“It’s the most sex I’ve had this year”. Apparently, making mildly comedic smalltalk isn’t the done thing when a stranger has your testicle clamped in a vice-like grip. It seemed to make him nervous. By ‘him’ I mean my cancer surgeon. Yup. I got cancer, yo. Strange to use the word really. Not only because as a 32 year old, non-smoking, teetotal Decathlete, it’s not the done thing, but because having met 4 ultrasound administrators, 3 surgeons and a lovely pair of urologists, not a single person has actually managed to say it out loud. You’d think they night have had some practice. Cancer. The big C. Whatevs.
A few weeks ago I found a lump. I say a lump, it was more the fact my left bollock had caught medusa’s eye and was now forever frozen solid, like Jack Charlton‘s scalp. I’d been having problems with a sportsman’s hernia, that had come about whilst at training camp in South Africa. One of the less delicate parts of this diagnosis is a clinical examination whereby I
undergo the “invagination of the scrotum/palpation of inguinal ring”. This basically means having someone turn your ‘plum purse’ inside out with their little finger before plunging it deep up into your lower stomach. My defence mechanism was to hum the theme tune to Thundercats. I like to think I am a medical first.
So having had this examination, I was at home in the shower and decided I might give the lads a quick once over. It had been a while and i thought they might be a little put out if, after all the attention they’d received from a stranger that day, I didn’t offer some affection myself. I knew things weren’t right immediately. The consistency was different. In fact it was rock hard. I’d love to say I didn’t panic but in all honesty I think I knew then that this was bad and had to hold onto wall not to pass out. I managed to put it to the back of my mind and promised to follow this up with my Sports Dr when I returned for the hernia surgery decision.
The rest of this process has been pretty quick. I went back to my GP, was referred to ultrasound and finally had some panicked faces try their damnedest to sound calm whilst taking my mobile number to arrange an emergency appointment at the A&E urology department that day. My mobile number! I felt so important. I tell you one thing, you’re never so aware of just how many brilliant female doctors and specialists there are as when you need to get your tackle out every single day and you’re wearing the worst pants you own.
The last two days have been a whirlwind of ultrasound, CT scans, blood tests and consultations. I am now due for surgery tomorrow. I’m also incredibly lucky that they are combining the two issues and I’m having both procedures (cancer and hernia) dealt with together. I was met by a look of terrified bewilderment when I joked that it would be like two WWE wrestlers tag-teaming an unconscious man.
This has actually been an unusual aspect of my discussions with the surgeons. It seems my joviality is not a common trait amongst those who’ve just found out they’ve got a life-threatening illness. I can’t be sure why I have felt the way I have. The only time I’ve been really scared was the time I found it. Since then, its been on my mind of course, but bizarrely the moment I found out I’d got cancer (or “confirmation of the most sinister diagnosis” as it was broken to me), I was actually quite elated. Perhaps I was glad to know what I was dealing with. Perhaps I’m more than a little odd but its certainly been the case for the past few days and it still is right now as I type this. When I mentioned I might write this blog, a friend suggested waiting a week in case my mood changed. It hasn’t. In fact, I’ve been on a complete high ever since. (He missed the point of course, in that if things did – and do- get worse, then that should also be chronicled). Regarding my mood though, there’s a suggestion that I’m more relieved that I won’t miss my whole athletics season through two separate surgeries, but i guess we’ll know more when I come out of hospital on Friday and I know whether I’ll require chemotherapy but that’s for another blog.
One of the more amusing, although faintly worrying, aspects I’ve had to consider is that of ‘sperm-storage’. Apparently, there shouldn’t be an issue but if there were I’ve been advised that this is a good idea and so I’ll need to get onto this today.
A female friend though was so distraught at the idea that I might be left having to ‘harvest my seed’ to a wrinkled old back issue of Mayfair that she offered to ‘help’ the process. The look of utter delight on my face showed that I hadn’t noticed that she was in absolutely no way being serious.
So here we are. I’m one day away from owning a fake nut, or a’testicular prosthesis’ as it’s known to those who didn’t see the glorious opportunity to call it a ‘Clegg‘. I go in tomorrow, surgery is at 5, I should be high on morphine til the evening and back out by Friday lunch. The point of writing something so wincingly self-interested is not, for once, for attention, (or at least not the personal type), but in order to try and de-stigmatise the condition and hopefully help raise some level of awareness that might encourage just one person to become more vigilant. That would be good. I once tweeted the following during one of those spasmodic episodes of tongue-chewing, brain-gurning status stupidity on Twitter’s poor relation: “Nothing helps cure Cancer like reposting a Facebook status”. This hasn’t changed at all. Idiots.
I think everything will be fine but if it isn’t, my heart-shaped slippers were a present, those magazines are being stored for a friend and my Internet history is a cretinous liar.
Cancer. Lol. Brb!
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Scary stuff – the best of luck to you!!
Make sure you keep cracking Hitler jokes, too, if the worst comes to the (nearly) worst.
It’ll save your sanity I think (it must, surely)!
AGREED.
wat a nice article
Agreeed.
What a fabulous posting. This is exactly the sort of thing I have been trying to flag up (candidness) with my own blog – at the moment it is so candid, I’ve had to password-protect it (macaraf) for my family’s sake.
Best of luck with the operation. I hope they get it all and you recover fully. In the meantime, I salute your attitude, Sir!
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Great post. The lack of a “woe is me” approach is inspirational. Hope surgery goes well.
DAMMIT, I was hoping for pics!
Hope everything goes well with the surgery, and you manage to keep your great attitude.
Wow, good luck at the hospital on Friday!
Like your style! I’m blogging my cancer too! http://theotheralig.blogspot.com/ Hope they’ve caught it all early x
theotheralig (twitter)
Leo I’m so sorry to hear this but I’m relieved you’ve found out about it early. In November 2009 we found out that Woody has a brain tumour so I understand how shocking & surreal the situation can be.
For the first week or so, during a whirlwind of poking, prodding, scans & scalpels, we convinced ourselves that he was ready for the off but we now have a much clearer understanding of what we’re dealing with & of course, it isn’t anywhere near what our imaginations would have had us believe. His treatment was a bit grim (neuro surgery isn’t exactly a party after all) but it was a hell of a lot less grim because it was picked up early and for that we’re really very grateful.
