032018b

back to the doctor
was eradication successful?
and perhaps to find out
whether my current malaise
is something to worry about
or something up with which I shall put

031418c

The radiation treatment is finished. And I have to say that the staff at the cancer center at DCH are so nice and so professional, they are truly a pleasure to work with. But I hope I never see any of them again.

021318b

cancer plus paper
hearts at the hospital
unappealing mix

020618c

do people frame
radiation-treatment graduation
certificates
drawer them
round-file them
add them to a tottering pile?
I will recycle mine
responsible citizen that I am
when I earn it

013018b

invisible particles
or are they waves
sleet through my cancer
and I'm just in the way




Seven days of cancer radiation treatment under my belt so far. So far,  no discernible side effects.

060817d — Cancer post 1

Cancer

Earlier this year I had a routine annual blood test would suggested a possible problem with my prostate. This led to a visit to a urologist and then a biopsy last week, which confirmed that I do have prostate cancer. At least some of the samples indicated a rather aggressive form of it. Today I had a CAT scan and a bone scan and I guess I will find out in about a week what those show. At that time, we will decide what to do. Some form of treatment is indicated, because this is not one of the relatively benign varieties, and because I am not old enough to just calmly die of it.

I wasn't sure if I wanted to talk about it, like Xeni Jardin of Boing Boing did about her breast cancer, but I decided that I do. It might help me and it might help other people as well.

Trying not to get my hopes up too high, but then again, why not? That way I can be optimistic, at least for a while. And optimism feels good, which means it reduces stress, and that is good for you.

I have already made one decision though. I am going to eat out more often!

And perhaps it would be good to end all of these with a short poem. Again, why not?

today I ran over
several fire ant nests
because they annoy me
from now on
live and let live
will be my guide