.  As I have time, it allows me to think; sometimes too much.  I recently had to take my dog to the vet.  He was not doing well- could not support himself, balance was off, etc.  His size risked further injury if he ever really fell.  I could also see in his eyes that he was in pain, but too good of a dog to show it to anyone.  That was hard, but it took my mind off my problems.  I was also able to equate the two situations. The grieving process is the same for my prostate and my former life and for my favorite pet.  I held both of them close.  We were buddies.  Now life has changed with the loss of my buddies - my dog and my prostate.  I have two grieving processes at the same time!  Most people can empathize with the loss of a close pet, but there are even fewer that an even begin to understand what the loss of a prostate really means. Most of...