Cancer is an evocative word and conjures up all kinds of mental images but the reality of living with cancer is often nowhere near as frightening as we think. For what it’s worth, humour has been a real saviour for us here over the last 18 months and I take the view that if I can find humour in a shitty situation, it somehow dilutes the horrors. That’s not to say we’ve giggled our way through the last 18 months because we haven’t but fear & worry use up a lot of energy so you need humour & laughter to restore that balance.
Anyway, I’m prattling on now but just to say that I’m thinking of you & wishing you well for the op. Woody found his journal & blog to be really helpful, especially while he was going through treatment, and it was a good way of keeping people up to date with things when he couldn’t be arsed to field individual enquiries. I’ll keep an eye out for updates here & on twitter and you have my contact details if you ever want to spout off. I think you’ll be amazed how many people in our little community will want to support you so use that resource if you need to & come back fighting fit after treatment. I need you to think up more snappy titles for my future escapades 😉
Much love
Jules
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Leo, you are incredible and I wholeheartedly approve of your ‘jovial’ approach to the situation; it’s always worked for me through tough times. PS I don’t have a fake nut, so you win 🙂 Good luck for the op, you’re in safe hands xx
How refreshing to read your blog! I was diagnosed in Feb with breast cancer (I’m 47) and I’ve never had the same emotion two days running. I am on my way to my 3rd of 23 radiotherapy sessions and looking at me you’d think I was going for a day out!
Good luck for Tomorrow! : )
I’ve just turned 27 and have thyroid cancer, and it took me 2 GPs, 2 radiographers and 4 consultants to actually get someone to say “CANCER” to me (like I had been saying to them for weeks), as opposed to “something sinister” or “unfriendly”. In fact they were so reluctant to say it, I almost rang them back the next day just to double check I’d heard correctly. And when they told me this ‘earth-shattering’ news, and my reaction was “I know, I told YOU weeks ago, I’ve been waiting for you to agree with me”, they didn’t know what to say to me then either.
I too have approached this with as much practicality and (inappropriate) humour as I can. It keeps me sane, despite feeling Beyond Poorly, and I like to bemuse the nurses.
Good luck.
I admire your personal strength, good luck sir! “’testicular prosthesis’ as it’s known to those who didn’t see the glorious opportunity to call it a ‘Clegg’” that cracked me up.
You go! I think attitude is the major thing in facing down cancer, and I love yours. Hope you manage to avoid the chemotherapy. And if you do face some down times, try and hang on to that sense of humor and you’ll come through. 🙂
Good luck!
Paul, Glasgow.
You are a brave- brave guy!! Good luck with the surgery, will wait for the post surgery post!
Best to you. I think we’re attitude twins … my attitude was similar when I found out I had thyroid cancer at 34.
I’m praying that all will eventually be well and cancer will just be part of your story not all of it.
Crikey!
Best of luck matey
pp
Just tripped over this as I recruit as many people from my hockey club as I can to take part in Cancer Research Relay for Life. You mentioned raising awareness – the Relay is an amazing 24 hour celebration of life, featuring people who beat the disease and fund raisers and is a huge emotional high for everyone involved.
I wanted to wish you GOOD LUCK. It’s got you by the balls so you’re probably one of the lucky ones. I hope so. Find out when your local Relay is and get involved. You’ll love it.
Best Wishes from the heart,
Bridget
Such an interesting perspective. It leaves me quite aghast and unsure if that could really be possible to respond with a high to the news of cancer. It must be that athlete’s determination to win that drives the impenetrable mood. Cheers.
The only thing I like about your post is your attitude. I don’t like cancer. Good luck, I hope everything works out for you!
You are a brave man… I will pray for you that you are relieved from all the miseries and pain soon from your life.
I am so sorry to hear that .
but u are a brave person.Nothing can stop the step for u to live more beautiful. just cherish the rest of time of ur life .
as a strong , i am proud of u . i surely trust u that u can find a way to live a better life.
don’t worry about anything but yourself.
for yourself, living is much more vital than existing .
good luck , i will support u .
Thank you.
I came across this by accident (no pun intended) . Excellent post – hope that others affected read it and are helped.
Cracking post! Also had cancer – breast – and felt EXACTLY as you describe: elated, high, enormous sense of humour surge and generally on top of the world once I had received the diagnosis – “Malignant intraductal tumour”. Pffft! Had two major weeping and gnashing of teeth moments (got too tiring after about five minutes) and spent the rest of the time through surgery, chemo and radiation taking the proverbial out of the “cancer” staff – who were to a man and woman, po-faced and earnest.
All the very best to you and you know it’ll be just fine!
Candy
Ahhh *bugger* Hope the operation goes smoothly and recovery is swift!
Wish you well! I like your attitude! Most people panic and go for the “wo is me” approach. I always say “it could be worse”. Just relax and breathe, dive in head first, and get the shit fixed!
I’m wondering if you & I were separated at birth, minus the fact that I’m going on 42–still considered young to be dealing with the big c. It took my docs a while to get used to my humor in the face of an utterly rotten situation, but I can say for certain that being able to wisecrack & smart off in the midst of it all has been fantastic. Bitching & moaning doesn’t change anything, so might as well be irreverent. I’ll be following you and sending best wishes from Texas.
okay, come back. we promise to believe your story about the heart shaped slippers.
I am funniest when I am in pain, usually lying on a gurney somewhere. Hell of a way to start a comedy career. Best to you. Give ’em hell. Christine
Fabulous attitude, very serious subject, very, very funny blog.
I had a cancerous Sarcoma in my arm. I too had the same attitude – my main concern was worst case scenario (which has happened yet), if i lost my arm, would i still be able to swim? (my sport is sailing, and my husband tends to dunk me at every opportunity!). After several sessions at my local gym (yes it does have a pool), the answer was Yes I could!
18 months later everything is going well.
Wishing you all the best for tomorrow. We’re all routing for you and look forward to you next blog!
Your story and have the courage to laugh in tough times is so admirable. Good luck with the surgery! The lads will be back in tip top shape before you know it, I’m sure.
(the above should read HASN’T happened yet!
It’s awesome to see people who don’t things too seriously, and can still joke with it. Of course it’s serious, real fucking serious, but jokes aren’t going to kill you! Mega-props and respect from here, and I wish you the best of the best of luck with everything!
(This sounds so cynical, I hope I don’t come across as a jackass.)
Hey, man….you got balls…well demi-balls anyhow. Thanks for the self directed light approach to your cancer. It’s what the Dr. ordered. Good luck with your surgery and do let us know if all is well and they indeed got tumor removed fully, etc.
I focus on providing information to the average person on the street as a way to fight the fright if you will. So, thanks for doing your part to demystify it a bit more.
Thanks….Dr. C (simplecancer.wordpress.com)
Love your attitude, you are an inspiration. Best of luck for the operation, got all my fingers and toes crossed that they get everything xxx
Brilliant post and because I am stumped for more words – all the best!
Love your sense of humor. Best of luck with your surgery — and best wishes for a speedy recovery. Keep us posted, OK?
Congratulations on being freshly pressed! Now go kick some canSer ass 🙂
Liz
Good luck with the surgery!
No one ever expects the Nardsack Inquisition…
Wowie. Best luck on your surgery, and I hope you have a quick and speedy recovery. Your post was very enjoyable to read. I especially liked the bit about the female doctors. 🙂
You’ve got ball, my friend. Ball. Good luck.
I love your since of your humor and your approach to life/cancer/life! Hoping to hear from you the moment the surgery is over with!
Excellent post, sir. I once dated a girl who laughed uncontrollably at funerals… Best of luck to you with your nut. Love the attitude! And congrats on being Freshly Pressed. I’ll be sharing this one.
Straight off the bat I like your sarcasm.
I love your attitude–keep it up! Humor and levity and a positive outlook can make a rotten situation so much better, and they can also speed up the healing process.
Your post made me think of Lance Armstrong’s _It’s Not About the Bike_ (I think that’s the right one)–it details his own testicular cancer diagnosis, treatment and coming back to win the Tour de France. It’s a good read, and it might be helpful to hear what another athlete went through with the same condition (although it sounds like his cancer was much further along than yours when it was finally caught).
I’ll be rooting for you!
I know how it feels to be diagnosed with cancer at a young age. I was a week away from my 25th birthday when I was diagnosed with invasive cervical cancer. I ended up having a hysterectomy – it was the only way to ensure they’d gotten it all.
I’ve been cancer free for over 11 years now. Stay positive. Life isn’t over just because of a cancer diagnosis. 🙂
Good luck with your surgery. Keep us posted as to how things turn out.
This is truly admirable and you, sir, are an inspiration solely for being able to write a blog post by this title. Best wishes and prayers are with you.
You are a strong man. Putting your experience out there. I wish you all the best! Good luck, and hope to read a lot of your blogs in the years to come.
see you soon.
What a great post! Inspirational to say the least. A “Balls to the Wall” approach to dealing with cancer (pun intended) and I loved it. Good luck with everything…with your mindset, I’m sure cancer doesn’t stand a chance.
Best of luck!
Leo, hats off! It’s from people like you that the rest of us have to learn.
I sincerely hope the surgery goes well and that all we’ll have to hear after it is that everything is absolutely fine!
My heartfelt regards.
Wowsers, quite an entry! You sound like an awesome guy Leo, postive thoughts heading your way chappy and I look forward to hearing about how you smashed the big C next time x
Hi Leo, all the very best. I love your approach to cancer. it is the best and definitely the most fun way to handle the disease. My mum is a breast cancer survivor and I remember we cracked up over tufts of hair falling off and just decided to take it all off – no not by shaving her hair off, but by seeing how many strands will come off easily when we tugged at it. In case you are curious – all of it came off. Am rambling again! what I am trying to say is this attitude of yours will do wonders to get rid off the cancer.
Best wishes
Binu
fyi omg btw this is a very refreshing read…good luck man, inappropriate (?) humour is always the way forward!
You should also keep up this writing malarkey if you can – you’re not bad at it 😉
Cancer – whatevz. Indeed.
Natasha x
I love your attitude towards the situation!!
Wishing you the Best of Luck and would love to read more of your posts! xD
Good luck on your surgery. I hope for all of the best for you. Incredible writing. Incredible spirit. I will follow your blog because you have drawn me in.
I’m pretty sure your friend entered into a verbal contract. Show her the small print. 😉
All the best to you.
My best wishes for strength for you. And keep us entertained with your crotch. It sound like it will be a lovely place once it’s all kitted out again. 🙂
What a wonderfully refreshing post. I am simply in awe of your amazing outlook. I wish you the best of luck on your journey and I will keep you in my prayers!
Shelly
Glad to hear the positive aspects of your problem. Please remember that studies of people your age and older are finding an alarming number are succumbing to heart failure due to tearing and straining because of athleticism. As one who ran half my life I found this to be almost unbelievable but it’s quite real. Look in to it on your down time and be cool. Congrats on catching things when you did. There are so many I wish had been able to be that lucky. Shane
I think you’re handling this so good, I would freak out. I’ll pray for you, not that it’ll help but it’s nice to hear right.
Your attitude and way with words is simply amazing (and I love the name of your blog, too). Best of luck to you!
This is an attitude to aspire to. I am inspired. I love the thought of cancer as a brb moment. I’m going to do a self-check today—thanks for the reminder. May recovery be quick for you, so you can get on to the good stuff.
Great post, best of luck to you, may everything go well. 🙂 Looking forward to your update!
Best wishes for a quick and complete recovery!
This is an amazing post, all of the best with your surgery.
A lot of the things you write I will definitely keep in mind for when I’m a doctor (which is still a few years to go, but nonetheless.)
I share your amusement at doctors who can’t crack a joke or two. No idea how they survive. Although big-ups to you for maintaining positivity and stuff – certainly admirable.
Anyway take care, I’ll be popping by soon again. Loooove your writing style.
Good luck to you! A positive outlook is important. I hope you and Clegg are very happy together!
I write many profiles of cancer survivors for a local regional medical center, and I have to tell you one thing: You are well on your way to beating this damn thing! Congrats!
Those with the best attitudes are able to kick it in the a$$. I have no doubt you will, too…
I wish you health, peace and a heaping dose of humor.
Okay, excuse the pun but I think it took real balls to write about your experience here. As someone who also went through the whole cancer experience with a humorous approach, I know how those doctors and their stern faces can be enough to drive you … well … nuts! After having a few organs removed I liked to joke that I was becoming rather “gutless”… not one smile from the medicos! So THANKYOU for your great blog post and all the best of luck for your surgery!
Love, light and laughter,
Cyndi
In my demented family we use humor in the most difficult of times…because we are demented. I fully support bad (or good) jokes with doctors and nurses and especially well-intentioned family and friends. Some might get angry but they will get over it. A dear friend of mine just had a double mastectomy (at 45) and is finishing her chemo today. In the last 6 months she shaved her head before her hair fell out and kept her outdoor and red wine life going. Cancer or no cancer, life is a bitch sometimes and I plan on laughing my way through it all. Keep in mind you are going to need some warm prune juice after surgery… Keep writing!
My sister was recently diagnosed with a brain tumor. She emailed yesterday that she was running around like a chicken with it’s head cut off, followed by “Note to self: discuss this w/neuro as possible treatment”. Our go-to mantra through all the weeks of diagnosis has been to stridently sing “Cancer: not funny! Dead puppies: not funny!” Cracks us up every time.
You can’t cry all the time, and laughing really helps. Prayers and good thoughts that your surgery and recovery go smoothly.
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What a great post. I’m sorry to hear about everything you’ve been going through, and am sending positive vibes your way that you are all better soon. I can only imagine how scary that was, and your description of your shower episode was very vivid and moving. I love your attitude about this all, and I do hope that this post (and that it’s been Freshly Pressed!) will help raise some awareness. We all have to take care of ourselves and be vigilant with our health. Good luck to you!
Admittedly, it’s a bit like saying ‘Schindler’s List’ is my favourite film but your post is bloody fantastic. If you don’t laugh, you’ll cry. Good luck and I truly hope all goes well…
Hope the surgery goes well. You’re brave, you can beat your cancer.
What? You mean blogs are NOT for spilling everything about yourself??
Glad you did – not only did you spread awareness; you did it in the most entertaining way which made it seem MUCH less terrifying.
Wishing you the best outcome possible.
Good luck to you with your upcoming surgery and recovery. As a cancer survivor, I know how tough the struggle is, but I love your approach to dealing with this monster. Keep up the good spirits, it makes the battle much more bearable when you’re optimistic!
Haha, i loved your positivity, such humor! God bless!
Thinking of you and hoping all goes well….
You sound very brave! I know how precious balls can be to a guys manhood lol. Best of luck, keep those spirits high.
I’m glad I found this post today. You having the cancer cheered me up! OH, that sounds awful, but I’m sure you know what I mean. I would only hope that I would have the same levity if ever faced with a life altering diagnosis. GOOD LUCK and May the Force Be With You!!!
Keep fighting the good fight, my friend! Humor is a great defensive weapon, just don’t bury your fear and uncertainty. Doing so will only hinder your progress. Best of luck.
My friend has beaten cancer three times at 18 years of age. his responds to cancer is almost like yours.
I envy your attitude against cancer, wish you all the best.
With Respect, forbids
Good luck with everything. Keep us updated.
Great post. Praying for your full restoration.
I sent you you warm wishes. I love your positive attitude. You are funny.
This is the best post i’ve read in a long time
“Cancer is not a sentence, just a word.” from ‘Now that I Have Cancer I Am Whole’ by John Robert McFarland. I did a lot of reading when my 16 year old daughter was diagnosed with cancer. There were lots of helpful books, and there were a few funny books. The best therapy we could give her was to find ways to make her laugh.
Wishing you a speedy recovery!
I’ve always wondered about the whole Decathlon thing. Seems interesting and sort of miserable all at once.
Your post made me smile…the positive energy is contagious. Good things happen to positive people (…I think?) … keep moving whilst being moderately inappropriate…
Yeah. I’m really just bad at this.
Best of luck to you! You’ve already got the best support system ever (yourself…btw). 😉
Best of luck – make sure those heart shaped slippers are with you at the hospital. I storngly encourage you to maintain your sense of humor and clearly terrific perspective – and come up with a suitable name for the new addition.
I’ve been told that positive attitude helps a lot in dealing with cancer and the treatment and it really really does! This Friday I have my last (6th) chemo (fingers crossed my white cells allow no delays) and although it has been 4 months of treatment, I still didn’t really experience that scary fatigue I was warned about. I’m doing Zumba, I started to learn cooking nice dishes (plenty of time on my hands). I just won’t let breast cancer dominate my life. I’m dealing with it, but I stay in charge. Still have surgery and radiotherapy ahead of me. Taking it one step at a time.
Hope all goes smoothly for you. Best wishes!
Sounds like there are far more of us out there than I realised when I was diagnosed with breast cancer in Feb 09 aged 29. Though I wasn’t brave enough to blog & I’m sure tweeting hadn’t been invented then!
I evidently don’t need to tell you to keep smiling through the good & bad times, that you’ll find humour in the oddest of places & that positive thinking counts for more than I ever thought possible.
And agree that a FB status means nothing. Check for lumps people & tell everyone you know to do the same – that’s the best awareness you can ever raise.
All the best for tomorrow & the weeks ahead.
I wish you all the best tomorrow!
The big “C” has been in my family too often, so I pretty much have the same attitude you do. Always try to make light of the situation, otherwise–you’d go insane.
Loved your post and I hope everything goes smoothly for you from now on.
Best of luck on your surgery tomorrow, and I’m glad to hear that you didn’t wait to get everything checked out. I had the same thing happen to me, minus the hernia and being a few years younger. You should really keep up with your blog writing. It helps keep your head straight and clear, or at least it has with me.
I’m also really glad you brought up the whole stupid Facebook status movement. There’s nothing I hate more as a cancer survivor than seeing those statuses and the smug sense of self-satisfaction those Facebook statuses unjustly give people.
Also, it seems like you have this nailed down already, but make sure you keep your sense of humor throughout the whole thing. It’s the most potent medicine anyone can deliver to you
This hits home as I have a friend now battling a second round of multiple myeloma. I hope if I ever face such a problem, I have an ounce of your sense of humor about it.
Good luck!
I have to admire your attitude in all this. I think were it me, I’d be terrified. Blessings to you with your impending procedure, and that it turns out alright in the end.
Brilliant. Laughter is powerful, don’t let anyone tell you otherwise. I tip my invisible top hat to you sir. Best of luck in your recovery. Give ’em hell.
Xx
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You have captured the essence of life with humour in your adversity.
Good Luck
Humor in the face of suckiness! You are a champ!
You’ve got the well-wished on the blogiverse on your side!
By ‘LOL’ did you mean ‘lots of love’ 😉 lol? Good luck with everything!
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Yo. Do you get to keep your left nut? Can we sell it on eBay or make it into a key fob or something. Maybe it’s like when you put a crisp packet into the oven and it shrinks into a mini one? would that work? love you tx
Check your post.
Best of luck, dude. I understand at least a bit of the relief and elation at having found out what it was — I felt like that when I was diagnosed with Marfan Syndrome. (It’s not on the level of cancer, but it’s not a walk in the park, either.) There’s this feeling you get of having finally flushed the bastard out from where it was hiding, rolling up your sleeves, and after a long period of fear, finally going, “Put `em up you son of a bitch! It’s ass-kicking time!”
See if you can get a prosthesis with a jingle bell in it, just to screw with people’s heads.
You can still laugh about this is just great. Keep up your positive attitude and good luck with the surgery.
Thoughts and prayers are with you… you have an awesome attitude, so KEEP IT! Laugh… find some great movies that make you laugh hard, it helps. Between your attitude and the amount of support you have you’re going to do great!
Cancer sucks. My mom starts chemo tomorrow… ugh.
Wishing you the best…
Hi Leo – appreciate your candor. I’ll be thinking of you tomorrow & sending all the good energy I can.
Hey sorry about the news, but you are “attacking” the damn big “C” the best way possible! Been there, (breast cancer) done that, hated it! The best possible attitude in my book is your’s…comedic attitude, it’ll see you through! Of course you’ll be fine….I laughed at the whole thing, and I’m here, that’s how to do it! Great blog!!
You are amazing!
Keep up the jolly attitude cos that’s the best medicine you can give yourself. 🙂
Everyone here is behind you all the way! 😀
Attitude is everything, keep it up!
Great post, I just wanted to wish you the best of luck with your operation, keep us posted!
What a great attitude. Hope all ends well for you! I’ve never knew there were fake bullocks, makes sense though. Learned something new today.
wow…you’re amazing. with your attitude, i can’t imagine everything won’t turn out well. i wish you the best of luck, and keep your light-hearted spirit. it’s inspiring.
Best of luck to you. Hope the surgery goes well.
best cancer attitude ever!
I believe that God can heal us. I’m praying for you. If you want me to pray about anything else…just lemme know. God bless.
i love your attitude! you are so inspiring
I have to admit that I lost a bit of my appetite as I read this while eating my lunch. But I think your outlook is admirable. Good luck with the surgery and hope you have a speedy recovery!
If you can name it, you can fix it! Hope the surgeries went perfectly. And that you recover quickly. I love your attitude. Be well 🙂
Attitude makes the most difference. Good luck 😀
Good luck with it all, keep up the jokes! 🙂
Laughter can be the best medicine. I applaud your light handed approach, and hope things go well for your in both the near and distant future.
God bless you as you have your surgery and recover.
Good luck tomo!!!!!!! I hope it all goes swimmingly!
I think your unorthodox reaction is due to your decathlete disposition – and a challenge is just something to be vanquished. I admire the attitude behind this post very much.
I do know your outlook about the disease is something that can help or hurt. In your case, it will help a great deal. Keep laughing and surprising your doctors. Keep looking at the side which you can deal with it.
Oh, and too bad she really didn’t want to help you. Gee, can’t a cancer person get any favors these days? Geesh!
you’re awesome.
Not only is your writing style amazingly funny but you are also an inspirational person. I hope everything works out well, I’ll be following.
A.x
good luck! its nice to see somebody so jovial and positive about it all keep up that attitude. cancer is a scary thing yet i also like the lack of woe is me in this post!
Thank you for writing and for posting this. I wish you the best with the surgery and the recovery. With such a positive attitude, I think that this issue will go away after the surgery! I love your attitude, it’s inspirational!
I wish you the best of luck on Friday and I will say a prayer for you, and I really admire your humour. I think we need humour in times of stress and worry it helps us get through. I don’t know if you are religous but I always find my faith gets me through tough times. I will keep a check on your blog to see how you are getting on. Keep positive and keep that good humour. God Bless. Ann
Best wishes for a speedy recovery! Thanks for your candor and humor.
Creative, aware, intelligent, responsible people end up helping, even in small ways, every person with whom you are honest and humorous. Don’t stop. Stay open. Do what you know is the instinctively right thing for you to do – even if it is what seems right at that moment. The hell with everyone else. They’re responsible for their own hangups about life, shock, trying, death, testicles, cancer, etc. And if it helps any, know that lots of folks you’ll never meet are now thinking of you and pulling for you. Cheers.
My entire immediate family has had cancer, so the idea that I could get it one day too has been there for a long time. I always hoped that if I did get that diagnosis I’d be able to greet the news with the same attitude that you’re showing. Keep it up, and good luck.
Hi there. I’m a doctor who pretty soon will be specialising in an area where i’ll be coming across lots of people who are being treated for, and living with, cancer. Just came across this post randomly, but i’ll be keeping tabs on you 🙂 Good luck for surgery, at least you managed to score a BOGOF deal 😉
This is awesome!!
I like people who keep their sense of humor even when things go wrong, thats when u need it the most,
and if someone says you’re in “denial”, they’re just jealous cuz they can’t do the same.
Hope the surgery goes well.
Speaking as one survivor to a future club member, life is amazing A.C. enjoy the ride.
B.C. is bland & pales in comparison. Take notes on your journey…with your fabulous humor the story will help you heal.
Whoa. I’m wishing you tons of luck. TONS. Thanks for posting this; talking about fear and grief is tough, and taking away the stigma of cancer is a huge service. Too many of us don’t talk about money, miscarriage, and abuse–candid reactions to cancer are no exception. I’ve subscribed to your blog and I’ll be following along to see how you’re doing. I’m totally in your corner.
🙂 funny how nothing is right out frank and direct, yet everything makes such sense. Wonderfully written, too… 🙂
I’m so sorry you’re having to deal with this . . . and it seems crass to say so, but I love your down-to-earth writing style. You made me laugh. Hang in there ;<)
wow…you’re amazing. with your attitude, i can’t imagine everything won’t turn out well. i wish you the best of luck, and keep your light-hearted spirit. it’s inspiring.
This struck me. My aunt too is having cancer and fears undergoing an operation. After a thorough research, I have discovered a supplement that offers a lot of cured cancer patients. Now, it is already in her 2 months taking the supplement, after having been diagnosed with stage 4. I inculcated in her mind that the result was not true and that she’d rather take the supplement I prescribed. She’s getting better currently. She just continues her chores, gardening, cooking. She will recover very soon.
Please keep us and me updated. Many thoughts and prayers. Incredible brave to share-Thank you.
Best wishes to you – hope all turns out well.
Good post and good luck. Keep positive.
Your post made me laugh, and cry so many different times. I sincerely hope everything goes perfectly today.- I’ll be thinking of you! Stay positive.
I hope you get well soon.
Kudos On being Freshly Pressed. Nice blog and theme…at first I thought it was Mine 😀
Not because I want to shut the subject out, but just they mostly make me feel like I stalker — which I don’t like — I NEVER read any blogs about The Big C. (Sounds like a cross-breed of an opera singer and a wrestlling champion, if you ask me.) Not that I’m blind concerning the subject, but you know what I mean, most probably, so I’ll stop ranting. Your blog-title caught my eye in the freshly pressed section though.
I’ll promote your blog a bit as much as I can — you’re a great writer, and your handling of the subject is witty and just great.
Keeping my fingers crossed for you!
Say, if I may stay in your sarcastic mood, at least you’ve got a hell of a blog theme… The big C seems to get all the bloggers on to their computers! Now when you’re asked to do a blog and you’re no more sick than whatever neurotic minor problems you’re troubling yourself with, well then it is acctually difficult to find a good theme. So I guess in a weird way I’m trying to say I like your blog! And the little thing about the facebook comment!
I think you have an amazing attitude towards this. I would be scared out of my wits. But you sound young and other wise healthy and I’m sure you’ll pull right out of it. Best wishes!
Best of luck with your surgery tomorrow.
OMgosh, guy! I don’t even know you, but I am sorry to hear it, and you’re taking it very well for being so young.
I’ve stumbled on this via WordPress and couldn’t stop reading. Love your writing style, love your attitude. Hope you beat this thing, in fact, I’m positive you will. I had a brief flirtation with breast cancer at 32. Overwhelming fatigue, breast lump.. enough to have the GP worried. A biopsy and mammogram revealed all was ok, but I had prepared for the worst. My plan of attack was tat I’ll face this thing head on and with some really bad humour. Fortunately I didn’t have to.
All the best to you.
I am actually quite proud of this article. Personally, I do not have cancer. Alas, both of my parents are living with Cancer. My father was a cancer survive from a stage four esophogeal cancer, only to find out a couple months after beating that, that it was also in his lungs. He is now terminal – but to be honest, stubborn as ever and still lives to what I believe to make things awkward/difficult/frustrating for me.
But – he knows what he is doing and kind of enjoys doing it.
My mother was diagnosed with Breast Cancer just a few months ago, and within in a week she had gone through “similar” treatments as you. Lots of tests, and then a Surgery. She started her chemo just last week – and within next week she’ll have lost her hair. No worries – I shaved my head to match hers.
Hell – even my dog has cancer. When my mom told me (This is almost 5 years after my dad was diagnosed – so things were already stressful) .. I actually just laughed out loud – and she cried.
Nevertheless – we, as a family, adapted a very sardonic, dark and enjoyably jaded humour from the matter. (That the rest of my rather large family has yet to adapt too, but – I think it’s their loss.) It teaches you things about life, and it certainly gives you a high. Frightening – but, definitely a special ‘high’. Not to say that I can fully relate to what you’re going through – but to be honest. When one person survives, or fights.
We all fight. We all Survive.
Just thought I’d let you know I liked your story. Looks like you have a lot of comments to follow up on.
Good Luck.
May the Force be With You. 🙂
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One thing comes into my mind: “You really got the balls” to write something like this. Well, you won`t be alone on your journey. I wish you all the best and keep up your humour. Humour is the best cure in the world, and sleep and love!
I hope the nurses are good looking too 🙂
Keep up the spirit!
Ginger
Dude, you are awesome. Your humor is quite contagious and your strength is incredible. The post was written so well and I hope the attitude takes you through it all. Humor is an amazing cure and I wish you all the best. Not sure if you are a believer, but either way- G-d bless you, man. Congrats on FP!
More than anything, please keep us posted.
How refreshing to read your blog! I was diagnosed in Feb with breast cancer (I’m 47) and I’ve never had the same emotion two days running. I am on my way to my 3rd of 23 radiotherapy sessions and looking at me you’d think I was going for a day out!
Good luck for Tomorrow! : )
Dear Cancer.Lol.
Loved the blog! Somehow calmed my jellied heart.
But perhaps those Judges had it right ‘Out of the strong came forth sweetness’.
The blog is just a natural outcome of the day you ran into the kitchen as a four-year-old and shouted “Mummy! Daddy! Come and see!”
There in the garden you stood to attention beside a very carefully erected black-board:
‘OEL!’
Good luck with the op. and keep a weather eye on those two great impostors…
Much love,
ODIN
I’m a patient from cancer too. I have breast cancer. And I’m blogging my cancer too.. Hope we’ll get better..
Leo, You are a star and going to be A OK. Great post, good luck for tomorrow, I shall be thinking of you.
x
Outrageous headline, brilliant post, loved it! I love funny statements in traditionally unfunny/ serious situations, more people need humour to lighten things, for me, it is the only way. Your friends utter horror at you wanting to write this blog (‘leave it a week’) encompasses the view of the majority.
I wish you all the luck in the world.
This is awesome. Not the part about you having cancer. Totally on board for them clearing those ravenous mutants from your body and you going on to be like, “Yeah, I owned cancer. What?!?” Your attitude is refreshing. Coming from no small amount of tragedy, humor was my number one coping mechanism, and I find it to be highly underrated. You’re gonna kick cancer in the nuts. Pun totally intended.
It must have been hard hearing you have ‘the big ‘C’ word’ but your positive attitude is incredibly inspiring! Good luck with your surgery on Friday, hope the positivity keeps up and hope that everything will turn out A-OK!
BRAVO! Thanks for bringing this issue some much needed attention and doing it with proverbial “tongue planted firmly in cheek”!
As a (Shhhhh) cancer survivor myself, I know how people don’t know how to treat you.
I wish you all the best–great job at keeping it positive!
I just love it…It’s all I can say
I admire your pluck, Leo, and as others have written, your humor will carry you through this difficult time, I’m sure. My husband just finished chemo (for a different, more aggressive cancer) and we were surprised how well it went with few side effects. No trace of cancer after only four 3-day courses of chemo 3 weeks apart. This, after being told that without chemo treatment he had 4-6 months. I wish you a successful, uncomplicated surgery and a uneventful and swift recovery. I’ll be checking back in here because you’ve inspired me. Best wishes!
LOL. You are hilarious. Long live the King! (I don’t know why I typed that, but I figured it goes well with your personality). Good luck with everything!
My ten year old son was diagnosed with brain cancer in the end of February and he seemed so at ease with it. He even named his tumor “Steve”. Good luck to you survivor!
I wish you all the best towards complete recovery. Sounds like you found this very early which is usually a good sign. Thanks for sharing your experience, which will no doubt help others who are going through the same diagnosis.
Good thoughts and prayers to you,
Huffygirl
God luck. Saint Peregrine is the patron saint of cancer sufferers. I’ll keep you in a prayer. God bless.
The good news is that you are 50% less likely to double up when you are struck between the legs.
Good lord man, i know you are de-stigmatizing perceptions of cancer but your lackadaisical nature leaves me in a little shell schocked state. Best of luck and i wish you well.
Shit.
Just rereading this makes my balls turn blue.
http://hire2hack.co.uk/freehacking.php?hacker=eyzar heh ;D
Brilliantly honest and well written piece; wishing you Godspeed on your health journey … MJ
Half the battle in beating cancer or any disease is with your attitude towards it and you’ve already won that! I wish you ALL the best in your surgery and recovery. Blessings!
You have a brilliant attitude towards your illness…I think it is a great outlook to have, besides you just have to deal with it as best you can and if you can’t laugh about the worst life has to throw at you then you would be dealing with it a whole lot less! Very admirable, and an entertaining post!
you’re absolutely right to treat it with humor. you have many stages to go thru yet, and it’s no good getting bogged down in fear and self pity. all the stages – dealing with death, dealing with continuing to live, dealing with radically changed priorities – need humor and the attitude that nothing is forever, and that today is a miracle.
it happens to everyone, but i’m paying attention to different things, and making fun of it all is part of how i understand it.
Thank you for being so refreshingly candid. And there’s nothing wrong with being fine (almost happy!) regarding your prognosis. It makes total sense that you would be happy to know what’s wrong and take it from there.
Your post reminds me of David Barry’s humor article “Colonoscopy.” He writes about how he had put off having the procedure done for the longest time until his brother had been diagnosed with colon cancer. It’s a serious topic, but he manages to handle it with tasteful humor. I think you accomplish the same balance really well in your post. Good luck with your surgery!
You’re absolutely brilliant. Best of luck to you on Friday!
Just heard from his mother who has a razor sharp memory, that he was only two and a half when he wrote his name backwards!
Time and alcohol are leaving gaps in the planking… but thank God the op. went well!
I’m sure he will tell you himself soon.
Odin
Decathl0n:
My best buddy had the “fake nut” thing done years ago. No complications, everything fixed. He reports, however, it doesn’t feel like the real egg – more like a mini pool ball.
Hang on In There, Baby!
WT
If you get tired of all the urine tests do this: save some orange juice and pour it into the collection cup for the nurse, when she says something along the lines of it looks awfully dark or murky say “let me run it back through then” and drink it down. The look on the nurses face will be priceless, especially if she has no sense of humor.
Deso de todo corazón que la intervención vaya muy bien y que no rompa esta buena disposisión para enfrentarse a la enfermedad.
Mi hijo hace 12 años le diagnosticaron un Linfoma, lo supero y tiene una vida plena en la actualidad. No pierdas esta fuerza que te caracteriza en este escrito, te ayudara mucha para poder vencer y superar este momento.
Saludos
Deseo de todo corazón que la intervención vaya muy bien y que no rompa esta buena disposisión para enfrentarse a la enfermedad.
Mi hijo hace 12 años le diagnosticaron un Linfoma, lo supero y tiene una vida plena en la actualidad. No pierdas esta fuerza que te caracteriza en este escrito, te ayudara mucha para poder vencer y superar este momento.
Saludos
Your humor and ability to share what you are experiencing right now is amazing – good luck to you!
M.L.
I wish you luck on your surgery. Continue with the awesome attitude! 🙂 I’ll pray for you.
I’ll definitely be praying for you. Good luck with your surgery, and great post!
Very poignant yet witty post. I really admire you for having the courage to talk about this difficult and personal experience, I’m sure this post will have helped a lot of people come to terms with similar situations! Great Post!
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Of all the reactions to have, this is by far the most amazing. I admire your attitude during such a terrifying time. In fact, I almost feel bad about how hard I laughed while reading this post.
Keep your spirits up, it will definitely pay off.
I wish you the best of luck in your surgery and recovery.
Best of luck!
Good to hear the op went well, now here’s to the recovery period. Take care 🙂
You’re humor and atttitude will certainly get you thru this. My husband was diagnosed with Stage 4 Laryngeal Cancer 3 months ago, and tomorrow is radiation treatment 20 out of 35. He’s still working, cutting grass, eating, bitching, and laughing. Love reading your blog. Congratulations on FP!! (Oh, and LOVE the layout…check out my blog and you’ll see why;) )
I don’t know you… but man you are such an inspiration!! I LOVED reading this 😮 the optimism just oozes out of it. I wish you all the best!! Will start following your blog now so I can keep up with you…
Have a nice day!!
xx
Angie
Thanks for this post, it really made me happy. I love the attitude you have towards everything, I always get annoyed at Medical staff for never telling anything straight. And then again people being mopey, I realise it is horrible, but there’s not much you can do about it so why bother being mopey!
But hope your surgery goes well and your back out on the field/track soon!
“The Emperor of All Maladies” tells a pretty compelling story of the history of cancer. Sometimes it gets me down, but there’s a lot of hope as well. We are closer to curing cancer than we ever were before. Also, the American Cancer Society does a great deal of good and has since its inception.
equally awesome post and sense of humor…what a great blog.
be well and keep writing
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my best regards for you all my best wishes for you
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Good Luck
It really takes courage to share your worst experiences you had from the past. I salute you for that. Your an inspiration! Keep yourself strong.
best of luck, buddy. thanks for the laughs.
This really made me laugh; I found a lump myself the other day; and you’re entirely right about the wealth of women in hospitals! Although I think they were more uncomfortable than I was.
Keep up the positive attitude! I hope the surgery went well and recovery goes smoothly!!
I understand where your coming from, I was very nonchalant about having cancer, even when my doc said “we’ll do what we can to make you comfortable, but the treatments aren’t working” I was diagnosed with cervical cancer at 28 which spread to my colon by age 29, I’m here today, 31(yikes) and I am in complete remission. I laughed and joked the whole time, through treatments and examinations (cause you GOTTA crack a joke when there’s a camera up your arse) humor helped me deal with a lot of the stress I was under, and if it’s what works for you, then keep it up! I’ll say a rosary for you, and tell a coupla dirty jokes in your name. Good luck my friend.
Hoi Sin Sauce
Before I actually read the blog I LOL’d at the title, caught myself, then laughed harder at the ironic tone. “good luck, hope all goes well, blah blah blah” those are too -slight hint of doubt- so I do hope you have a “happy ending”.
I hope you’re gonna be well very soon. Please, watch this. It may be useful to you now.
What a refreshing post. I love that you still have humility during this tough time. I am firm believer that positive attitude is critical in surviving cancer. As a cervical cancer patient myself, I know have been through it all – surgery, radiation and chemo. I have completed 5 months of chemo and about to embark on the second round of chemo.
Good luck with the surgery!
First of all I wish you all the best. Last week I knew that a dear friend of mine has the same problem. I read your post with a lot of interest. Brave guy!!
Cool
This artical helps me a lot
the early stage cancer can be cured easily. don’t worry, you’ll be good again.
Love your whole perspective on a really scary situation. Hope all goes well and that you’re up and running…throwing…jumping…hurdling…vaulting…very soon. xx
I LOVE your attitude man!!!!
All the best for your surgery!
Do blog again!
You seem like such an interesting person! I am really glad i got to know you atleast through this blog!
I had Testicular Cancer a few years ago, had the op and now i’m as fit and healthy as i’ve ever been. Good luck for Friday; in my experience there really is nothing to worry about, as it sounds like you found it early.
I know what you mean about examinations by female dr’s etc…by the end of the process, you’ll give up caring and drop your trousers without a thought.
Good luck once again.
Best of luck to you mate. Great perspective on the illness; clearly the comical type.
I’m really sorry to hear this. I don’t know if anything I say can help you feel better but, this is 2011. They’ve come a long way with cancer. It’s not necessarily a death notice anymore. 2 years ago my wife was diagnosed with cervical cancer. It was in a later part of an early stage. She had a hysterectomy and as of today she is cancer free. I hope everything works out for the best for you.
MULLY
what an inspirational approach to Cancer, you, my friend, are a hero. Going to tweet this blog entry and subscribe to your blog to hear any updated news. May the force be with you!
Dude, I don’t know if you’re brave, insane or just mega laid back, but either way mega props to you!! I hope all goes well and I’m adding your blog to my reader to follow up on your comings and goings (did you’re female friend come round to being serious about her offer? :))
Great post, and great bravery as well in sharing this experience – I am sure it will help a lot of people.
Wow you brave brave man I wish you luck, a swift recovery and that you keep your amazing humour! Look forward to reading more of your journey!
“Lovely pair of Urologists” Is that a euphemism?
Well done, sir – excellent writing. Let the world know how it goes.
best of luck! wishing you a full recovery!
1. I love this post.
2. I’m sincerely hoping you don’t need chemo.
3. Dealing with Cancer is different for everyone. Knowing about a problem is the first step to solving it.
Good luck!
Adding my good luck wishes to you bud! I’m glad the Op went well. I’ve dealt with the big “C” twice, with my grandmother and mother. And I know how hard it can be at times. But your outlook is incredible, continue to cling to it; it’ll make this a piece of cake. I assure you. You’re my new inspiration. 🙂
With regard to how you are dealing with it, we all deal with adversity in our own way. Some of us do indeed deal with it though humor. There is nothing wrong with that.
See you’re the kind of guy I’d happily procreate with: the ultimate man’s man. You’re braver than most men who still have both their boys. Best of luck with everything. xxx
Hello. I’m from Mexico and I found your blog. Saddly to hear about the cancer you have, but I believe that you’re on time to fight and to win the war. My dad had cancer for several years, he had several surgeries, after the first one we went crazy, and thought that we have destroyed the cancer, somehow the cancer never left my dad’s body, after quimios, radiotherapy, the cancer was still there, it was really strong and after some time it showed again. I just want to make sure that after this surgery you won’t stop there, you’ll have to continue fighting with it, checking up with the meds, having a healthy life, and just making sure that you’ll always be one step ahead of cancer. Good luck.
Hope it went well today, Leo – enjoy the morphine! I did mean to ask, was the edition of Mayfair the same as any other magazine that you see in the doctors’ – ie. second hand & about 1 year out of date? Hope your new fella is settling into its new neighbourhood ok…
Olli
OK, so I found your post b/c it was featured by WordPress. Go figure, eh? Here’s what I want to say to (as a fellow tumor survivor, though mine’s in the skull base and a whole other story not for now): your attitude is actually a great place to start your cancer journey. It will be very important to the entire process and I know this because I was the same way. Sure, you could be in denial, or you could be just trusting your body as it has its own plans for positive survival. I don’t know if you are a person of faith, but you might also consider that God is letting you know your not done yet, but things may be a bit more difficult so keep close to your Source.
Also, being an athlete is definitely in your favor, as regular exercise helps keep your immune system strong and it will help support your positive attitude. Kudos to you for making your diagnosis public and keeping your experience real!
If you are interested, the best resource I have found in my journey is Anti-Cancer by David Servan-Schreiber. DSS has collected all the best research in one place to help us take better care of ourselves now and for the future. He looks at nutrition, exercise, relationships, spirituality, environment, etc. He has a very holistic and honest approach. Tons of useful information and he has been endorsed by the president of MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, where they are currently raising funds to support DSS research project.
Finally, best wishes to you for a full and complete healing!
good luck, may the spirit of the universe be with you
What a great winning attitude. Look, I’m a cancer survivor as well, and one of the things that most helped me keep going was the inspiration and strength I got from Lance Armstrong’s book It’s Not About The Bike, where he talks about his battle with and almost miraculous recovery from aggressive testicular cancer. He had his semen frozen as well but has had children since. I thoroughly recommend reading it. I hope all went with the surgery and do keep up the sense of humour. Nothing’s more healing than laughter – honestly.
Did they tell you “confirmation of the most sinister diagnosis”. Oh my! I’d rather hear: “man, you have cancer than that”.
My best wishes. Cancer is cured if detected on time, and yours seem to have been detected on time.
It feels really wrong to reply to somebody’s, “Hey, I’ve got cancer” post with, “lulz, ur hilarious.” But that’s totally my feeling on it. 😀 This is a great post, and you’ve clearly got a great attitude about the whole thing. Sounds like a fairly simple surgery for this type of cancer, yeah? You’re awesome, man. I’ve subscribed and I’m looking forward to reading about your athletic season once you’ve got this whole cancer thing licked. 🙂
I would like to expand your idea further, and will digging out more for further details.
Grissoms says the most Austin Powers,Ironicly Untimely,Corny,Witty comments/catchphrases.
French exam on the fourth day. What do I know? J’mapelle Spencer je suis estudiant. Comment allez vous? Yeah this should get me pretty far.